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The floating hotels on the islands of Los Uros

I am Cristina Suaña, and I live in the floating islands of Los Uros Khantati. This is my story… I was actually born on another island further away from here. When I was young I did not know of tourists – I was very afraid of them. When I married my husband, I moved into […]

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UNWTO Regional Conference on Human Capital Development in Tourism: New Perspectives

The Conference brought together high-level policymakers, industry leaders and prominent academicians to lay the policy and strategic groundwork and identify innovative solutions for the development of human capital in tourism in the Middle East and North Africa region and advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Goal 8 on economic growth and […]

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UNWTO, Government of Zambia International Conference on Promoting Sustainable Tourism, a Tool for Inclusive Growth and Community Engagement in Africa

In the framework of the 70th United Nations General Assembly in December 2015, the year 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This achievement is an important milestone in the 2030 UN Agenda and in the progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and recognizing tourism as a […]

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Tourism training talent (TTT), Turismo de Portugal

The Tourism training talent (TTT) programme implemented by the national Portuguese tourism organization represents an excellent example of capacity building programme developed to prepare the future generations of tourism workforce. The comprehensive training programme is strategically built around the National Tourism Plan and takes into consideration the future needs of the sector. This project contributes […]

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