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UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the leading international organization in the field of tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how. UNWTO plays a central and decisive role in... More
Connecting local tourism products and services with the Marin Copán Hotel in Copán Ruinas (Honduras)
The project is implemented in collaboration with a large hotel in Copán Ruinas and support the development and reinforcement of local enterprises that offer products and services that can form part of the tourism value chain in Copán. More
Connecting Food Providers with Larger Entrepreneurs in Mainstream Destinations (Nicaragua)
The project is implemented in collaboration with some large (four – five star) hotels in Managua. Based on a value chain analysis of vegetables and fruits in the tourism sector, an inclusive business for supply from small farmers to large hotels and restaurants is developed. More
Making a Business Case for Wildlife Conservation in Kasigau Community (Kenya)
The project is implemented in collaboration with a tour operator in Kenya and aims to enhance the protection of the wildlife populations in the area, which are currently at a high risk due to poaching, and to build and strengthen the institutional capacity among the Kasigau Community to manage... More
Enhancement of Local Employment in Amboseli Tourism Destination through the Creation of a Pioneer Vocational Training School (Kenya)
The project is implemented in collaboration with the lodges and tented camps in the Amboseli National Park and aims to establish and operate a vocational tourism training school that will provide local Maasai youth with education in the tourism industry and in eco-friendly land management, thereby... More
Upgrading local facilities to promote community-based elephant tourism and nature conservation in Hongsa District (Lao PDR)
The project is implemented in collaboration with a tour operator in Lao PDR and aims to provide alternative forms of income to mahouts and communities of Hongsa through the reconversion of logging elephants into community-based tourism. Improve the tourism market in Hongsa while reducing the rate... More
Canopy Walkway & Zip-line – A new Tourist Attraction at Phou Khao Khouay (Lao PDR)
This project, implemented in collaboration with a tour operator in Lao PDR, aims to add a new tourist destination in the country side that attracts tourists to a forest reserve for recreation, but also for nature experience and appreciation. Local villagers will have their due share in planning and... More
UNWTO calls on tourism sector to join UN initiative against poverty
UNWTO joins the United Nations’ initiative “Stand Up, Take Action against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” and hopes for the support of its public and private stakeholders to spread the message of tourism’s role in support of the MDGs. More
UNWTO initiates Hotel Energy Solutions (HES) in partnership with leading tourism and energy agencies
To help encourage the European hotel sector to access and utilise energy efficiency and renewable energies, UNWTO has developed a specific initiative in partnership with a number of leading international tourism and energy agencies, co-funded by the European Agency for Competitiveness and... More
UNWTO, in collaboration with Global Compact, launched TOURpact.GC to promote coporate social responsibility in the international tourism industry
TOURpact.GC was launched by the UN Global Compact and UNWTO, on the occasion of the official World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations in Lima, Peru. It was welcomed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a leadership initiative with a potential for other sectors. It is a voluntary mechanism to provide... More