[Fwd: CARIBBEAN: Workshop on Community-Based Tourism Training]

> For more information, please contact: Diana McIntyre-Pike -
> Executive Director, at deemac@cwjamaica.com

Mabel Sanabria wrote:
>
> THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION (SCF), JAMAICA
> Under the patronage of his Excellency, The Governor General, Sir
> Howard Cooke and sponsorship from
>
> INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM SANDALS RESORTS
> INTERNATIONAL and COUNTRYSTYLE, JAMAICA
> announce:
> "COMMUNITY TOURISM - THE WAY FORWARD"
> 1st CARIBBEAN RURAL & COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM TRAINING WORKSHOP
> August 24 - 26th, 2001
>
> AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
> 1) To create awareness for rural and community-based tourism
> throughout the Caribbean region and develop practical initiatives
> to achieve a successful community tourism programme
>
> 2) To demonstrate that Community Tourism can assist in creating a
> more positive interaction between visitors and communities,
> resulting in an improvement in their quality of life which
> enables citizens to realize their vision in their own
> environment.
>
> 3) To develop standards, marketing and funding strategies for
> Community Tourism
>
> 4) To develop training programmes for peace through tourism
> which takes into consideration the culture, heritage, natural and
> social environment of the communities
>
> 5) To promote the aims and obejectives of the International
> Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) and how travel
> promotes peace.
>
> For more information, please contact: Diana McIntyre-Pike -
> Executive Director, at deemac@cwjamaica.com
Received on Mon Jul 23 14:43:35 2001