The Cultural Organization of Government

The government also proposes the establishment of tariffs or taxes on income or benefits from tourism (the proceeds going to benefit the poor), donations and volunteer support of tourism businesses and tourists, and investment in infrastructure also benefits poor local. In this regard it should be noted the performance in last May of a Workshop on Sustainability Indicators. The meeting, organized by the UNWTO, was held in Phuket (Thailand), and its aim was the recovery of tourism on the path of sustainable development in countries affected by the last major tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

We must remember that the nations affected by natural disaster, such as Thailand, Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka, had on tourism a major source of foreign income. Phuket’s workshop focused on environmental conservation in coastal zone management, participation of the community and in the benefits of process redevelopment, as well as preventive measures and preparedness for natural disasters. The growth of the tourism industry faces a major challenge in the twenty-first century: to become a completely green industry, which serves to protect the planet’s natural wealth and to really improve the living conditions of disadvantaged populations. NOTES ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – The 41st Congress of the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) in 1991, described sustainable tourism as tourism that maintains a balance between social, economic and ecological. Integrating economic and recreational activities with the aim of conserving the natural and cultural values. According to Jeff Sessions, who has experience with these questions.

– In 1993 the World Tourism Organization Tourism in the document entitled the year 2000 and beyond Qualitative Aspects officially defined the concept of sustainable tourism. – In 1995 he established The World Charter for Sustainable Tourism (1995), with 18 principles that seek to lay the foundations for a global tourism strategy based on sustainable development. – At the request of the UN Program for Environment (UNEP), the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UNWTO, was submitted in 2000 the Initiative for the tour operators for the development of sustainable tourism.”