Sustainable tourism to be measured

Friday, 11 Jul, 2017 0

Massive UNWTO Manila Conference sets roadmap to measure Sustainable Tourism

Nearly 1.000 experts from over 80 countries convened for three days in Manila to lay the groundwork for a framework to measure sustainable tourism in its economic, social and environmental dimensions. The event was part of the calendar of official events of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017

This represents a global commitment to sustainable tourism and the need to measure it through a consistent statistical approach recognizing that effective sustainable tourism policies require an integrated, coherent and robust information base.

A total of 973 participants from 88 countries, among which Ministers, Chief Statisticians, private sector and key decision makers from international organizations, gathered in Manila to discuss how to advance a rigorous, statistical approach to the measurement of sustainable tourism

" Said UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai: "The Manila Conference constitutes a milestone for tourism measurement, not only by extending the current statistical standards beyond their economic focus to cover the social and environmental dimensions, but because it represents a global commitment to sustainable tourism and a recognition of its contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Manila Call for Action reflects the collective vision and commitment to collaborate on the further development and implementation of a Measuring Sustainable Tourism statistical framework.

The document will be formally presented by the Secretary of Tourism of The Philippines, Mrs. Wanda Teo, to the UNWTO General Assembly, taking place in Chengdu, China, this September.

Valere Tjolle

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