山地是重要的地表形态、生态系统、生活空间，山地约占全球陆地面积的25%，全球75%的国家拥有山地。山地环境中的自然与人文资源是人类共有的宝贵财富，也是重要的旅游资源，在全球旅游发展格局中占有十分重要的地位。据联合国世界旅游组织统计，目前山地旅游已占全球旅游总量的20%，并呈逐年增长态势。山地旅游类型多样、内容丰富，涵盖观光、休闲、攀登、徒步、滑雪、探险、科考、科普、研学等众多门类，已成为人们向往的新兴生活方式。
国际组织是全球治理的重要参与者，在构建人类命运共同体进程中扮演着重要角色。国际山地旅游联盟作为以山地旅游为主题定位的国际组织，肩负着保护山地资源、传承山地文明、促进山地经济、造福山地民众的历史使命。国际山地旅游联盟会员来自世界五大洲29个国家和地区共142个团体和个人，会员构成在全球山地旅游领域具有广泛性、代表性和引领性，会员队伍将随着联盟发展不断壮大。国际山地旅游联盟自成立以来，立足联盟宗旨，积极发挥联盟会员和专业性国际组织优势，在探索山地旅游资源共享、合作交流、互利共赢和可持续发展方面，进行了有益的实践，取得了积极成效。
山地旅游方兴未艾，前景广阔。国际山地旅游联盟需要探索建立有助于联盟会员及山地旅游领域广泛参与的合作共享平台，并在实践中积累经验、扩大影响、不断提升联盟服务会员、服务行业、服务社会的能力。为此，经联盟理事会全体会议审议，并经全体会员一致赞成，由本次联盟年会发起设立“国际山地旅游日”倡议，拟以人类首次成功登上世界最高峰——珠穆朗玛峰为标志，确定5月29日为“国际山地旅游日”。1953年5月29日，新西兰登山运动员埃德蒙·希拉里以及他的尼泊尔向导丹增·诺尔盖完成了人类历史上首次登顶珠穆朗玛峰的创举。这一创举体现了人类与自然为伴，不畏艰险、勇于攀登、积极向上、追求理想的精神和信念。山地旅游发展需要参与者用智慧和能力不断探索创新，人类成功攀登珠峰就是对探索未知、挑战突破、勇敢向前的完美诠释。
国际山地旅游联盟选择确定每年的5月29日作为“国际山地旅游日”，既具有正面的、积极的象征意义，又有促进世界山地旅游友好交流、主动发展的现实意义。我们倡议各位会员率先参与和支持“国际山地旅游日”活动，在每年的“国际山地旅游日”，根据旅游主题，结合行业特点，组织开展丰富的山地旅游活动。我们也倡议山地旅游的目的地机构、组织、企业、院校及专业人士，积极关注、支持和参与“国际山地旅游日”活动，通过大家点点滴滴的行动，来唤起人们对保护山地资源、传承山地文明的意识，对促进山地经济、造福山地民众的责任，倡导积极、健康、向上的生活方式，营造优良的山地旅游环境，推进山地旅游的可持续发展，共创山地旅游美好未来。
连接山地精彩，共享美丽生存。
The Proposal for Initiating the “International Mountain Tourism Day”
International Mountain Tourism Alliance
Mountains, as important surface configurations, ecosystems and living spaces as well as important tourism resources, account for about 25% of the world’s land area and are located in 75% of all countries in the world. The natural and cultural resources in mountainous environments are precious treasures shared by all mankind and play a very important role in global tourism development pattern. According to the statistics of UN World Tourism Organization, mountain tourism currently accounts for 20% of total tourism market in the world and is increasing year by year. It is an indispensable part of the tourism industry. There are various types of mountain tourism with rich contents, covering sightseeing, leisure, climbing, hiking, skiing, adventure, scientific investigation, popularization of science, research, etc. Mountain tourism has become an emerging lifestyle that people yearn for.
International organizations are important participants in global governance and play an important role in building the community of human destiny. International Mountain Tourism Alliance (IMTA), as an international organization themed on mountain tourism, has the historical mission of protecting mountain resources, preserving mountain civilization and promoting mountain economy to the benefit of the people living in mountainous regions. IMTA members include 142 groups and individuals from 29 countries and regions in five continents of the world. The membership structure is universal, representative and leading in the field of global mountain tourism, and will continue to grow as the IMTA grows. Since its establishment, IMTA has, based on its purposes, actively utilized the advantages of IMTA members and professional international organizations to conduct beneficial practices in exploring mountain tourism resources sharing, cooperation and exchange, mutual benefit and win-win situation and sustainable development, achieving positive results.
Mountain tourism is in the ascendant and has broad prospects. IMTA needs to explore and establish a cooperation sharing platform that IMTA members and mountain tourism industry can easily and extensively participate in; and accumulate experience, expand influence, and continuously improve IMTA’s ability to serve its members, the industry and the society in practice. Therefore, after deliberation at the plenary meeting of the Council of the International Mountain Tourism Alliance and with unanimous approval from all members, the proposal for initiating the “International Mountain Tourism Day” will be present at this Annual Conference of IMTA, in order to determine 29 May as “International Mountain Tourism Day” marked by the first successful scaling of the Everest, the highest mountain in the world, by mankind. On 29 May, 1953, Edmund Hillary, a mountaineer from New Zealand, and his Nepalese guide Tenzing Norgay successfully scaled the Everest for the first time in the history of mankind. This pioneering undertaking reflects the spirit and belief that human beings live in harmony with the nature, are not afraid of danger and difficulty, bravely climb, actively move forward, explore the unknown and pursue ideals. To develop mountain tourism, mountain tourism participants shall continuously explore, change and innovate with wisdom and abilities. The successful scaling of the Everest as mentioned in the above is a perfect interpretation for exploring and innovating, challenging breakthroughs and bravely moving forward.
IMTA chooses to determine 29 May as “International Mountain Tourism Day”, which has positive symbolic significance as well as practical significance in promoting friendly exchange and active development of mountain tourism in the world. We propose all members to take the lead in participating in and supporting the “International Mountain Tourism Day” event. On the “International Mountain Tourism Day” of each year, various wonderful mountain tourism activities shall be organized and carried out according to the tourism themes and industry characteristics. We also advocate destination agencies, organizations, companies, colleges and universities and professionals in the field of mountain tourism to actively follow, support and participate in the “International Mountain Tourism Day” event; to carry out various activities, regardless of scale, to arouse public awareness about protecting mountain resources and preserving mountain civilization and public responsibility for promoting mountain economy to the benefit of people living in mountainous regions; and to initiate a positive, healthy and uplifting lifestyle, create a good mountain tourism environment, promote sustainable development of mountain tourism and build a better future for mountain tourism.
Enjoy the wonder of mountains and share the beautiful life.
图片来源：国际山地旅游联盟
一审：袁佳利
二审：鲍港
三审：张翼晶
