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The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has expressed its continued support for Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. Meeting in Madrid, its members nominated him to continue leading the United Nations specialised agency for four more years.
At the end of the 113th session of the Executive Council held as a hybrid event in Spanish capital, members voted in person and in secret for their choice of leader for 2022-2025. Incumbent Pololikashvili won 76 per cent of the votes in a process where the Kingdom of Bahrain also put forward a candidate for the position, Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. Her Excellency congratulated Mr Pololikashvili on his win and the Government of Bahrain expressed its support for UNWTO.
Spain will not be open to tourists until the end of the summer
The Prime Minister is reported to have said the population will need to be vaccinated first
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Spain will not be open for tourists until the end of the summer, according to the country s prime minister.
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The shock announcement was made by the Spanish prime minister at a meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organisation in Madrid earlier this week. Mr Sanchez said that only when 70 per cent of Spain s population had been vaccinated would the country reopen its borders to foreign travel. The prime minister said: Only mass vaccination will open the way to the normality we want.”
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