Journal of Tourism and Services - Vysoká škola obchodnà v Praze
Journal of Tourism and Services - Vysoká škola obchodnà v Praze
Journal of Tourism and Services - Vysoká škola obchodnà v Praze
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Industry News<br />
UNWTO Affiliate Members Strengthened with 26 New<br />
Organizations<br />
At the 93rd Session <strong>of</strong> the UNWTO Executive Council (Madrid, Spain),<br />
applications from 26 c<strong>and</strong>idates were approved for joining the<br />
Organization’s Affiliate Members Programme. This new entrance not only<br />
means a great boost to the working relationship between the<br />
nongovernmental sector <strong>and</strong> the UNWTO but also a step forward in the<br />
opening to new sectors related to tourism, such as retail, ICT, media, <strong>and</strong><br />
law.<br />
Leading companies in their respective sectors such as Micros<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Innovation Center <strong>Tourism</strong> Technologies <strong>and</strong> Value Retail, as well as<br />
important institutions from the academic world such as the École<br />
Hôtelière de Lausanne <strong>and</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Business in Prague join DMOs in<br />
from Brazil <strong>and</strong> Korea in the latest admission to the Affiliate Members<br />
Programme <strong>of</strong> the World <strong>Tourism</strong> Organization.<br />
Following the admission process which for the first time included an<br />
agreement to the principles <strong>of</strong> the UNWTO Global Code <strong>of</strong> Ethics for<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong>, the 26 new members will be able to enjoy benefits including free<br />
access to UNWTO market intelligence, participation in the Organization’s<br />
industry reports, priority invitations to events <strong>and</strong> association with the<br />
UNWTO br<strong>and</strong>.<br />
In response to the new round <strong>of</strong> affiliations, Javier Blanco, Director <strong>of</strong><br />
UNWTO Affiliate Members said: “It is a great satisfaction for us to welcome<br />
these new 26 Affiliate Members. They will not only reinforce the vision<br />
<strong>and</strong> the capacity <strong>of</strong> the nongovernmental sector within the Organization<br />
but they represent a clear boost to the participation <strong>of</strong> the private sector<br />
in the positive impact tourism is making towards global development”.<br />
In recent years in addition to the diverse range <strong>of</strong> c<strong>and</strong>idatures from<br />
Europe, there has been a marked increase in affiliations from beyond this<br />
region with affiliations from nations as diverse as Brazil, Mexico,<br />
Colombia, Palestine, United States, Venezuela, Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea, Angola<br />
<strong>and</strong> Australia.<br />
(http://www.platma.org/index.php/mod.conts/mem.detalle_cn/id.243<br />
5/chk.8a4fee546460d73778a68397b123c0d2)<br />
Grada Publishing House Awards 2011<br />
The 2011 Grada Publishing House Awards Ceremony took place on May<br />
31 st 2012, rewarding six books <strong>of</strong> more than four hundreds published in<br />
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