Belarus has approved three state standards in the field of tourism, work on two - in the final stage
Issues of developing state standards in the field of tourism and creating a specialized technical committee on standardization were discussed in Minsk at the meeting of the Ministry of Tourism.
The development of state standards in the field of tourism and the creation of a specialized technical committee for standardization were discussed in Minsk at a meeting of representatives of the State Standard and the National Tourism Agency (NAT) on October 19. This sb.by reported in the press service of the State Standard.
- The discussion was led by First Deputy Chairman of the State Standard Alexander Burak and Deputy Director for Economic Activities – Head of the Department of Tourism Economics, Infrastructure and Investments of the National Tourism Agency Denis Bezhok, the press service informed. The working meeting was also attended by specialists of the Committee, the Belarusian State Institute of Standardization and Certification and NAT. The main topic of discussion was the development of the Program for the development of state standards of the Republic of Belarus in the field of tourism for 2025-2027.
During the meeting, the parties noted that three of the 12 planned standards have already been approved. They relate to hotel requirements (change to the current standard), excursion services and tourist information symbols and pictograms. Work on two more documents is in the final stages. The participants of the event also discussed the activities of hotel certification bodies.
- The emerging set of standards in the field of tourism should be maintained in an up-to-date state and developed taking into account advanced international standards, the State Standard reminded. Of the standards planned for development, more than 50 percent are harmonized with international requirements. In this regard, the participation of specialists in the field of tourism in international and interstate technical committees for standardization, as well as the creation of a specialized national technical committee for standardization, is relevant. According to the participants of the meeting, it will unite specialists of organizations providing services in the field of tourism, consumers of such services, regulators and all interested parties.
