SLHTA’s President Remarks on World Tourism Day 2020 – SLHTA News (26th September 2020)
SLHTA’s President Remarks on World Tourism Day 2020 – SLHTA News (26th September 2020)
“Tourism and Rural Development” and this day of observation comes at a critical moment, as countries around the world look to tourism to drive recovery from the effects of the pandemic, including in rural communities where the sector is often a leading employer and economic pillar.
In a recent release of a landmark Policy Brief on tourism from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he explained that “for rural communities, indigenous peoples and many other historically marginalized populations, tourism has been a vehicle for integration, empowerment and generating income.”
Zurab Pololikashvili, the UNWTO Secretary-General, said that “Tourism helps rural communities hold onto their unique natural and cultural heritage, supporting conservation projects, including those safeguarding endangered species, lost traditions or flavours….READ MORE
The principal tourism private sector agency in Saint Lucia, the SLHTA is responsible for facilitating tourism sector development and management in Saint Lucia.
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