WTM London – आवारा मुसाफिर

Women’s empowerment ‘centre stage’ of tourism’s restart

November 12, 2022741 Views

The shared progress being made in putting women’s empowerment ‘centre stage’ of tourism’s restart was presented at the World Travel Market in London With the pandemic having made clear the extent to which women and girls everywhere are disproportionately affected by crisis, UNWTO partnered with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and UN Women to put gender equality at the heart of recovery plans. The Center Stage project was piloted in four countries – Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan and Mexico – bringing on board both governments and businesses as well as NGOs and community associations. As part of the initiative, UNWTO conducted a survey on the impact of COVID-...

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Kerala sets global model in Responsible Tourism

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November 10, 2022637 Views

A major vehicle for economic empowerment of people, say experts at WTM London Kerala’s Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative has set a global model in sustainable destination development by creating better places for people to live in and visit, according to speakers at a special seminar at World Travel Mart (WTM), London. Participating in the seminar held on Wednesday to celebrate 15 years of Kerala’s experience in taking forward the community-based RT initiative and half-a-decade of the state RT Mission, the experts drawn from different countries said it was the effective involvement of the community in all RT activities in the state that has resulted in the evolution of a successful model in the post-Covid world. Minister for Tourism, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, who inaugura...

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Kerala’s STREET tourism project bags global award

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November 8, 2022294 Views

Water conservation initiative clinches the honour at WTM London Kerala’s sustainable and inclusive tourism project STREET has received the global award at the World Travel Mart (WTM) London in recognition of the water conservation initiatives successfully carried out as part of the community-oriented destination development plans. STREET-- which stands for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic Tourism-- is a participatory tourism development approach evolved on the basis of UNWTO's motto ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’. The project is being implemented as part of the globally-acclaimed Responsible Tourism initiative of the Kerala Tourism Department. The state bagged the award for the commendable work it carried out for ‘Conserving Water and Improving ...

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Kerala’s Aymanam Responsible Tourism Project wins WTM award

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November 2, 20211311 Views

The Aymanam Model Responsible Tourism Village Project won Kerala Tourism (KT), the World Travel Market’s ‘Indian Responsible Tourism One To Watch’ award, fetching global attention to the riverine location near Kottayam in the state. Meenachil River, Kottayam, Kerala Kerala Tourism Director Krishna Teja, IAS, received the honour at the ongoing WTM in London in the ‘High Speed Diversification’ category for tourist activities spanning two years ending on March 31, 2020. The award-winning project functions under KT’s Responsible Tourism Mission, which was formed four years ago as a nodal agency by the Kerala government. The project won the WTM recognition 14 months after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Aymanam as a model RT village. The award comes after the village f...

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UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit commits to investing in tourism’s sustainable future

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October 26, 2021304 Views

Tourism leaders from around the world will once again come together for the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit at WTM London this November, to commit to investing in the sector’s sustainable future. The summit is the largest annual gathering of tourism ministers and will take place on Tuesday 2nd November during WTM London – the leading global event for the travel industry. Ministers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts are invited to take part. FILE PHOTO: World Travel Market London 2019, ExCeL London - WTM Festivals & Party For more than 10 years, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and WTM London have partnered to host a high-level summit, focusing on key challenges and opportunities facing the sector. The 2021 Summit will also be present...