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Jamaica elected to UNWTO leadership positions
Jamaica’s position as a leader in the global tourism arena has been further bolstered after the destination was elected to serve in several key leadership positions within the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Tourism minister Edmund Bartlett revealed: “Jamaica has been elected to serve as vice president for the 19th General Assembly of the UNWTO now underway in South Korea and as Jamaica’s representative I will again preside over several sessions of the Assembly.”
Seychelles cited as example at 19th Session of UNWTO General Assembly
The CNN TASK-Tourism Communication Session at the 19th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly in GyeongJu, Korea, saw the republic of the Seychelles being cited by Anita Mendiratta as an example for successfully informing the world of its tourism achievements and news by using the world press.
TUI boss headlines at UNWTO&WTM Summit
TUI Group Chief Executive Peter Long will head up an impressive line-up of private sector speakers at the UNWTO&WTM Ministers’ Summit, which will look at “How Tourism Can Prosper in Times of Uncertainly.”
UNWTO calls for continued support for Japanese tourism
United Nations World Tourism Organisation secretary-general, Taleb Rifai, has called for continued international support of the tourism sector in Japan. “It is vital that we continue to work together to share accurate information on Japan’s recovery, provide support to those areas most affected and pass on the message that the situation has returned to normalcy in most of the areas which suffered the impact of the March earthquake,” explained Rifai.
Morocco signs up to WTTC campaign
The Moroccan minister of tourism & handicraft, Yassir Zenagui, has received an Open Letter from the World Travel & Tourism Council and United Nations World Tourism Organisation highlighting the importance tourism for national and international economic development. Zenagui received the letter on behalf of the chief of the government of Morocco, Abbas El Fassi, as the Africa Hotel Investment Conference held in Casablanca, Morocco.
UNWTO celebrates World Tourism Day
The annual World Tourism Day is being celebrated under the theme Tourism – Linking Cultures. The event, organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, is a celebration of tourism’s role in linking together the cultures of the world through travel.
5th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the PATA has organised the 5th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook to be held in Guilin, China from October 26-28, 2011.
UNWTO conference forges closer relationship between tourism and the media
Focusing on the people behind the tourism numbers and maintaining an honest and open relationship with the media: these are among the main recommendations to emerge from discussions between media representatives and tourism officials attending the first UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media.
Leading businesses commit to Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
Fourteen of Spain’s most prominent tourism businesses have signed their commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism at the first International Congress on Ethics and Tourism, which was officially closed by their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias (Madrid, Spain, September 15-16).
United Nations calls for ethical dimension to tourism
Ten years since the adoption of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism by the United Nations General Assembly, the first International Congress on Ethics & Tourism has opened in Spain. Delegates heard calls to intensify efforts to place ethics at the core of tourism development during the course of the two day event in Madrid.
UNWTO Congress on Ethics and Tourism opens
Congress on Ethics and Tourism opens with calls to place ethics at the core of tourism development.
UNWTO, Leading media and tourism experts lined up for ‘Tourism in the Headlines’
International tourism experts and leading media representatives, including from Newsweek, TIME Magazine, Google and the national tourism entities of Brazil, Columbia and Slovenia, will come together to discuss the positioning of tourism in the media as an economic, employment and development driver at ‘Tourism in the Headlines’, the 1st UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media, (12 – 13 September, Zagreb, Croatia).