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Essentials of Tourism Destination Competitiveness

Sustainability is an imperative for the competitiveness of tourism destinations worldwide, which is reflected in their sales strategies.

This is considered Umberto Rivas, an expert consultant to the World Tourism Organization, during his speech in the Dominican Tourism Forum (Feature) 2011, on the economic indicators, social and environmental sustainability.

The concept focuses on competitiveness from the tourist ensure a satisfying experience, respect the authenticity of host communities, optimal use of environmental resources and ensure sustainable economic activities in the long term.

Rivas said that the most desirable destinations are those that retain their cultural identity.

The specialist warns of the need to encourage the active participation of local communities in tourism, through the decentralization of planning and management processes and improving the political and administrative conditions, in addition to providing knowledge on tourism.

Rivas argues that the sector is called to reduce leakage and strengthen economic ties with the local economy, besides encouraging voluntary contributions from tourists.

The Mexican exhibitor Ramon Martinez notes that trends of travelers are changing, among other things because they get increasingly more information and the virtual environment brings them to different destinations. This reality allows tourists to choose best quality standards to better cost and demand high levels of legal, health and personal.

In addition, visitors looking for authentic experiences closer to nature, which require environmental quality, as reported by the speaker.

Martinez argues that the trend of world tourism leans toward a new model that suggests creating a participatory planning and empowerment of host communities and promotes a gradual development based on the experiences of bidders and the market requirements, rather than waiting immediate results.

It also proposes the planning of projects through consistent and comprehensive policies, in addition to direct investment to developing activities and the creation of unique experiences, and promotes an architectural scheme in accordance with the cosmogony of the destination.

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Strengthening Rural Tourism In Aysen Region

The strengthening of rural tourism in the Ayden region within the entire local tourism, aims to work agreement signed by regional directors Senator America Soto, and INDAP, Carlos Henniker.

The agreement was signed in the House of Rural Tourism in Coyhaique operating point of contact between the more than 30 rural tourism service providers who work from La Junta to Villa O’Higgins and the domestic and foreign tourists who come to the area, looking for accommodation, horseback riding, trekking, roasted Patagonian and experiences related to natural experiences.

The agreement provides for “joint efforts to promote, encourage and strengthen the development of rural tourism in the Ayden region, in order to position the activities associated with this special interest tourism as a quality tourism product that can be enhanced, promoted and marketed.”

INDAP director, Carlos Henniker, said: “The initiative is part of the Ayden Plan and strengthening public-private joint with a view to helping members of the rural tourism networks associated INDAP involved and part of the regional tourism identified as a target of special interest tourism, in Patagonia. ”

Specific actions are to develop management skills, management and marketing, facilitating the connection between supply and demand, lowering the barriers that limit the competitiveness of microenterprises and strengthen the position of rural tourisms a competitive alternative in the regional market .

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Cantabria Record High In 2010 Occupancy

Pas Valleys is the fate of Cantabria which recorded higher occupancy in 2010, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey published by the Cantabrian Institute of Statistics (ICAN).

In particular, we have placed first in the occupancy rates in relation to the number of existing establishments in the region, reaching 45.83% and the average stay away from, reaching on average 2.58 days per passenger.

Thus, in the region have recorded a total of 154,347 overnight stays with a total of 909 seats available, as highlighted by the association of the Pas Valley.

Meanwhile, the Autonomous Community of tourists have moved to this location is Madrid, with a total of 44,251, followed by 23,185 in the Basque Country, Castillo y Leon with 20,925, and 13,850 Asturias travelers.

In point of foreign tourists the country that has moved to 1376 was Germany, followed by Italy with 853 and UK 645.

Regarding the average, where the Pas Valleys have also been placed first, highlight the month of April with 4.41 days to 3.29 days and February.

Angel Saenz, president of the Association of Pas valleys, highlighted the “constant effort” being made since 2006 to implement a first phase of the Tourism Promotion Plan and subsequently the Tourism Marketing Plan of the Pas Valley, “As These figures show that good results are bringing us both in attracting tourists and in positioning the region as a destination of excellence.”

Since the launch of two of the Valley Tourist Plans developed in the region Pasig’s have driven activities to boost the local economy, such as Craft Fairs, Markets typical products, the Gastronomic, or creating new typical products such as the Cheese Plate of the Pas Valley, among others.

Moreover the area has been promoted in tourism fairs to impact nationally and internationally, as Fitter in Madrid, Expovacaciones in Bilbao, Valladolid Incur, or the International Tourism Fair of Catalonia.

Have also been edited and republished several publications such as Travel Guide, Gourmet, maps of the region in various languages, calendars, DVDs, and various merchandising items.

