La UNWTO.Academy de la Organización Mundial del Turismo (UNWTO) y la Secretaría de Gobierno de Turismo de la República Argentina llevarán a cabo del 17 al 21 de septiembre de 2018, en la ciudad de Corrientes, provincia de Corrientes, el Curso de la OMT en Argentina sobre “UNWTO.QUEST: Gobernanza turística para el desarrollo local”, en colaboración con el Ministerio de Turismo de Corrientes.

 

El curso está dirigido a funcionarios nacionales e internacionales provenientes de las administraciones turísticas de Argentina ligadas con el desarrollo local a través del turismo. También contará con participantes internacionales de Estados Miembros de la OMT.

El objetivo último de este curso es el de compartir con los participantes conocimientos, herramientas y habilidades como así también brindar oportunidades para discutir y poner en práctica los temas relevantes sobre la gobernanza turística y la gestión de un destino turístico para potenciar el desarrollo de las comunidades locales.

Para alcanzar dicho objetivo, la UNWTO.Academy aplicará una metodología teórico-práctica, enfocada en la transmisión del conocimiento y su puesta en práctica, que incluye presentaciones metodológicas dadas por expertos internacionales de organismos y entidades especializados en la temática del curso, debates y discusiones sobre temas claves del curso, y actividades prácticas grupales a fin de aplicar lo compartido por los expertos.

Este curso incluye la celebración de una conferencia abierta sobre “El rol de la gobernanza turística en la construcción de destinos competitivos y sostenibles”, que se desarrollará el 19 de septiembre a las 17 hs con la presencia de expertos nacionales e internacionales quienes compartirán con los asistentes temas relacionados con los contenidos del curso.

Alejandro Varela, Director Adjunto del Programa Regional para las Américas, sostiene que “el turismo, como una actividad orientada a las personas y al sector de servicios, fomenta el desarrollo comunitario al incluir a la población local en la cadena de valor del turismo, empoderándola a través de la educación, la adquisición de competencias y la gobernanza local. No puede haber un verdadero desarrollo turístico si éste obra en detrimento de los valores y la cultura de las comunidades receptoras, o si los beneficios socioeconómicos generados no llegan a las propias comunidades.”

The UNWTO.TedQual Programme is pleased to announce that the following Tourism Education programme at the Universidad Externado de Colombia has been awarded the UNWTO.TedQual Certification:

• Licenciatura en Administración de empresas Turísticas y Hoteleras 

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

 

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PR No.: PR 18034

In his meeting with the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, and current G20 Chair, UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, stressed the capacity of tourism to create jobs and the need to advance the adaptation of the sector to the digital transformation.

The 8^th Meeting of the Tourism Ministers of the G20 economies was held in Buenos Aires on 17 April under Argentine’s Presidency of the G20 with a focus on the Future of Work - Tourism’s leading role in sustainable development: a driver for employment.

In line with the priorities of Argentine’s G20 Presidency, which include the ‘Future of Work’, the meeting focused on how tourism can embrace innovation and technology, foster new skills development to create new decent jobs.   

“We need to promote the role that tourism has in shaping the future of our world as the sector that will create more jobs in the coming decade” said the Minister of Tourism of Argentina, Gustavo Santos, opening the Meeting.

Ambassador Daniel Raimondi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina stressed the future of work as  one of Argentine’s G20 priorities and it’s  link to tourism, a sector which is key to create jobs, develop infrastructure and exports.

 “Let us embrace the technological revolution and unleash its potential to create more and better jobs in our sector, making tourism a true pillar of the G20 objectives of inclusive and sustained growth” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, in his opening remarks to the Meeting.      

Ministers of Tourism of the G20 economies agreed on considering the following:

• Encouraging policies that promote full and productive employment and facilitate the progress of innovation in tourism and foster the creation of decent jobs, sustainable enterprises and entrepreneurship, in particular among women and the youth;

• Establishing favourable frameworks to stimulate innovation, entrepreneurship and connect ecosystems linking start-ups, main companies, investors and governments along the tourism value chain;

• Creating cooperation mechanisms between educational institutions at all levels, the private sector, governments and technology partners to review educational programmes and skills development policies

• Considering the importance of SMEs in the tourism, heritage and cultural sectors due to their contribution to job creation as well as their role in preserving and promoting cultural resources;

• Promoting the use of digital technology to facilitate travel as well as involving technology stakeholders in national tourism policies

In 2016, G20 countries received 904 million international tourist arrivals, which generated over US$ 1 trillion or 6.3% of all G20 exports.

The Government of Japan will host the 9th Meeting of the Tourism Ministers of the G20 economies in Kutchan Town, Hokkaido in 2019.

 

Useful links:

Statement of the 8^th Meeting of the Tourism Ministers of the G20 Economies

UNWTO Policy Paper – The Future of Work

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PR No.: PR 18033

Tourism policies, the role of education, as well as ways to promote greater levels of leadership by women, were the topics addressed in the framework of the goal of achieving gender equality in tourism.

As a sector that is constantly growing on par with or outpacing the global economy, and accounting for up to 10% of the world’s employment, tourism is ideally positioned to contribute to greater gender equality and the empowerment of women.

“We participate directly and indirectly in almost all areas of the economy and society. Our strength as an economic sector also obliges us to assume social responsibility,” said the UNWTO’s Secretary-General. Zurab Pololikashvili also recalled that “the active participation of men and women” is necessary “to advance the economic empowerment of women and their greater presence in decision-making positions”.

Latin America and the Caribbean lead the world with the highest percentage of female employment in tourism, although this is concentrated in service and administrative positions (62%), as compared to professional and managerial levels (36%), with women earning between 10% and 15% less than their male counterparts. However, there are almost twice as many women entrepreneurs in tourism than in any other sector (51%).

Paraguay, host country of the 63rd meeting of the CAM, is an example of the better employment, entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities that tourism can offer to women, as highlighted by the Minister of Tourism of Paraguay, Marcela Bacigalupo, citing the example of the country’s more than 200 tourism inns, 95% of which are managed by women. “This initiative was born from a need to generate economic development, and it not only served to generate a source of income for women, but also to awaken faith in the tourism potential of Paraguay,” she said.

The seminar featured practices promoted in the region to showcase tourism products and projects led by women, as well as case studies that show how destinations can be more competitive through the introduction of gender equality policies and investment in projects for the empowerment of women.

The 64th Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas will be held in Guatemala during the second quarter of 2019.

Related links:

International Seminar on Women’s  Empowerment in the Tourism Sector

63rd meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas

Photos of the event

 

 

Contacts:

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.: 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