(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.

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.

Cultural heritage tourism (or just heritage tourism or diaspora tourism) is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.

Understanding the opportunities brought about by ICTs in the tourism industry, and implementing effective e business solutions has become a priority for public authorities and tourism providers at national, regional and community levels in many developing countries.

Tourism planning needs to reflect recent moves towards more integrated and consultative spatial and community planning, including processes like integrated coastal zone management.

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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.

Christian tourism is a subcategory of religious tourism which is geared towards Christians.

In August 2007 the tourism office was upgraded to a Provincial Tourism Department.

Tourism employs others.

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Tourism Income from tourism is key to the economy of several Latin American countries.

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

This is an all encompassing brief, covering everything we do as a community and an economy in areas ranging from international trade to art, culture, and tourism.

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.

They should raise awareness among tourism enterprises about the potential of ICTs for tourism development.

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Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27.

In August 2009, Lee was appointed an ambassador for Korean tourism by the Korean Tourism Organization.

Tourism According to an estimation of the World Tourism Organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020.

Part A considers the role of ICTs for tourism development in developing countries and the strategic challenges for local tourism enterprises to successfully participate in international tourism markets.

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

The Internet gives tourism providers in developing countries an opportunity to access international tourism markets directly and promote a diversified tourism offer based on their cultural and natural resources.

Tourism In 2005, Finnish tourism grossed over 6.7 billion with a 5 increase from the previous year.

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

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To what extent can ICTs enable tourism enterprises in developing countries to become more competitive on tourism markets?

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.

However, new technology has allowed other non traditional providers of tourism services such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to enter the distribution market for tourism services and become providers of e tourism.

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.

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