World Tourism Links - tourism directory

CATEGORIES

SUB MENU

STATISTICS

Active Links: 20
Pending Links: 10
Todays Links: 0
Total Articles: 23
Total Categories: 12
Sub Categories: 0

Tourism Directory is a specialized directory to promote tourism globally.It serves as a ‎global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how.Tourism Directory promoting the development of responsible, ‎sustainable and universally accessible tourism, paying particular attention to the famous tourist locations.Tourism – an Economic and Social Phenomenon
Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening ‎diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. ‎Modern tourism is closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number ‎of new destinations. These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-‎economic progress.‎Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, ‎food products or automobiles. Tourism has become one of the major players in ‎international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income ‎sources for many developing countries. This growth goes hand in hand with an ‎increasing diversification and competition among destinations.‎

ARTICLES

UNWTO.Volunteers - International Volunteer Day
The International Volunteer Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. IVD is now a worldwide celebration to highlight the role of thousands of volunteers involved in a range of local and global initiatives.

Burleigh Heads New tourist attraction on the Gold Coast
Burleigh Heads is one of the most picturesque coastal suburbs on the Gold Coast. It is a beautiful coastal land located between Surfers paradise and Coolangatta.

Implementation of the principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
The public and private stakeholders in tourism development should cooperate in the implementation of these principles and monitor their effective application;

Rights of the workers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry
The fundamental rights of salaried and self-employed workers in the tourism industry and related activities, should be guaranteed under the supervision of the national and local administrations, both of their States of origin and of the host countries with particular care, given the specific constraints linked in particular to the seasonality of their activity, the global dimension of their industry and the flexibility often required of them by the nature of their work;

Liberty of tourist movements
Tourists and visitors should benefit, in compliance with international law and national legislation, from the liberty to move within their countries and from one State to another, in accordance with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; they should have access to places of transit and stay and to tourism and cultural sites without being subject to excessive formalities or discrimination;