1. The 26^th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (26^th M-ATM) was held on 4 February 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. H.E. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia, chaired the Meeting and H.E. Mrs. Suanesavanh Vignaket, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lao PDR, was the Vice-Chairperson. The 26^th M-ATM was preceded by the 57^th Meeting of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations and other Senior Official Meetings with Dialogue Partners.

2. With the theme of “ASEAN: A Journey to Wonderful Destinations”, the Meeting focused its discussion on the progress of the activities under the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (ATSP) 2016-2025.  The Meeting commended the work of the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations in ensuring that the agreed activities in 2022 were implemented accordingly, and encouraged the ASEAN National Tourism Organisations to identify strategic measures and activities to enhance the implementation of the ATSP in the years to come.

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