ATTAI announces its official membership in the World Tourism Organization

Baghdad - INA

The Association of Travel and Tourism Companies announced today, Thursday, its official joining of the World Tourism Organization.

The Association of Travel and Tourism Companies stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the association has joined as a new associate member of the United Nations Tourism Organization, in appreciation of its commitment to the organization's requirements, values, objectives, principles and policies."

The head of the association, Haider Amer Al-Dajili, said, according to the statement, that “the association’s joining, in the name of the Republic of Iraq, to the United Nations Tourism Organization represents an important step towards promoting Iraqi tourism globally,” noting that “the joining will improve the work of travel and tourism companies under the umbrella of the association and interest in Iraq’s tourism infrastructure.”

He added that "joining enhances international cooperation in the field of tourism in terms of exchanging expertise with developed countries, and working to protect archaeological, cultural and environmental heritage," noting that "the Association of Travel and Tourism Companies, along with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, the Tourism Authority, and all tourism institutions in Iraq from the public and private sectors, are working to develop sustainable tourism policies, and work to attract tourism investments to the country."

Al-Dajili concluded, "Choosing Baghdad as the Arab Tourism Capital for the year 2025 represents a positive turning point in the Iraqi tourism sector, and shows the path of the government, tourism institutions and the private sector supporting this important file, to prepare all requirements to invest in this event to promote and market the most important archaeological, heritage, cultural and religious landmarks in the land of Mesopotamia in general and beloved Baghdad in particular."