U.S, March 4 -- Different from COVID-19 times, travel organization heads claiming to lead this industry have been mostly quiet about this crisis and calls for humanity in Gaza, except for the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT), and the newly founded World Tourism Network did not happen.

UNWTO, the World Tourism Organization was busy rebranding into UN Tourism, and managed to kick out Russia, but kept quiet on what more and more countries see as genocide in Gaza.

It appears the priority for this UN-affiliated agency is to maintain and increase cooperation with selected countries, including those with a terrible human rights record. It became all about potential votes for i...