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The UNWTO, through its Consulting Unit on Tourism and Biodiversity has completed a biodiversity based, community centered tourism development project in Phang Nga Province, Thailand. The project included government, regional, and local stakeholders in cooperative tourism planning. Tourism Management Plans were developed as tools to help local communities identify common visions and tourism products in support of sustainable development of the region. Financial gains for local communities are anticipated along with the conservation of biodiversity and coastal ecosystems, which are vital safeguards against natural disasters such as tsunamis. Ten model products were achieved by working with stakeholders who set up locally run tourism businesses that showcase the natural beauty of the area and educate tourists and locals about the importance of healthy ecosystems.

02/12/2009 21:14 by admin

UNWTO: Tourism Leaders call for Supportive Global Policies

London, UK / Madrid, Spain 11 November 2009

Around 80 Tourism Ministers meeting at the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit (10 November at World Travel Market, London) called for global policies that are supportive of the travel and tourism industry. Ministers recalled that tourism is one of the world’s top job creators and can be a key driver of recovery and the transformation towards the Green Economy. As the global economy still struggles, governments were requested not to impose extra burdens on travel, such as fiscal measures, and to maintain stimulus policies in support of tourism as this in turn will contribute to sustainable economic growth.

16/11/2009 07:44 by admin

Spanish Prime Minister Meets with UNWTO Secretary-General at Moncloa Palace

The Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, received the Secretary-General of the UNWTO, Taleb Rifai, at the Moncloa Palace on Friday 6 November. The meeting underscores the close relations between the UNWTO as a specialized agency of the UN and Spain as its host country. The Prime Minister and the Secretary-General consider the forthcoming Spanish presidency of the European Union (EU) as an opportunity to highlight the value of tourism as well as its contribution to the economy, job creation, and the mitigation of the effects of climate change. They also agreed at the meeting that Spain’s leading position in tourism could and should be utilized within the context of the UNWTO in order to contribute to meeting today’s challenges.

16/11/2009 07:43 by admin

Confidence in Tourism Sector Gradually picking Up

The decline in international tourism may have started to bottom out, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7% between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm UNWTO's initial forecast of a 5% decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009. For 2010, UNWTO expects a moderate growth.

08/11/2009 22:43 by admin

Call for Sustainable Tourism

Call for Sustainable Tourism as an Instrument of Peace and International Understanding – President of Lebanon visits UNWTO Headquarters

Madrid, Spain, 20 October 2009

“Tourism has become the best incentive for all economic and social policies” said H.E. Michel Sleiman, President of the Lebanese Republic during his first visit to the UNWTO headquarters. He stressed the importance of UNWTO to “contribute more in highlighting the real image of Lebanon: an image of tolerance, openness, freedom, and democracy”.

21/10/2009 05:00 by admin

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