1996
II WTO Forum on Parliaments and Local Authorities: Tourism Policy-Makers, held in Bali (Indonesia), adopts the Bali Declaration on Tourism.
1997
XII WTO General Assembly in Istanbul (Turkey) approves a White Paper to define WTO strategy in confronting the challenges of the 21st century. Francesco Frangialli (France) is voted new WTO Secretary-General.
1998
The WTO.THEMIS Foundation is created in Andorra, to promote quality and efficiency in tourism education and training.