Caption: A group photo of G20 delegates ahead of the meeting
â The Tourism Working Group is among the 16 working groups of the G20, focusing on âsolidarity, equality and sustainabilityâ: a theme for South Africaâs Presidency that seeks to harness global will and capabilities to confront the enormous challenges the world is facing.
âAs the first African country to assume the G20 Presidency, South Africa is utilising its term to advance the African developmental agenda. The meetings are also supported by South Africaâs intent to champion the agenda of the global South within the group.
â Appreciating the composition of the G20 as a bloc of developing and developed countries, the work of the Tourism Group also endeavours to strengthen North-South Cooperation and commit to multilateralism within the tourism industry and global governance at large,â said Premier Ndlovu.
The Premeir added that the G20 economies represent around 85 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP), over 75 percent of the global trade, and about two-thirds of the world population.
Mpumalanga will reportedly be hosting a number of the G20 Tourism meetings which will culminate in a G20 Tourism Ministersâ meeting to be held on Friday 12 September 2025, at the Nombolo Mdluli Conference Centre, Skukuza Camp, in the iconic Kruger National Park.
â In 2023, the G20 welcomed 69 percent of all international tourists and accounted for 71 percent of tourism exports worldwide. In 2023, Tourism direct GDP reached 3.1 percent of the G20 economies.
â Tourism is recognised for its immense potential and its significant contribution to the economy. Tourism is one of the vital economic sectors contributing significantly to socio-economic development, but it remains vulnerable to natural and manmade hazards,â said Ndlovu.
