Re: [Fwd: CARIBBEAN: "Butch" Stewart Salutes Community Tourism Pioneer]

Thanks for this press release - we have shared this with the community of
Resource where the bammy photo was taken and they are very excited and would
like two large photos for the family home where the bammy making is located
and for their community information centre.

This could take the form of a presentation to them through Counterpart ,
Sandals and Countrystyle to show support for community tourism in Resource.
We could look at planning a special day to do this.
Please let us know what you think of this idea.
Best regards
Diana
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From: "Yacine Khelladi" <yacine@YACINE.NET>
To: <CANGONET@YORKU.CA>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:39 PM
Subject: [Fwd: CARIBBEAN: "Butch" Stewart Salutes Community Tourism Pioneer]

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: CARIBBEAN: "Butch" Stewart Salutes Community Tourism Pioneer
> Date: 9 Aug 2002 13:55:38 -0000
> From: SCherrouk@counterpart.org
> To: tourism-newswire@sidsnet.org
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Contact: Samira Cherrouk
> 202 721-1577 (scherrouk@counterpart.org)
>
> Photographs Available at: http://www.mediaexchange.info/tmp/diana.asp
> (See Captions Below)
>
> "BUTCH" STEWART SALUTES COMMUNITY TOURISM PIONEER
>
> JAMAICA, West Indies (August 8, 2002) - Chairman of Air Jamaica and
> Sandals Resorts, Gordon "Butch" Stewart has taken his hat off to one of
> Jamaica's ardent promoters of community tourism.
>
> Speaking recently at a "Community Tourism" media event at the family-run
> Astra Inn hotel in Mandeville, Stewart saluted the work of the
> unwavering Diana McIntyre-Pike for her efforts in promoting the
> community tourism experience and training Jamaican nationals in the
> basics of tourism hospitality.
>
> "Diana is probably one of the most stubborn people that I know," said
> Stewart, "because she refuses to allow any barriers to hold her back."
> While hailing her pioneering role in preparing communities for the
> tourism industry, he said her ability to network and forge ahead is very
> impressive.
>
> "Constant tourism education is the reason why visitors are able to walk
> the countryside and mix with people with enjoyment and without any
> incident."
>
> According to McIntyre-Pike, community tourism is an integrated approach
> which embraces all aspects of a community and all aspects of tourism,
> including culture, heritage, educational, recreational, spiritual,
> adventure and eco-tourism.
>
> At her training programmes, held at the Astra Inn and delivered through
> the Sustainable Communities Foundation, students are taught how to
> develop their entrepreneurial skills, etiquette, product knowledge and
> the basics of business operations. "Visitors are interested in having a
> community experience and being educated in the way of life. Therefore,
> we must be prepared to welcome visitors in communities that are
> hospitable, clean, safe, crime free, drug free, and environmentally
> friendly."
>
> McIntyre-Pike thanked Stewart for the endorsement and emphasized that
> community tourism advocates are not interested in competing with other
> niches within the tourism industry. "We all can work together as a
> team," she said.
>
> CAPTIONS:
>
> 1) Diana McIntyre-Pike: One of the Caribbean's leading advocates of
> community tourism.
>
> 2) "Butch" Stewart helps flip some bammi while on a community tour in
> Manchester.
>
> ENDS
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Received on Thu Aug 15 10:15:39 2002