October 30, 2005
Two Conferences on Peace Through Tourism
Two conferences addressing peace and tourism took place during October 2005. Only one addressed social inclusion and inclusive travel.
The first took place October 2-5, 2005. It was organized by International Peace Through Tourism (IIPT). The 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism was Held in Pattaya, Thailand where the Second International Conference on Accessible Tourism will take place next year. The stream on Univesal Design in tourism was organized locally by Topong Kulkanchit, Area Director of Disabled People's International.
The second event, Destinations 2005, was organized by Destinations and took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 24 - 26, 2005. It was the second Annual Summit of the World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development. It did not include a section further developing the document produced in Rio de Janeiro last December at Designing for the 21st Century, "The Rio Charter for Universal Design as Sustainable Development"
The organization has the opportunity to address social inclusion in tourism when it holds a follow-up comnerence in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The area has local experts on the topic who organized the Congresso Ibero-Americano de Acessibilidade no Turismo last November.
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Posted by rollingrains at October 30, 2005 08:28 PM