Antarctic Tourism Framework — multi-year negotiation ongoing

ATCPs launched a multi-year process to develop a comprehensive framework for regulating Antarctic tourism in 2022, following post-pandemic visitor-volume recovery. Progress has been slow — ATCM-46 (2024) revealed major hurdles on consensus around visitor caps, site-specific rules, and operator-accreditation frameworks. ATCM-47 (2025) continued discussions without binding outcomes. IAATO continues to provide data and operational input as an observer.