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News :

• UNWTO welcomes the world’s one-billionth tourist
• The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) recently announced the second phase of its new Destination Criteria.
• One Billion Tourists: One billion Opportunities - new UNWTO campaign calls on one billion tourists to make their actions count
• World Tourism Organization: International tourism on track to hit one billion by end of 2012.
• You are invited to participate in the Global Summit in City Tourism, Catalysing economic development and social progress, November 14-16 2012. This summit is organized by the UNWTO in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).
• You are invited to participate in the Flavours of the Silk Road: International Conference on Food, Culture and Tourism, organized jointly by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Tourism Association.
• Gearing up for World Tourism Day 2012: UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has called on all tourism stakeholders to “play their part in reaching the United Nations goal of achieving sustainable energy for all by 2030”.
• The Tourism Trends and Marketing Strategies programme is pleased to inform that the English version of UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2012 Edition is now available. The French and Spanish editions of the publication are currently being prepared and electronic and hard copies are expected to become available in the coming weeks.
• So that, together, we may facilitate travel for all of our fellow citizens, without exceptio, we invite you to participate in this DESTINATIONS FOR ALL Global Summit, in Montreal, from October 19 to 22, 2014.
• The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) invites you to participate in the «Tourism a key driver of economic growth and employment: Policies to enhance competitiveness» taking place in Madrid January 17 2012 (Decembre 15 2011).
• The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of Ceará, Brazil, will bring together international and national experts to debate the impact of tourism on development, social inclusion and regional integration in the Americas (Fortaleza, Brazil, 28- 29 November 2011) [November 18 2011].
• The UNWTO held its 19th Annual General Meeting and the 91st and 92nd sessions of its Executive Council in October 2011 at Gyeongjiu, Republic of Korea. Decisions taken at these events are available in the organization's five official languages (November 18 2011).
• The Director of UQAM's Office of International Relations travelled to China June 12 to 24 2011 to advance various projects related to several faculties at UQAM (July 20 2011).
• Representatives from the University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM) and Shandong University gathered in Jinan, Shandong from June 18 to 20 for an international scientific meeting on destination management excellence (July 20 2011).
• Kéroul receives the United Nations World Tourism Organization's (UNWTO's) prestigious Ulysses Award for The Accessible Road (June 8).
• The first meeting of experts and researchers on tourism in the Arab world took place on April 28th and 29th in Marrakech in Morocco (May 10 2011).
• In the framework of a work session in Montreal with a delegation from University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), a cooperative agreement was signed with UQAM April 20, 2011. The Embassy of Algeria in Canada also broadcasts this event (May 7 2011).
• April 20 2011, a cooperative agreement was signed between UQAM and Bab Ezzouar University (USTHB) (May 7 2011).
• The UNWTO and the University of Algarve welcome you to the Forum Tourism and Science: Bridging theory and practice, to be held in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, on 1-3 June 2011. Participants are invited to submit papers by April 30 (April 6 2012).
• Mr. André Vallerand, President of the World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (CED), has been appointed Special Advisor on Destination Management to the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Taleb Rifai (March 11 2011).
• Global Tourism Forum Andorra calls for collective action for a more competitive and responsible tourism OMT (March 8 2011).
• Call for communication: Journée de Management du Tourisme, Disneyland Paris for Juin 10, 2011 (January 27 2011).
• School of Hospitality & Tourism Management (SHTM), University of Jammu announces an International Conference on “Sustainable Destination Excellence: Innovations in Alternative Tourism (SDEIAT 2011)” scheduled for February 17-18, 2011 (January 10 2011).
• UNWTO Supports Advances of T.20 in Positioning Tourism in the Global Agenda (October 20 2010).
• Silk Road Action Plan to Boost Tourism Development across Twenty Six Countries (October 20 2010).
• UNWTO/Malaysia World Tourism Conference Calls for a Greener and More Profitable Tourism Sector (October 20 2010).
• Thai Foreign Minister Speaks for Tourism (October 20 2010).
• UNWTO Supports Regional Approach to Tourism Development in Europe (October 20 2010).
• Favourable Public Policies and New Business Models Top Agenda at UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at the World Travel Market (October 20 2010).
• UNWTO Advances Partnership Approach for Monitoring Sustainability (October 20 2010).
• Professor François Bédard Director of CIFORT and CED will give a paper entitled System of Measures of Excellence in Destinations: Development and experimentation; at the inaugural session of the Conference of TTRA-Canada in Quebec City (October 3 2010).
• The World Centre of Excellence for Destinations joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (October 13 2010).
• Launch of the new version of the CED Website (October 3 2010).
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