138 members from five continents met via video conference. The International Mountain Tourism Alliance leaders took stock of five years of work and proposed the development goals for the next four years and the work plan for 2023. The Assembly deliberated and adopted the amendment note to the International Mountain Tourism Alliance Constitution and other related matters.

The Assembly elected the second Council and leadership by secret ballot. Dominique de Villepin was reelected as IMTA Chair, He Yafei as Vice Chair and Secretary General, Pansy Ho as Vice Chair, and Fu Yingchun as Vice Chair and Executive Secretary General.

Second Council elected

The Assembly also elected the Second Council, which consists of 41 members from 22 countries and regions on three continents. Francesco Francalli, former secretary general of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Wei Xiao ‘an, a well-known Chinese tourism expert, Xu Jing, former director of the Asia-Pacific Division of UNWTO, Wu Xiaoli, deputy director of Phoenix TV’s information station, and Chen Ping, global vice president of the International Organization for the People’s Art (IOV), were elected as individual councilors.