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:
List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes
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:
1st Certification Process:
List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes
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
UNWTO, the Government of Jamaica, the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank will co-host a Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth on 27-29 November in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Under the theme ‘Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’, the event will assess and discuss the future of the sector in the Caribbean, particularly in view of the impacts of natural disasters such as the recent hurricane Irma.
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).
Si desea saber más sobre los cursos que ofrece la OMT, no dude en visitar: /conference-services/content/unwtocapacity
The UNWTO.TedQual is pleased to announce that the following Tourism Education Programme at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Argentina has obtained the renewal of the UNWTO.TedQual Certification:
Licenciatura en Turismo y Hotelería
List of Institutions with UNWTO.TedQual certified tourism education and training programmes (link: /institutions-unwtotedqual-certified-programmes)
La Organización Mundial del Turismo, su Fundación OMT.Themis y la Secretaría Nacional de Turismo de Paraguay -SENATUR-, inauguraron ayer 8 de octubre, en Asunción, el Curso de la OMT en Paraguay sobre “Rutas turísticas para el desarrollo comunitario” con la participación de cuarenta asistentes entre funcionarios de administraciones, profesionales y profesores universitarios de turismo de Paraguay, Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Perú y Puerto Rico.
La ceremonia fue presidida por el Lic. Víctor Mereles, a cargo de la Dirección Administrativa Financiera de la SENATUR; la Lic. Teresa Espínola, a cargo de la Dirección General de Productos Turísticos de la SENATUR y la Srta. Sònia Figueras, responsable del Programa UNWTO.Capacity de la Fundación OMT.Themis.
Así mismo, estuvieron presentes: la Coordinadora del curso, Alba Fernández (España) y los facilitadores David Mora (España) y Marcello Gandolfi (Italia), responsables de desarrollar los contenidos del curso, guiar en las actividades prácticas y el trabajo final y coordinar las visita técnicas que se llevarán a cabo en las ciudades de Yaguarón, Areguá, Tobatí y Caacupé.
Este curso, como todas las iniciativas del programa UNWTO.Capacity, tienen un enfoque teórico-práctico y están estructuradas en módulos y por procesos y los contenidos se basan en hechos concretos y se imparten mediante presentaciones, el análisis de casos reales, debates, trabajos en grupo y actividades prácticas, a fin de compartir con los asistentes tanto conocimientos teóricos como herramientas y capacidades que les permitan hacer una aplicación práctica en sus propios destinos.
PR No.: PR 17111
To highlight the relevance of wine and gastronomy as key components of tourism development, the 2nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism was held in Mendoza, Argentina on 29-30 September. The Conference was co-organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, in collaboration with the Region of Mendoza and the Chamber of Tourism of Argentina.
Mendoza, known worldwide as the heart of Argentine winemaking, accounts for 70% of the national production of wine and about 85% of the bottled wine sales. The identity of the city is strongly linked to wine production.
As stated at the 1st UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism, held in the Kakheti Region
of Georgia, gastronomy and wine have become key components for experiencing the culture and lifestyle of any destination. They also constitute a growing motivation for travellers and therefore exhibit high potential as a tool for local development.
The Conference brought together over 640 participants from 23 countries from Ministries of Tourism, destination management organizations (DMOS), international and intergovernmental organizations as well as tour operators, wine experts and media. Throughout the three sessions, dynamic discussions complemented by experts’ presentations shed light on the challenges, latest developments and successful examples of initiatives existing in wine tourism.
As the conference took place in the framework of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, a special focus was dedicated to strengthening the relationship between sustainability and wine tourism, highlighting the valuable role of wine tourism in the sustainable development of tourism destinations.
“Through the involvement of UNWTO in this event, we can assert that the whole world convenes today in Mendoza to give support to tourism in Argentina and particularly in Mendoza, a province at the core of our sector. That is why we wanted to complement the conference by sharing the UNWTO prototype methodology, in which we have actively participated since last June through The Joyful Journey Mendoza,” said Minister of Tourism of Argentina Gustavo Santos
“Wine tourism helps enrich the tourism offer and attracts different publics. This conference tries to promote exchanges and to build cooperation among destinations that show potential in this field,” said UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai.
The first day of the conference offered interventions and key notes from experts in tourism, as well as a panel on the UNWTO prototype methodology on wine tourism. ‘The Joyful Journey Mendoza’ includes a component of social corporate responsibility and attaches importance to the relevance of the SDGs. Among the participants were Mariángeles Samamé, Director of Touristic Products Development at the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, Gabriela Testa, President of Mendoza Tourism and Yolanda Perdomo, Director of Affiliate Members at UNWTO.
The second day of the conference included also two panels. The first was dedicated to ‘regional integration and public/private partnerships and the exchange of responsible practices.’ Among the participants were Gustavo Santos, Minister of Tourism of Argentina, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General-elect of UNWTO, Stanislav Rusu, Director General of the Agency of Tourism of the Republic of Moldova, Catherine Leparmentier Dayot, Founder and Executive Director of the Global Network of Wine Capitals, and José Miguel Viu, President of the Regional Strategic Programme of Wine Tourism in Chile.
The second panel of this session addressed the relevance of ‘heritage, architecture, interpretation centres and best practices in wine tourism.’ Interventions included Eliana Bórmida, Co-founder of Bórmida & Yazon Architects, Santiago Vivanco, President at The Joyful Journey Spain, Tornike Zirakishvili, Head of Convention and Exhibition Bureau of Georgia and Óscar Bustos Navarta, Head of Quality Guidelines for Wineries at the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina.
The 3rd Conference on Wine Tourism will take place in Moldova in 2018 and the 4th in Chile in 2019.
Additional information:
Programme of the 3rd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism official website
UNWTO Wine Tourism Prototype: The Joyful Journey
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