The 60th Commission of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the Americas will meet between 3 and 4 May in Havana, to proclaim 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba, the meeting will include in its agenda the presentation of a report from the presidency of the Commission, which currently holds Haiti.
Other documents of working groups on Tourism and Sustainability, Competitiveness, Industry Statistics and Satellite Accounts will also be discussed and related to Ethics and Safety towards a framework for safe travel and fluids.
The venue will be the Hotel Tryp Habana Libre, which also will be held the International Seminar on Tourism and Culture, aimed at those involved in the entertainment industry in general.
WTO activities in preparation for the International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development 2017 work will include awareness creation and dissemination of knowledge, policy advocacy, events and promotion of corporate social responsibility and public-private partnerships.
The official announcement of the day was done during the First World Conference on Tourism for Development, to be held in Beijing, China, from 18 to 21 May this year.
According to WTO, tourism is now one of the fastest growing economic activities and show more resistance.
In recent decades the international tourist arrivals have increased more than doubled from 528 million in 1995 to 184 thousand million in 2015.
Organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba, the meeting will include in its agenda the presentation of a report from the presidency of the Commission, which currently holds Haiti.
Other documents of working groups on Tourism and Sustainability, Competitiveness, Industry Statistics and Satellite Accounts will also be discussed and related to Ethics and Safety towards a framework for safe travel and fluids.
The venue will be the Hotel Tryp Habana Libre, which also will be held the International Seminar on Tourism and Culture, aimed at those involved in the entertainment industry in general.
WTO activities in preparation for the International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development 2017 work will include awareness creation and dissemination of knowledge, policy advocacy, events and promotion of corporate social responsibility and public-private partnerships.
The official announcement of the day was done during the First World Conference on Tourism for Development, to be held in Beijing, China, from 18 to 21 May this year.
According to WTO, tourism is now one of the fastest growing economic activities and show more resistance.
In recent decades the international tourist arrivals have increased more than doubled from 528 million in 1995 to 184 thousand million in 2015.
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