WTO ROUND
April 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLDIPLOMATS at the World Trade Organisation are about to begin a detailed examination of proposals to liberalise the global tourism market, as part of an ongoing round of negotiations on services.Launched last year, its aim is a series of deals between member countries, which could remove restrictions on travel companies and tourism professionals working abroad. The first phase of the talks has now been completed; this involved the tabling of broad proposals.Regarding the travel industry, the European Commission - while claiming that countries had ...
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