PR No.: PR 18025

Ranging from tourism projects to strengthen the peace process in Colombia to initiatives in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, addressing climate change in Mexico or providing insight into management and sustainability systems in Honduras or Panama. A total of 14 case studies portray the contribution of tourism to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in the Americas.

‘Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals: Good Practices in the Americas’ recommends to pay critical attention to tourism management as well as to strengthening partnerships between national and international public and private stakeholders, as well as local communities. The report also addresses the emergence of a more responsible traveler and how destinations in the region should integrate resource efficiency and multi-stakeholder involvement in their policies, actions and initiatives.

“With more than 200 million international tourists who traveled to the Americas in 2017, tourism can and must play a significant role in delivering solutions for sustainable development in the region”, said UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili. “I am grateful for the partnership with the Organization of American States and am confident that together we will support tourism's role in the sustainable development agenda of the region up to and beyond 2030”, he added.

According to the Executive Secretary for Integral Development of the OAS, Kim Osborne, this joint effort “provides greater awareness on how tourism can help address poverty alleviation, protect biodiversity and cultural heritage, and support community development in the Americas”.

Authorities at all levels in the Americas have identified tourism as a priority sector to promote economic development and diversification and countries across the region are adopting new legislation and policies in this direction. Against this backdrop, ‘Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals: Good Practices in the Americas’ provides insight into how a common approach – including policy makers, private sector, tourists and the development community – can catalyze sustainable development through tourism.

The report was presented during the 2018 Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-level Authorities of Tourism, under the theme ‘Connecting the Americas through sustainable tourism’.

Links:

Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals – Good Practices in the Americas

Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals – Journey to 2030

 

Contact: UNWTO Senior Media Officer Marcelo Risi

Tel: (+34) 91 567 81 60 / mrisi@unwto.org

UNWTO Communications & Publications Programme

Tel: (+34) 91 567 8100 / Fax: +34 91 567 8218 / comm@UNWTO.org

 

PR No.: PR18013

The successful conclusion of two projects implemented in Timor-Leste, was the main theme of discussion during the meeting held at UNWTO headquarters in Madrid between Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Manuel Vong, and UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili.

The development of human resources has been central to the assistance that UNWTO has provided to the country through two projects of community based tourism under the STEP initiative (Sustainable Tourism for the Elimination of Poverty). 

Minister Manuel Vong and UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, also discussed how to improve the National Statistics System and strengthen the measurement of tourism’s economic impact in Timor Leste.

Over the past years, international tourism to Timor-Leste has been growing steadily. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, in 2017 international arrivals to the Dili Airport grew 16.5%, continuing the good results achieved in 2016.

Contacts:

UNWTO Media Officer Marcelo Risi

Tel: (+34) 91 567 81 60 / mrisi@unwto.org

UNWTO Communications & Publications Programme

Tel: (+34) 91 567 8100 / Fax: +34 91 567 8218 / comm@UNWTO.org

The UNWTO.TedQual Programme is pleased to announce that the following Tourism Education Programmes at Universidad Anáhuac Cancún, Mexico have been awarded the UNWTO.TedQual Certification:

Renewal Process:

• Dirección Internacional de Hoteles

• 1st Certification Process:
• Turismo Internacional
• Licenciatura en Gastronomía​​

List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes

 

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The UNWTO.TedQual Programme is pleased to announce that the following Tourism Education Programmes at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador have been awarded the UNWTO.TedQual Certification:

Renewal Process:

• Licenciatura Ecoturismo Guía de Turismo Nacional

1st Certification Process:

• Licenciatura en Gestión Hotelera

List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes

 

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The UNWTO.TedQual Programme is pleased to announce that the following Tourism Education programmes at the Universidad Anáhuac Mexico have obtained the renewal of the UNWTO.TedQual Certification:

 

• Licenciatura en Administración Turistica 

• Licenciatura en Gastronomía

 

List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes (link: /institutions-unwtotedqual-certified-programmes)

PR No.: 17121

The summit aims at identifying successful models and future initiatives of public-private partnerships (PPPs) that will contribute to sustainable tourism development globally. It will also serve as a platform for leaders from the tourism sector, along with governments, donors and development and finance organizations, to put in place an international road map to promote inclusive economic and social development through tourism.

