Overview
- The Jaipur Declaration was adopted by consensus at the BRICS Tourism Ministers' meeting in Jaipur on Friday, August 21, 2026, with ministers and heads of delegation from nine member states taking part.
- India chaired the meeting under Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as the culmination of its 2026 BRICS chairship and presented the communique at a press conference.
- The declaration lays out four priorities—artificial intelligence and digital tools, sustainability and community‑centred tourism, tourism skilling and capacity building, and tourism exchanges with seamless travel facilitation.
- On AI the communique urges responsible, safe and human‑centred use for planning, visitor services, multilingual communication and travel facilitation while calling for data exchange, industry‑academia links and skills programs to lift jobs in the sector.
- The declaration is a political framework rather than a treaty, so concrete results will depend on national agencies and BRICS working groups to follow up on proposals such as data sharing, joint training and visa or travel‑facilitation measures.