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BRICS Third 'Golden Decade' Focuses on Tourism Exchange

A commentary notes that this year marks 20 years of BRICS cooperation, China will assume the BRICS chair in 2027, and the third 'golden decade' is about to begin. The New Delhi Declaration of the 18th BRICS Summit welcomed the Jaipur BRICS tourism ministers' meeting communique, focusing on sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient tourism development. The article proposes inclusive cooperation, AI applications and youth talent development.

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Impact and considerations

BRICS tourism cooperation covers institutional barriers such as visa facilitation, air rights optimisation, cross-border payments and language services, with medium- to long-term reference value for cross-border business travel and tourism company planning.

Key points

  • This year marks 20 years of BRICS cooperation, and China will assume the BRICS chair in 2027.
  • The New Delhi Declaration welcomed the Jaipur BRICS tourism ministers' meeting communique, focusing on sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient tourism.
  • BRICS now has 11 full members and 10 partner countries, accounting for nearly half the world's population and about 30% of global economic output.
  • The article proposes building a BRICS tourism solutions exchange platform and giving greater priority to AI issues.
  • It suggests creating and improving a BRICS tourism education alliance, exploring course mutual recognition, internship exchanges and youth guide certification.

Sources and time

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中国旅游新闻网
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First source publication
22 Sept 2026, 08:00
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22 Sept 2026, 12:01
Last updated
22 Sept 2026, 08:00
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