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The Principal Secretary for Tourism, Mrs. Anne Lafortune, led the Seychelles delegation to the 6th International Conference on Tourism Statistics held in Manila, Philippines at the end of June.
The conference organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), was themed “Measuring Sustainable Tourism,” in line with the UN’s declaration of the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development.
The meeting gathered ministers, statistical chiefs, policy experts and statisticians dedicated to sustainable tourism. In the case of Seychelles, PS Lafortune was accompanied by Mrs. Bernice Senaratne, the Director for Policy, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ms. Sheena Saldahna a statistician from the National Bureau of Statistics and Ms. Kathleen Nicette, also a statistician from the Central Bank of Seychelles.
Marcio Favilla, the Executive Director for Operational Programs and Institutional Relations of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), highlighted the growing significance of intra-regional travel at the 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics being held from June 21-24, 2017 in Manila in the Philippines.
Favilla cited the phenomenal growth of Asia at 80% between Southeast Asia, China, South Korea, and Japan. He took note of the robustness and resiliency of the region through its continuing promotions.
The promotion process tells the world what these countries have to offer to the world, citing the Philippines as a prime example of a nation with “great advantage.”
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