Submission Date : 10th July, 2018
This brochure discusses the importance of tourism as a force for driving trade, fostering development and connecting people. The publication explores tourism’s economic and social benefits; it’s resilience as an industry; the opportunities it builds for succesful partnerships; the role of politics and its effects on the industry, and the necessity to close the aid […]
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Submission Date : 10th July, 2018
Over the past years, and particularly since the start of the global economic crisis, a widespread consensus has emerged on the need to build a new economic paradigm. Multiple crises – in climate, biodiversity, fuel, food, water and the economy as a whole – have led to calls for a new development model: a “green […]
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Submission Date : 10th July, 2018
Tourism is a major activity with characteristics that make it particularly valuable as an agent for development. Developing countries however face a particular fragility in their natural, economic, social and human environments which could jeopardize the sector’s dynamism and beneficiary qualities. With such a significant potential for development, the need for a sustainable approach to […]
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Submission Date : 10th July, 2018
UNWTO’s commitment to accessible tourism is guided by the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, a fundamental frame of reference for responsible and sustainable tourism development. Article 7 of the Code recognizes that “direct and personal access to the discovery and enjoyment of the planet’s resources constitutes a right equally open to all the world’s […]
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Submission Date : 6th July, 2018
The importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls has been underscored in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 5- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030. Gender equality implies a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, outcomes, rights and obligations in all spheres […]
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