Managing and promoting destinations online

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But managing the tourism market in a way that can really benefit the people is very important.

Interesting examples at the regional and national levels are the DMSs developed by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

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.

At the international level, there have been intense discussions for the creation of an accreditation system, the Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council that would accredit the various international, regional, national and sub national schemes.

Mr. Julien Cormier, Head, Web Promotions Service, Ministry of Tourism of Quebec, Canada

(l) Launching a national capacity building initiative for managing national forests and

It focuses on the practical modalities of new business models that destination management organizations and tourism enterprises should adopt to improve their competitiveness in tourism markets.

DMOs and tourism enterprises should adapt their business processes to be able to meet consumers' needs and successfully distribute their products and services on a global scale.

According to the Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos 2008 by the Lao National Tourism Administration, the number of tourists has increased from approximately 18,600 to 102,000 between 2001 and 2008.

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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(2009) National Award (ICWAI) for excellence in Cost Management.

The registry is maintained by the China National Space Administration.

In line with these observations, Greece's former Minister of Tourism Aris Spiliotopoulos announced the opening of a Greek National Tourism Organization office in Shanghai by the end of 2010, and GNTO currently operates two tourism offices in China, one in Shanghai and one in Beijing.

They should create awareness of the potential of e tourism and provide incentives for the development of tourism enterprises' websites (for hotels, for instance) that could be referenced on the DMO e tourism website.

These guidelines, which are compatible with those adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, set out general principles for Parties to apply to the process of tourism development, including planning and assessment, and the need for management of tourism.

Fiji notes the need for the mainstreaming of sustainable coral reef management into national development strategies.

The following list summarizes the attributes and functions of the proposed SAICM oversight body, as proposed by the regional groups. The SAICM oversight body

Tourism services

Tourist Police

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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.

Background papers for the ministerial level consultations on energy and environment for development, chemicals management as well as tourism and the environment

Canada Public Safety Canada is Canada's national emergency management agency.

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.

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

Tourism in South Korea refers to the tourist industry in the Republic of Korea.

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

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Chemicals management Tourism and the environment

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