20. The tourist industry is the principal economic activity.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the decentralization of tourism marketing activities to the provincial tourism offices proved a failure and responsibility for tourist related promotional activities was restored to the national tourist office at the start of 2005.

Moreover, most severe impacts of tourism stem from the infrastructure and construction activity that it entails rather than the recreational activities themselves.

11. Welcomes the positive measures taken by the World Tourism Organization and professionals in the field of tourism to combat sex tourism, and encourages the reinforcement of such activities

Tourism, which has been the engine of our national economic growth for the past three decades, has suffered a sharp decline.

A large choice of hotels in all price ranges, tourist packages, leisure time activities and so forth.

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Previously, the first event was successfully held here to create an exclusive cultural tourism brand event integrating cultural tourism IP, creative market and traditional folk culture experience.

Child sex tourism means tourism organized with the intention to facilitate or effect directly of indirectly the sale of children, child pornography , child prostitution or any other unlawful sexual practices .

To implement the Phuket Action Plan, the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the international tourism community, has initiated a series of specific activities and actions including familiarization trips for the media and tour operators, communication campaigns, waiving of participation fees at international tourism fairs, assistance in channelling funds to small and medium sized tourism enterprises, workshops on risk management and repositioning of tourism products.

ICTs could be used to present dynamically tourism products by travel experience (activities) or preferences (duration of stay, type of accommodation, price).

The considerable expansion of tourism activities, even to isolated destinations, and the important linkages of tourism with other economic activities explained why tourism was particularly well placed to meet the needs of the poor.

The World Tourism Organization shall submit to the United Nations regular reports on its activities.

Additional regulations may also be applied to certain activities in specific locations.

Mr. Uvil Padilla Barahona, Promotion and Events Officer, Secretariat of Tourism, Honduras

In developing communication campaigns, Governments should build upon the knowledge and dissemination potential of the tourism sector, in particular in order to reach individual tourists.

According to the Government of Anguilla, the marketing and promotional activities of the Anguilla Tourist Board and the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association are having a positive impact on the industry, and a 20 per cent increase is projected for 2004, compared to 2003.

Proportionately, tourism will grow faster in less developed countries than in developed economies over the next ten years, and there is a growing market interest in rural and activity tourism compared with staying in traditional resorts.

Tourism cannot truly become more sustainable unless consumers (tourists) consistently favour more sustainable destinations and activities in their purchasing decisions.

How can UNEP activities in the area of sustainable tourism be strengthened?

The UNCTAD E Tourism Initiative has carried out several activities related to capacity building.

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.

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.

It called for the United Nations to enhance its support for the World Tourism Organization in furthering its activities to implement the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.

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Today's online tourism is a very dynamic market, and the number of providers, both generalists and niche players, is rapidly increasing.

Designates the World Tourism Organization as the lead agency of the United Nations system for coordinating the activities of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication

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.

DMOs need to have a comprehensive vision of existing and potential market segments, tourism evolution and prospects, consumers' tourism related Internet usage and tourism behaviour to be able to translate them into web based technologies, customer centered services and marketing campaigns.

Marine wildlife tourism generates many times more revenues from non extractive activities, such as visits to intact marine habitats.

The Tourist Board has taken over administrative and financial responsibility for the tourism sector, contributing significantly to Anguilla s marketing efforts through increased mobilization of resources to finance promotional activities, and the implementation of a tourism strategic marketing plan developed under the European Union financed Caribbean Tourism Development Programme, as well as a United Kingdom funded Tourism Promotion and Development Project.22

Antarctic tourism activities are increasing, as is their diversity (camping, climbing, kayaking and scuba diving), presenting new management challenges.

How do you expect them to travel in times like these?

We train corporate travel agents for the travel industry.

A review of the status of e tourism initiatives undertaken by national DMOs in LDCs, based on an informal survey of national tourism websites, highlighted the main challenges encountered in the development of an effective DMS. Resilient barriers still hamper DMOs' efforts to fully exploit the potential of the Internet and compete on an equal footing.

The NPSC works very closely with the police, NGOs such as the End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism (ECPAT) and Stop the Trafficking of Pilipinos (STOP) in conducting surveillance of tourists and tourist spots of questionable reputation and activities.

However, construction activity and earnings from tourism continue to increase compared with pre 1991 figures.

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

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.

(viii) working with other Divisions in ESCAP to address health issues in transport, including HIV AIDS and road safety

Essentially speaking, the tourism style town is a complex open style tourism area, and it should be a shared living space for local residents, exotic tourists and even sojourners.

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