Training Course (in Spanish) on Sustainable Tourism and Local Development in Rural Areas, 19-23 October 2020

By September 11, 2020 September 29th, 2020 ILO Featured Events POM

The course is based on the concept of tourism as an engine for the creation of economic activities and decent employment in rural areas. During the remote and face-to-face phases, the keys necessary for tourism to be a sustainable socio-economic alternative will be examined in detail, and what are the elements to take into account to design a rural development strategy based on tourism.

Introduction to the Course:

The course is based on the concept of tourism as an engine for the creation of economic activities and decent employment in rural areas. During the remote and face-to-face phases, the keys necessary for tourism to be a sustainable socio-economic alternative will be examined in detail, and what are the elements to take into account to design a rural development strategy based on tourism. The course is based on the concept of tourism as an engine for the creation of economic activities and decent employment in rural areas. During the remote and face-to-face phases, the keys necessary for tourism to be a sustainable socio-economic alternative will be examined in detail, and what are the elements to take into account to design a rural development strategy based on tourism.

Who attends this course?

This course is aimed at policy makers, technicians and key socio-economic actors in the development of tourism at the local and regional level who develop their activities in public and private institutions, in civil society organizations or international cooperation related to the subject of the course. in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and Portuguese-speaking Africa.

What are the topics of the course?
  • Tourism as an engine of sustainable local development
  • Marketing and management of tourist destinations in rural areas
  • Development of value chains for the inclusive growth of the tourism sector
  • Design of strategic plans and development projects based on tourism
What am I going to learn?

• Examine strategies that promote tourism to stimulate prosperous and inclusive development in rural areas.
• Analyze the opportunities that the tourism sector can offer in terms of creating productive, quality and environmentally friendly work.
• Know and assess the different components that make up the tourist offer of a rural territory through the application of specific techniques and tools and approach the concepts of marketing and destination management.

What can I do?

• Share strategies that can empower rural communities in national and international tourism value chains.
• Promote the exchange of experiences and the identification of good practices with a special emphasis on the potential of South-South and triangular cooperation mechanisms.

Why should I register?

This course could be an opportunity to learn how to build a more responsible and committed tourism sector that can capitalize on its immense potential in terms of economic prosperity, social inclusion, peace and understanding, cultural and environmental preservation.

This is a training proposal based on the concept of tourism as an engine for the creation of decent employment in rural areas and that examines the elements to take into account to design a local development strategy based on tourism.

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