UN WTO: Tourism with Long-Term Value

The session will examine how sustainable investment in tourism can move beyond attracting capital towards creating long-term value for destinations. It will explore the conditions that make tourism investments commercially viable and development-oriented over time, including infrastructure, human capital, education and skills, regulatory frameworks, access to finance and public-private coordination. Bringing together investors, developers, government and education perspectives, the discussion will consider how integrated investment models, asset transformation and stronger local ecosystems can enhance destination competitiveness, resilience and wider economic impact.

Panellists

• Miguel Casas – Managing Director Hospitality, Stoneweg
• Karim Khalife – Chief Development Officer Hospitality EMEA, MNK Group
• Alain-Claude Nkurunziza – UCCAS / African Hospitality School

Moderator: Laura Gasca Beltrán, Senior Project Specialist at UN Tourism