Tourism
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The “Sustainable Tourism Policy, Guidelines and Implementation Strategy for the Out Islands of The Bahamas” was produced in 1994. A Sustainable Tourism Development Unit operates within the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism is the key economic sector in the Bahamas and its contribution to the national GDP has grown rapidly over the past several years. Tourism alone accounts for more than 50% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and directly or indirectly employs about 40% of the labor force....
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) coordinates tourism policy, aiming to expand traditional sectors such as business and leisure tourism while also pursuing hospital and education tourism. The STB is currently drafting a ten year Tourism Master Plan.
The tourism industry is a major source of foreign earnings, but in Singapore the control of dengue and chikungunya poses a challenge. As a business/tourism hub in an endemic region for many such diseases, it could be vulnerable to the introduction...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
A Master Plan on Tourism to develop the sustainable tourism sector is in the process of being updated.
There is a great deal of potential in Sao Tomé et Principe to develop a tourism sector based on current attractions such as colonial architecture and beaches. However, much of the classical architecture is entering a state of accelerated degradation, and the beaches are affected by the extraction of sand for construction use. Given the fragility and the sensitivity of different...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
There is ongoing preparation in Cape Verde of a Strategic Plan for the tourismsector, as well as an integrated tourism plan for the islands of Sal, Boa Vista and Maio that aims to create sustainable tourism development for Cape Verde.
Tourism is becoming one of the engines of growth for Cape Verde’s economy, reflecting the country’s comparative advantages in this area. Cape Verde’s tourist boom began in the year 2000, with the number of beds increasing 28% between 2000 and...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
The Third Tourism Master Plan (2007-2011) was developed by the Government of the Maldives with the support of UNWTO.
In the Maldives, development activities are mainly centred upon the tourism industry and its complementary service sectors. The tourism sector is one of the largest employers in the country and contributes about a third of the Maldives’ annual GDP, indirectly contributing to many sectors. The number of tourists visiting the Maldives annually nearly tripled from 1992 to...
