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General Assembly
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the Organization. Its ordinary sessions, held every two years, are attended by delegates of the Full and Associate Members, as well as representatives from the Business Council.
It is the most important meeting of senior tourism officials and high-level representatives of the private sector from all over the world.
Previous sessions:
| Session | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| I | Madrid, Spain | May 1975 |
| II | Torremolinos, Spain | May/June 1977 |
| III | Torremolinos, Spain | September 1979 |
| IV | Rome, Italy | September 1981 |
| V | New Delhi, India | October 1983 |
| VI | Sofia, Bulgaria | September 1985 |
| VII | Madrid, Spain | September/October 1987 |
| VII | Paris, France | August/September 1989 |
| IX | Buenos Aires, Argentina | September/October 1991 |
| X | Bali, Indonesia | October 1993 |
| XI | Cairo, Egypt | October 1995 |
| XII | Istanbul, Turkey | October 1997 |
| XIII | Santiago, Chile | September/October 1999 |
| XIV | Seoul, Republic of Korea/Osaka, Japan | September 2001 |
| XV | Beijing, China | October 2003 |
| XVI | Dakar, Senegal | November/December 2005 |
| XVII | Cartagena de Indias, Colombia | November 2007 |
| XVIII | Astana, Kazakhstan | October 2009 |
| XIX | Gyeongju, Republic of Korea | October 2011 |
Next session: Zambia/Zimbabwe, 2013
