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Annex IV

When a seat on a plane or a room in a hotel is not sold on the day, its revenue is lost.

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.

Mr. Ahmed (World Tourism Organization) said that the conversion of the World Tourism Organization into a United Nations specialized agency was further recognition of the potential of tourism to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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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.

At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the World Tourism Organization had launched the concept of sustainable tourism as a tool for poverty elimination.

Source UNCTAD elaboration of data from the World Tourism Organization.

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

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.

2. The World Tourism Organization agrees to accept the Statute of the Joint Inspection Unit.

Report on post tsunami actions undertaken by the World Tourism Organization

2. The United Nations recognizes the decisive and central role of the World Tourism Organization, as an intergovernmental organization, in world tourism, as enshrined in its Statutes.

1. Takes note of the note by the Secretary General transmitting the report by the World Tourism Organization on the implementation of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism A 60 167.

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.

5. The World Tourism Organization shall inform the Economic and Social Council of matters of inter agency concern within its competence and of any formal agreement on such matters to be concluded between the World Tourism Organization and another agency within the United Nations system.

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

The key principles are endorsed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) an important actor in the field of tourism development and are currently being used to develop sustainable coastal tourism in Africa.

It was a symbolic gesture for the World Tourism Organization to meet at the destination that was most affected yet, for the most part, still operational

Officials of the World Tourism Organization shall be entitled, in accordance with such special arrangements as may be concluded between the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization, to use laissez passer of the United Nations.

6. Invites Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of sustainable tourism in developing countries for the eradication of poverty

4. When requesting the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion, the World Tourism Organization shall inform the Economic and Social Council of the request.

According to the World Tourism Organisation, 85 per cent of accommodation enterprises in developing countries are small and medium size.

At this meeting, the World Tourism Organization brought together government representatives from 42 countries as well as industry leaders, and representatives of regional organizations and financial institutions

8. Takes note of the cooperation between the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and the working contacts with the World Tourism Organization, aimed at promoting the sustainable development of the Black Sea region

10. Takes note of the cooperation between the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and the working contacts with the World Tourism Organization, aimed at the sustainable development of the Black Sea region

In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization, the World Tourism Organization shall cooperate with the United Nations by furnishing to it to the fullest extent possible such special information or studies, and by rendering such assistance to it as the United Nations may request.

1. The World Tourism Organization agrees to furnish any information which may be requested by the International Court of Justice in pursuance of Article 34 of the Statute of the Court.

3. The World Tourism Organization, accordingly, agrees to cooperate with the United Nations in whatever measure may be necessary to effect the required coordination of policies and activities.

(d) Note by the Secretary General transmitting the report on post tsunami actions undertaken by the World Tourism Organization (E 2005 48).

(d) Strengthening national and regional capabilities in further developing the tourism sector, sustainable tourism in particular, by strengthening the capacities of both human resources and institutions and promoting regional cooperation, especially networking of training institutions

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

Introductory statements were made by the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and by the representative of the World Tourism Organization.

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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.

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.

2. The World Tourism Organization recognizes that the United Nations is the central agency for the collection, analysis, publication, standardization and improvement of tourism statistics serving the general purposes of international organizations.

3. The World Tourism Organization agrees to conform, as far as may be practicable and appropriate, to standard practices and forms recommended by the United Nations.

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

3. Representatives of the World Tourism Organization shall be invited, for purposes of consultation, to attend meetings of the General Assembly when matters defined in paragraph 2 of the present article are under consideration.