A history of the world tourism organization / Peter Shackleford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shackleford, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--History.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book looks at a variety of topics from a UNWTO prospective: tourism statistics, the flow of tourists by country, the protection and safeguarding of tourism 2019; natural assets, tourism's impact on world trade, tourists' interactions, andtourism's promotion across countries. A definitive book on all aspects of travel and tourism.

Contents:

Cover

A History of the World Tourism Organization

Copyright

Table of Contents

About the Author

Preface

Acknowledgement

1. The International Union of Official Tourist Propaganda Organizations (IUOTPO) 1925 to 1940

Notes

2. The World Conference of National Tourist Organizations, London, October 1946

3. Developments in 1947 and 1948

Note

4. The Term of Office of Secretary-General François Morin, 1948 to 1957

5. Enter Robert C. Lonati, IUOTO Secretary-General

6. Strengthening the IUOTO Secretariat, the Rome Conference of 1963

7. Follow-up to the Rome Conference

8. 'Factors Which May Call for a Change in IUOTO's Status'

9. The Conference of Plenipotentiaries, Sofia 1969

10. The Road to Mexico City, 1970

11. Adoption of the (UN)WTO* Statutes

12. IUOTO in Transition

13. The Search for a Headquarters

14. The Move to Madrid

15. The World Tourism Conference

16. The World Tourism Meeting and the Visit to Headquarters of Pope John Paul II

17. The Tenth Anniversary and Winds of Change

18. The Good Intentions of Willibald Pahr

19. The Legacy of Cancún

20. 1992, An Anniversary Year

21. The Second Term of Antonio Enríquez Savignac

22. Francesco Frangialli Becomes Secretary-General Ad Interim

23. One Assessment, Nine Major Challenges

24. The World Tourism Organization Becomes a UN-Specialized Agency

25. Francesco Frangialli's Third Term

26. Turning a New Page - Dr Taleb Rifai Takes Charge 2009-2017

27. The Challenges Ahead

Visibility

Budget and Finance

Relations with the United Nations.

New Thinking, New Outcomes

Ethics

Technical Cooperation

Facilitation

Environment and Sustainability

Staff

Challenges

Affiliate Members

External Entities

Afterword: 'In the Beginning Was the Election'

References

Index of Persons

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781787697973

1787697975

OCLC:

1202480586