Other icons of reference has been holding for five editions of the National Photography Contest Pas valleys, which in turn has allowed to hold exhibitions in their outcome to promote the region of Cantabria not only within but also in other sites Spain.

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Tourist Spending Holiday In Europe

Europe has many places to go and many are tourists who want to spend your vacation through Europe, the old continent, and all the attractions that Europe has to offer tourists.

Travelers wishing to spend their holidays in Europe should be aware that they have to get an Air Europe. For this, the tourists are to travel for your vacation to Europe must take into account such that while huge amounts of air cities in Europe are European, not all receive direct flights from Argentina or Latin America.

This issue of European air, easily solved because the airlines have provided a wealth of tours to various tourist destinations and are arranged in such a way that air can reach European tourists with some scale to the desired destination holiday.

While this may seem like a setback, should not necessarily be as tourists take an Air Europe can take advantage of scale to learn more tourist destinations for Europeans and tourists want to know during your vacation.

One interesting thing about Europe is that the air, plus air that Europe will take tourists to the continent to start trip tourists can get a package or air Europe enabling the tourists to know a lot of tourist destinations one trip to Europe.

Between countries and tourist destinations in Europe for tourists traveling to Europe during your holiday will be able to find different means of transport so fast can lead to a tourist destination of Europe to another tourist destination in Europe. In addition to land transport that can perform this kind of trip the air over Europe can be a good option for travel within Europe.

Some airlines and travel agencies offer packages that allow air European tourists who have chosen Europe as a destination for your holiday visit more than one tourist destination in Europe for vacation. This can crystallize for example in a Europe that will air from Argentina to any destination in Europe and then I add some other European air that allows tourists to travel to some other tourist spot and so do different circuits in Europe.

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Tour Operators Chubut Coordinated by Deputy Tourism

Tour Operators of Chubut coordinated by the Undersecretary of Tourism and Protected Areas, will participate in the 8th edition of the International Exhibition Event Management and Tourism Meeting, with an institutional stand of 54 square meters which will be presented in conjunction with the Bureau of Commodore Rivadavia , Puerto Marin and Treble.

The fair will run from Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 August, in Halls 1 and 2 Centro Costa Saguaro, in the City of Buenos Aires, calling at more than 300 exhibitors, including Mexico,Chile, Cuba, Brazil and Paraguay.

An exclusive appointment.

Note that the only meeting Expoeventos integrator activity, which brings together all the supply and demand in the sector described as “Meeting Tourism.” It is the exclusive business meeting that connects the supply of professional organizers of congresses, fairs, exhibitions, corporate events and conventions and their suppliers with qualified demand of corporations, companies, institutions, chambers and professional associations, business and science.

In this context, Chubut different companies, market leaders will take the opportunity to present products and services that facilitate the organization of events.

Exhibited at the stand of the province, the Commodore Convention & Visitors Bureau along with “Curtains Up” – event planning, ‘”Congress Rental” – provider of technology and logistics for events, “Aero blue” – tourism services, “Austral Hotel “and artisanal chocolate factory” of the colony “, the Tourism Bureau Entreated the city of Treble, the hotel chain Reentry and” Chiron Travel “and” Puerto Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau.” The latter was formed recently and is composed of the following companies: Reentry Hotel, Hotel Land, Hotel Peninsula Valdes Hotel Toulouse Hotel Pire, Hotel, Hotel Same Hausa Hotel Gran Marin, Argentina Vision Travel Services Cyan-Co Tourism Flamenco Tours, Travel Quince, Puerto Marin Tourism and Travel Ryan’s CMM Events.

Exhibitions.

The exhibitors at Expoeventos 2011 will come face to face with potential customers in the rounds of each destination manages businesses with hosted buyers / buyers interested in choosing new cities for their events.

So, too, there will be an exciting schedule of exhibitions in the auditorium. Tuesday 9 am to 18:30 pm in the auditorium of the Centro Costa Saguaro, the director general of Promotion and Tourism Development, Leonardo Gaffed, accompanied by the Director of Regional Development and Emerging destinations, Magalia Valhi, the Undersecretary of Tourism and Areas Protected with the bureaus Treble, Puerto Marin and Commodore Rivadavia, presented the talk “Chubut Conventions and Gourmet.” Also, on Thursday 11 at 17:45, will present the talk “Commodore Rivadavia, City Events.”

Organizers and sponsors.

The exhibition is organized by the Argentina Association of Organizers and Suppliers Exhibition and Conference (AOCA) and is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, the Argentina Chamber of Tourism, the Argentina Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Medium Argentina Company, among others.

As part of the fair will be held on 10 the National Locations Venues Events and XLII Congress of aphids (International Association of Fairs of America), in which participation of leading figures worldwide in England, France, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Spain who will share their experiences in a series of public lectures.