The Conference will commence with an introductory session on the future of tourism in the Caribbean region.

“Tourism has the potential to contribute to all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, yet we can only achieve our common objectives if we build strong partnerships. The Jamaica Conference will be a milestone in setting a new framework for collaboration in the promotion of sustainable tourism and an important legacy of the International Year  of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017” said UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai.

Over 100 speakers will share their experience and knowledge during the three-day event.

The first day will cover themes such as:

– Tourism and Sustainability – Threats, Risks, Opportunities and Challenges

– Current Trends in Indigenous Tourism

– Talent Development and Human Capital Trends

– Community Tourism

– Tourism Networks: Creating Linkages, Reducing Leakages

– Science, Technology and Innovation in Tourism and

– Caribbean Tourism 

On the second day, plenary sessions will guide the discussions. The first will focus on ‘Collaborating for Success – Public/Private Engagement Mechanisms for Tourism Development and Growth’, where ministers and CEOs will share their experiences on the keys, pitfalls and myths to successful collaboration between the public and private sector on tourism development. Collaboration and partnership models in such areas as infrastructure, development finance, large-scale asset management and service delivery will be addressed extensively. 

The second round table will serve to facilitate exchanges by sector leaders on the emerging trends and predicted key drivers of destination development over the next ten years. Emphasis will be placed on how sustainable tourism partnerships can contribute to job creation, connectivity and inclusive growth. 

The last day of the conference will look into the issues of: 

– Technical Assistance and Financing,

– Donor Funded Programs that Balance Scale, Sustainability and Inclusion,

– Successful Models of Destination Management;

– Education, Training & Innovation and

– Cozumel – Partnerships in Action.

The Conference is organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Tourism of Jamaica, the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank, in collaboration with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Chemonics International and the George Washington University.

Additional information:

Visit the conference programme and list of speakers:

Contacts:

UNWTO Media Officer Rut Gomez Sobrino

Tel: (+34) 91 567 81 60 / rgomez@unwto.org

UNWTO Communications & Publications Programme

Tel: (+34) 91 567 8100 / Fax: +34 91 567 8218 / comm@UNWTO.org

La Organización Mundial del Turismo, su Fundación OMT.Themis y la Secretaría Nacional de Turismo de Paraguay -SENATUR-, clausuraron el 12 de octubre, en Asunción, el Curso de la OMT en Paraguay sobre “Rutas turísticas para el desarrollo comunitario” con la presencia del Secretario General de la OMT, Sr. Talef Rifai, la Excma. Sra. Ministra Secretaria Ejecutiva de Turismo de Paraguay, Lic. Marcela Bacigalupo; el Sr. Alejandro Varela, Director Regional Adjunto para las Américas; el Lic. Victor Mereles, Director General, Dirección General Administrativa Financiera de la SENATUR; la Lic. Teresa Espínola, Directora General, Dirección General de Productos Turísticos de la SENATUR.

Cuarenta asistentes entre funcionarios, profesores universitarios y profesionales del sector turístico de Paraguay, Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Perú y Puerto Rico recibieron sus certificados luego de haber participado de esta iniciativa que proponía compartir con los participantes conceptos y elementos esenciales en el proceso de desarrollo de rutas turísticas que ayudaran a responder a preguntas como: ¿Qué rol juegan las autoridades en el diseño, desarrollo y gestión de rutas turísticas? ¿Qué herramientas de promoción y comercialización pueden ayudar a posicionar las rutas turísticas? ¿Cómo integrar a las comunidades locales en las distintas fases del desarrollo de rutas turísticas? y permitieran a los tomadores de decisiones diseñar y comercializar rutas turísticas para la mejora de la calidad, sostenibilidad y competitividad de los destinos turísticos y comunidades locales.

El acto contó con la presencia de la Srta. Sònia Figueras, responsable del programa UNWTO.Capacity de la Fundación OMT.Themis, la coordinadora del curso, Alba Fernández (España) y los facilitadores: David Mora (España) y Marcello Gandolfi (Italia).

 

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