The President of Belarus
signed a decree on improving state administration in the tourism sector. Among
the innovations, the National Tourism Agency is subordinate to the government
and receives authority to implement a unified state policy in the tourism sector.
The decree defines the main tasks for the five-year plan — this is to almost
double the contribution of tourism to the country's economy, achieving its
share in GDP of at least 4.5% in 2030. The adoption of the decree will give
impetus to the development of tourism and build an effective management
vertical for this priority area of economic activity.