Editing ASEAN (section)

===Tourism===
{{See also|Visa policy of ASEAN members}}

With the institutionalisation of visa-free travel between ASEAN member states, intra-ASEAN travel has escalated. In 2010, 47% or 34 million out of 73 million tourists in ASEAN member-states were from other ASEAN countries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Anjaiah|first1=Veeramalla|title=Perfect 10 Paradise: ASEAN tourist industry is booming with intra-ASEAN travelers|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/27/perfect-10-paradise-asean-tourist-industry-booming-with-intra-asean-travelers.html|access-date=10 February 2015|work=The Jakarta Post|date=27 September 2011|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053245/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/27/perfect-10-paradise-asean-tourist-industry-booming-with-intra-asean-travelers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Cooperation in tourism was formalised in 1976, following the formation of the Sub-Committee on Tourism (SCOT) under the ASEAN Committee on Trade and Tourism. The 1st ASEAN Tourism Forum was held on 18–26 October 1981 in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. In 1986, ASEAN Promotional Chapters for Tourism (APCT) were established in Hong Kong, West Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia/New Zealand, Japan, and North America.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thoeun|first1=In|title=Tourism Cooperation Towards AEC|url=http://www.moc.gov.kh/tradeswap/userfiles/file/uploadedfiles/Gallery/9.%20Tourism%20Cooperation%20Towards%20AEC9_16_2014_13_56_52.pdf|website=Kingdom of Cambodia, Ministry of Commerce|publisher=Workshop on ASEAN Economic Community Outreach|access-date=10 May 2015|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102083250/http://www.moc.gov.kh/tradeswap/userfiles/file/uploadedfiles/Gallery/9.%20Tourism%20Cooperation%20Towards%20AEC9_16_2014_13_56_52.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tourism has been one of the key growth sectors in ASEAN and has proven resilient amid global economic challenges. The wide array of tourist attractions across the region drew 109 million tourists to ASEAN in 2015, up by 34% compared to 81 million tourists in 2011. As of 2012, tourism was estimated to account for 4.6% of ASEAN GDP—10.9% when taking into account all indirect contributions. It directly employed 9.3 million people, or 3.2% of total employment, and indirectly supported some 25 million jobs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourism Statistics – ASEAN {{!}} ONE VISION ONE IDENTITY ONE COMMUNITY|url=http://asean.org/?static_post=tourism-statistics|website=ASEAN {{!}} ONE VISION ONE IDENTITY ONE COMMUNITY|access-date=23 November 2017|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053249/https://asean.org/?static_post=tourism-statistics|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TTCR_ASEAN_Report_2012.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829211257/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TTCR_ASEAN_Report_2012.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-29|title=The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012|publisher=[[World Economic Forum]]}}</ref> In addition, the sector accounted for an estimated 8% of total capital investment in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investasean.asean.org/index.php/page/view/tourism |title=Tourism &#124; ASEAN Investment |access-date=2014-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029213600/http://investasean.asean.org/index.php/page/view/tourism |archive-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> In January 2012, ASEAN tourism ministers called for the development of a marketing strategy. The strategy represents the consensus of ASEAN National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) on marketing directions for ASEAN moving forward to 2015.<ref>{{cite book|title=ASEAN Tourism Marketing Strategy (ATMS) 2012–2015|date=Mar 2012|publisher=The ASEAN Secretariat Public Outreach and Civil Society Division|location=Jakarta|isbn=978-602-8411-97-4|url=http://www10.iadb.org/intal/intalcdi/PE/2012/10151.pdf|access-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205203358/http://www10.iadb.org/intal/intalcdi/PE/2012/10151.pdf|archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> In the 2013 ''Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index'' (TTCI) report, Singapore placed 1st, Malaysia placed 8th, Thailand placed 9th, Indonesia placed 12th, Brunei placed 13th, Vietnam placed 16th, Philippines placed 17th, and Cambodia placed 20th as the top destinations of travellers in the Asia Pacific region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TT_Competitiveness_Report_2013.pdf|title=The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013|year=2013|publisher=[[World Economic Forum]]|access-date=1 November 2014|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105024651/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TT_Competitiveness_Report_2013.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

1981 The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) was established. It is a regional meeting of NGOs, Ministers, sellers, buyers and journalists to promote the ASEAN countries as a single one tourist destination. The annual event 2019 in Ha Long marks the 38th anniversary and involves all the tourism industry sectors of the 10 member states of ASEAN: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It was organized by TTG Events from Singapore.

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File:Indonesian Press Conference ATF 2019.ogv|Indonesian Press Conference AFT 2019
File:ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 Vietnam woman cloth parade.jpg|ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 - Traditional Vietnam woman cloth parade
File:ASEAN Tourism Awards 2019.jpg|ASEAN Tourism Awards 2019 - Gzhel costumes Vietnam style
File:Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện.jpg|Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam at the ASEAN Tourism Awards 2019 in Ha Long Bay
File:Thai Village Princesses.jpg|Children from Thai Hai Reserve Area of Ecological Houses-on-stilts Ethnic Village at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam; organized by TTG Events
File:Gala ATF 2019 Salute.jpg|Closing Ceremony of Visit Vietnam Year 2018 & Gala Celebrating the Success of ATF 2019
File:AirAsia (Truly ASEAN Livery), HS-ABE, Airbus A320-216 (40696562403).jpg|Southeast Asian carrier [[AirAsia]], featuring the "Truly ASEAN" tagline to promote regional tourism.
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