News IHA Council Resolution

The IHA Council passed the following resolution at its Council hIeeting in Budapest in October 1936.

bona fide travellers. including restrictions imposed by \vay of retaliation:

(2) Cor~lrnenk the government of Colombia for “The Council of the International Hotel Associa- tion

refraining from taking retaliatorv action fol- lowing the imposition of visa rea;irements on

rzorirlg the recent introduction of new or more stringent visa requirements in various countries of Latin America and elsewhere, rlofirz,o nlso the tendency of governments whose nationals are affected by such measures to take retaliatory action in spite of its adverse effect on tourism and on the national economy, deploriq above all the terrorist acts and other incidents of violence and molestation directed at foreign tourists which have led governments to restrict the freedom of travel:

(1) KenJfirms the Association’s opposition to all unjustified restrictions on the mo\‘ement of

(3) Approl’es unreservedly firm action against ter- rorism and violence, and against their perpetra- tors. even where such action impedes the free international movement of persons, provided that the restrictions introduced are not main- tained longer than is necessar!. are applied with efficiency and humanity, and allow bona fide travellers to obtain visas or other permis- sion to travel speedily and at reasonable or no cost.”

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its ci&ens, and cnfls 011 other got’ernments to exercise the same restraint;

ht. J. Hospitality Management Vol. 6 No. 1 p. 59 Pergamon Journals Ltd 1987. Printed in Great Britain

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