Welcome to Edition #37 of Saint Ange Tourism 2018, Monday 17th September 2018
The Editorial this week highlights:-
a. World Tourism Day 2018 marked by UNWTO and a Tourism Festival in Seychelles.
b. 4th volcano eruption in Reunion Island in 2018.
World Tourism Day 2018 Marked By UNWTO And A Tourism Festival In Seychelles
World Tourism Day, celebrated every 27th September around the world, is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on tourism’s actual and potential contribution to sustainable development.
This year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) will help to put the opportunities provided to tourism, by technological advances including big data, artificial intelligence and digital platforms, on the map of sustainable development. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) sees digital advances and innovation as part of the solution to the challenge of marrying continued growth with a more sustainable and responsible tourism sector.
“Harnessing innovation and digital advances provides tourism with opportunities to improve inclusiveness, local community empowerment and efficient resource management, amongst other objectives within the wider sustainable development agenda”, said UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili.
Seychelles has used World Tourism Day 2018 to launch a Tourism Festival and it should help echo the importance of tourism for the islands and for each and every Seychellois.
