D Trade and transport facilitation

4. Encourages the World Tourism Organization to promote effective follow up to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, with the involvement of relevant stakeholders in the tourism sector

More than 8 per cent of all jobs are linked to tourism and travel.

In 2003, the Government continued to pursue diversification of the tourism industry through the Sports Tourism Taskforce.

These general provisions, and any associated guidelines, apply as much to tourism as to other economic sectors, and their application to tourism can be strengthened though development of additional tourism specific guidance.

Contributing factors for the successful integration of local tourism enterprises into international tourism markets are adequate e tourism strategies that focus on tourism innovation in terms of tourism products and adoption of e business tools such as destination management systems.

Affirming the close relationship between the tourist sector and other service sectors, which affects the overall quality of tourism in Arab societies,

Adoption of guidelines on tourism

Previously, these services were available only for business to business operations, mainly tour operators and travel agencies.

These figures relate only to international travel in most countries the volume of domestic tourism is significantly greater than international arrivals.

Strategic choices will include decisions related to the type of tourism and target numbers.

20. The tourist industry is the principal economic activity.

They also examined the practicalities of implementing e tourism tools in a private public partnership framework involving all the stakeholders of the tourism industry.

The responsible people of the Provincial Tourism Bureau established that with the rise of these tourism style towns, we must now pay more attention to the construction of the personalized tourism industry and new tourism projects and formats emerging one after another. These have brought rich experiences to tourists and earned glowing reputations.

Sustainable consumption in tourism integrates sustainability issues in the selection of destinations and service providers and in the tourists' behaviour during their stay at the destination.

Mr. de Villiers (Observer for the World Tourism Organization), introducing his organization's report on the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (A 60 167), said that tourism had become the world's largest export industry, accounting for 7.5 per cent of the value of worldwide exports of goods and services.

While the majority of the sales of tourism products and services still happen off line, travel related Internet usage continues to grow at a rapid rate.

The Declaration also drew attention to the crucial role of tourism in small island developing States and other tourism dependent developing economies.

45. There is ample potential for the development of a tourism industry in East Timor.

We train corporate travel agents for the travel industry.

Tourism niches such as ecotourism one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry are increasingly promoted by DMOs in many developing countries, allowing them to diversify their tourism offer.

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Tourism.

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An important role in engaging tourism businesses is being played by tourism industry associations.

Up to the end of the 1990s, face to face contact was required and tourism services were distributed mainly by tour operators and travel agents or directly by carriers transporters, fully integrated with global distribution systems (GDS).

ICTs are a driving force for stimulating cooperation among tourism stakeholders and therefore make it easier for developing countries to take charge of their tourism organization, promotion and branding image.

The 2000 census statistics have confirmed Bermuda's transition from a two pillar economy based on tourism and international business to an economy based on offshore financial services with a tourism industry as a support.

Governments should publicly and regularly report on outcomes of their streamlining efforts

Eco tourism, cultural and natural heritage tourism, health and medical tourism and adventure tourism are some of the tourism niches that are increasingly marketed by destinations and tourism enterprises in developing countries.

By integrating these SMEs into their DMS, DMOs bring them into the new e business environment of the tourism industry and offer them the technological tools to conduct their operations online.

Barriers include a lack of understanding of and commitment to sustainability among the various sectors and levels of government that relate to tourism.

Background paper on tourism and the environment

On E Tourism

The purpose of the Global Code of Ethics was to guide the various stakeholders on how tourism should move forward.

The role of ICTs in developing tourism The innovation process in the tourism industry Managing and promoting destinations online E business challenges Concluding remarks.

Tourism services

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Aware of the importance of encouraging private tourism related investment by all available means in order to promote the growth and development of the tourist industry in Arab States,

5. The economy remains based on tourism and the provision of financial services.

EFCT was also concerned at this time about the need for tourism, of which conference tourism is a significant part, to become a competence of the Community in Brussels.

Draft resolution on the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

Draft resolution on the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

Tourism development Plans to provide all necessary tourism services

The setting up of joint public private sector arrangements, including tourist facilities and essential services to help promote tourism in the Territory.31