At the talkfest, the Baoji Tourism Development Committee and the Urumqi Tourist Administration signed a tourism strategic cooperation agreement between the two places.

This cycle is equally important for leisure and business and conference tourism and travel.

At its February 2005 meeting, the Interagency Coordination Group on Tourism Statistics considered proposals to update the Tourism Satellite Account Recommended Methodological Framework,2 and the 1993 United Nations World Tourism Organization recommendations on tourism statistics.

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.

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He also expressed surprise that the President of the Cuban National Assembly ought to apply for a tourist visa in order to attend the IPU Conference, as the latter was not a tourist activity.

457. Emerging trends in ocean recreation and tourism were identified by the Ministerial Conference on Oceans and New Tourism Dimensions organized by the World Tourism Organization in June 1998.

In order to promote e tourism development, UNCTAD has developed a DMS as part of the E Tourism Initiative, a technical assistance package aimed at promoting the application of ICTs in tourism so as to enable developing countries to exploit their tourism resources.

Finally, the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization has decided to take advantage of the world's biggest travel fair the forthcoming ITB Berlin by convening the second meeting of its Emergency Task Force during the fair.

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.

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The Executive Secretary highlighted the secretariat's initiatives and key activities and reaffirmed its continuous efforts to address challenges in the transport and tourism sectors. In particular, he referred to plans for a ministerial conference on transport in 2006 and to an intergovernmental meeting on sustainable tourism development, to be held in Indonesia in November 2005.

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The E Tourism Platform developed as part of the UNCTAD E Tourism Initiative for developing countries integrates this functionality.

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

According to the Secretary General of that organization, certain products ... are emerging today which will dominate the market tomorrow, such as nature and ecotourism products, cruises, water sports, and tourism in the polar region .94 Among the most popular tourism items for people looking for something new are thought to be tourist submarines, tours to Antarctica, and cruises.

UNEP should convene a meeting of ministers of environment and tourism, together with their counterpart country representatives to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, to review issues of tourism and the environment

Affirms the importance of studying the establishment of OIC Tourism Centre in promoting the development of tourism amongst Member States.

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Taking note of the resolutions on Tourism Development adopted by the Second Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM), held in Kuala Lumpur on October 10 13, 2001 the Third ICTM, held Riyadh on 6 9 October 2002 and the 4th ICTM, held in Dakar, on 28 30 March 2005

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7. Representatives of the World Tourism Organization shall be entitled to participate, without vote, in the deliberations of the General Assembly or any committee thereof established by it, at all times when the budget of the World Tourism Organization or general administrative or financial questions concerning the World Tourism Organization are under consideration.

In order to set up a DMS, Governments and DMOs should organize consultative meetings with relevant partners.

Consideration of the full arc of the consumer travel lifecycle should also be a central part of any tourism e tourism strategy, comprising in country travel and post travel follow up.

At the same time, many travel agencies in Xinjiang signed tourism cooperation agreements with several Baoji tourist attractions, such as Dashuichuan, Famen Temple Buddhist Cultural Scenic Spot, Mount Taibai Tourist Scenic Spot and Guanshan Grassland Scenic Spot.

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Noting also the tourism action plan of the New Partnership for Africa's Development adopted by the African tourism ministers at the forty first meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Africa and endorsed by the African Union Summit in July 2004,

(a) On 29 December 2004, the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization decided to rally the support of the international tourism community by convening an emergency session of its Executive Council in order to assess the situation and its impact on tourism.

Tourism enterprises are also well placed to influence tourists in espousing environmentally and socially responsible behaviour during their holidays (even more crucial when the environmental and social contexts of the destinations are very different from those of the country of origin).

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.

The Conference called for the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Programme of Action for the Development and Promotion of Tourism in the OIC Member States as adopted by the Second Islamic Conference of Ministers of Tourism held in Kuala Lumpur in October 2001 and endorsed by the Third Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers held in Riyadh in October 2002.

There was general agreement that the issue of sex tourism should be addressed by the optional protocol.

Significant progress was reported on the E Tourism Initiative, including the development of a training course on ICT and e tourism.

20. The tourist industry is the principal economic activity.

In its resolution 1998 40, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that it declare the year 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism.

The main beneficiaries of a DMS are potential travelers, the providers of tourism products and services, national travel agents and outbound travel agents, national tourism institutions, IT providers and investors.

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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.