HOLY SEE DELEGATE TO ATTEND QUALITY IN TOURISM MEETING

VATICAN CITY, APR 8, 2000 (VIS) - Msgr. Piero Monni, Holy See permanent observer to the World Tourism Organization, will represent the Holy See at the fourth meeting of the Committee for Promoting Quality in Tourism to be held in Madrid, Spain on April 12 and 13.

According to a communique from Msgr. Monni's office, the primary interest of this meeting "is to promote a tourism which respects human values and the dignity of the person, and which always represents a real occasion for encounter, knowledge and dialogue." Msgr. Monni, scheduled to speak on Thursday, April 13, will focus on "the need for a continual 'ethical attention' in the sphere of tourism activity."
Some of the themes which will be discussed by the participants include: the impact of tourism on society and the discussion of possible ways to apply the World Code of Ethics for Tourism; preventing sex tourism involving exploitation of minors; security and protection in tourism; norms and quality certifications.

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