Dear our valued members,

UCLG ASPAC Congress is a biennial event that brings together Mayors, Governors, local governments'officials, and key development actors across the Asia Pacific countries. The 8th UCLG ASPAC Congress is organized by UCLG ASPAC and hosted by the Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) with the support of UCLG ASPAC strategic partners in the region from 7 to 9 September 2021.

The Xi’an Municipal People’s Government, a partner of UCLG ASPAC is co-organizing a side event at the UCLG ASPAC Congress themed “Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery – Insight and Strategy”. This side event aims to highlight the insight and strategy of the cities to improve the showcase local government initiatives to revive tourism sector post-COVID-19 pandemic; foster exchange on best practices and lesson learned in the pandemic recovery and sustainable development; and to discuss actions that can be undertaken by cities and local government to build back better for sustainable tourism.

The side event will be held during the UCLG ASPAC Congress with details as below:

Date : Tuesday, 7 September 2021

Time : 11:00– 12:30pm Beijing Time (GMT +8)

Platform : Zoom

Registration : www.uclgaspac-connect.org

After registered through the website, you may choose “programme” > and

please choose “Post-pandemic Tourism Recovery – Insight and Strategy” to

received the zoom link

Language : English and Chinese (the Interpreter will be provided)

We cordially invite you to attend the side-event on "Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery – Insight and Strategy". During the session, audiences will be able to hear cities' experience and lessons learned in implementing the tourism strategy to build the post-pandemic recovery to build back better and sustainable with UCLG ASPAC members and affiliates.

Please refer to the enclosed Aide Memoire of the Congress and the Concept Note of this Side Event for more information. We would be grateful if you could confirm your availability and registered by 3rd September 2021. Should you need any help, feel free to contact Ms. Stella at stellaforward@163.com or Mr. Aldrin Chandra at executive.assistant@uclg-aspac.org

We look forward to your participation at the Congress and this side event.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi

UCLG ASPAC Secretary General

Mr. Qiang Sheng

Director of the Foreign Affairs Office

Xi'an Municipal People's Government