Greece paves the welcoming path for the 2017 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly, with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras forwarding a request for our country to be hosting this significant global event to the UNWTO’s secretary general during the meeting of the Ministers in charge of Tourism of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Member States, held in Athens. Speaking at the meeting, the organization’s secretary general, Taleb Rifai said he was impressed with the Greek PM for his strong commitment to tourism as “political will is the most important for the success of tourism”. The general assembly is the supreme organ of UNWTO and holds its ordinary sessions every two years in what is considered the most important global meeting of senior tourism officials and top representatives of the private sector.