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International Trade Forum - Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020
Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020
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The road now less travelled
Author: DOROTHY TEMBOThe global spread of the coronavirus pandemic has hit us all with incredible speed – and the tourism and hospitality sector is one most impacted.
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Bridging differences
Author: EVELYN SELTIERWhen you think of Myanmar, you might picture rich fauna, tropical forests, sparkling beaches, and a dramatic silhouette of temples and pagodas against a mountainous backdrop. It is undeniable that Myanmar, with its beautifully diverse landscape and rich cultural history, has a lot to offer. And tourism is set to pave the way for economic development in this often less-travelled Asian land in the years ahead.
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Making community-based tourism shine where it matters
Author: JEANETTE SCHERPENZEELThe Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries of the Netherlands, or CBI for short, is working in several Asian and African countries to increase sustainable tourism and connect tour operators to the European market. CBI and the International Trade Centre are no strangers to working with each other – since 2014, the two organizations have been reinforcing Myanmar’s sustainable tourism market under the Netherlands Trust Fund. They now collaborate on the Inclusive Myanmar Tourism Project 2018-2021.
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Tourism and the Sustainable Development Agenda: Seizing opportunity in crisis
Author: ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILICOVID-19 has brought global tourism to a standstill as countries impose full or partial travel restrictions and consumers stay home. Prior to 2020 international arrivals had been rising by an average of 4% a year. While it is too early to quantify the full cost of the pandemic, it is clear that this sudden fall in demand will have a significant impact, hampering economic development throughout the entire tourism value chain and its SMEs and placing millions of jobs at risk, most notably those held by the most vulnerable members of our societies.
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Five million stars
Author: KHALTMAAGIIN BATTULGAKhaltmaagiin Battulga was born in 1963 in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. In early life, the president was both an artist and an athlete before turning to business and politics. He served in several ministries before being sworn in as president of Mongolia in July 2017. The president took time out of his busy schedule to talk about Mongolia’s truly unique offering to global tourists, the Nomadic by Nature lifestyle – and what it means for the nation’s economy.
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Certification can go a long way
Author: LARISA BIRTHRIGHTSince 2016, the travel industry is seeing more travellers around the world demanding tourism experiences that have better environmental and social impacts. A recent report by UK-based ABTA, a travel association, states for example, that for 50% of Britons travelling on ABTAapproved trips, a travel company’s green credentials are important or essential when choosing a holiday, its highest level ever.
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Maasai eco-lodge creates win-win for humans and animals alike
Author: JOHNSON GILISHOTourists who visit the Laikipia district north of Mount Kenya, between fertile highlands to the south and vast arid plains stretching north, do not only come to experience our eco-lodge, the Maasai hospitality and the stunning scenery they also come to see its wildlife.
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Cultural restoration as a catalyst for development
Author: AZIZ BOOLANIIn the wake of the Industrial Revolution, the rise of capitalism and rapid urban expansion, many ancient mountain cultures worldwide were threatened with oblivion.
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With flying comes great responsibility
Author: MICHAEL GILLAviation provides the world’s only global rapid transportation network. That makes it essential for global business. Air transport helps countries contribute to the global economy by increasing access to international markets and allowing the globalization of production. Without it, world trade would struggle.
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Matching growth opportunities with sustainability
Author: ANDY HARMERThe water around and below us, the air above us, the communities around us, the people who work for us: all are critical factors when it comes to planning a sustainable growth strategy for the cruise industry based on leadership, stewardship and partnership.
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Opening world markets for Tanzanian spice exporters
Authors: WAQAS RAFIQUE and AMAN GOELPaul de Rooij, an investor in Tanzania’s spice sector, has an expansive knowledge of cinnamon.
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Blazing trails in the Gambia
Author: WAQAS RAFIQUEIsatou Foon is a trailblazer. If you were to ask the first young woman to train in community-based tourism in the Gambia what she would like to achieve in life, her reply would be ‘the unachievable’! Her confidence appears unshakable when she describes a great source of joy in her life.
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Answering the effects of climate change with organic coconuts
Authors: SARAH CHARLES and EVELYN SELTIERMaria Genao’s gaze is hopeful while scanning her four acres of fields, covered in banana and coconut palm trees.
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Giving back to society: A recycling business venture
Authors: WAQAS RAFIQUE and Suwendrani JayaratneHenry and Susi belong to the new breed of entrepreneurs emerging all over the world. Like their counterparts elsewhere, they, too, have their cursor on the right spots: environmental, economic and social sustainability aspects of their business venture.
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World Export Development Forum 2020
Sustainable tourism is at the centre of the 20th edition of the International Trade Centre’s annual flagship event, the World Export Development Forum. This year’s host, the Government of Mongolia, welcomes you to Ulaanbaatar at the end of August. We will bring together the major actors in the field of sustainable tourism to discuss the way forward and measures for recovery in the context of the COVID-19 economic crisis.
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