BRICS story of international trade supply chain linking

Not many of us would have been following the latest development of the BRICS story of international trade supply chain linking as we ride the post-COVID business-better-than-usual Pheonix rise of a vaccination free travel and tourism sector. Travel Green BRICS was a feature of this week’s Moscow-based BRICS International Municipal Forum coordination event bringing together 5000 delegates eager to build new supply chains with new partners round the globe.

I was pleased to see a former Tourism 2030 DestiNet Drivers Test contributor to this platform Mr Victor Mutanga leading the Zimbabwe delegation as the country’s ambassador to the BRICS network. Victor is also a former UNESCO Olympic Truce Peace Ambassador who has worked with me as part of the IIPT work of Mr Louis Amore who many of you will remember has worked on former Olympic Truce’s with us. You can see his contribution to the Portal at the moment bringing together SDG 16 with SDG12 in Africa as BRICS ambassador with our common work to mainstream sustainability and peace through tourism at the Olympic Games.

He is also building Travel Green Zimbabwe with us as BRICS ambassador, and you can link up with him to build any Travel Green BRICS country supply chains in Africa and the other BRICs countries that may be of interest to you.

Please read his full article covering multi-sector trade development at the Convention. I have high-lighted here the following extract for tourism stakeholders with an interest in tourism in Africa:

‘Enhancing Cultural and Tourism Potential Zimbabwe’s rich cultural heritage and natural beauty offer tremendous potential for tourism, a sector that can generate significant revenue and create jobs. The forum allowed Zimbabwe to engage with cultural institutions and explore partnerships that could promote the country as a prime tourist destination. These efforts are expected to lead to increased international interest in Zimbabwe’s cultural and tourism assets, driving economic activity in local communities and contributing to national development. The relationships established at the forum could result in collaborations that further develop the tourism industry and preserve Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage.’

Gordon Sillence ICT Director Tourism 2030


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Target group(s)	Destinations , Businesses , Governments & Administrations
Topics	Certification & Marketing , Good Governance & CSR , Value Chain Management & Fair Trade