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The International Institute for Peace through Tourism 25th Anniversary at World Travel Market
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The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) proudly commemorated the 25th anniversary of its First Global Conference: Tourism – A Vital Force for Peace, Vancouver 1988 on the Platinum stage at World Travel Market. The commemoration was in support of the “Great War” Centenary with its theme of “No More War.”



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Featured speakers included key leaders of the travel and tourism industry who shared their perspectives on “Building a Culture of Peace through Tourism” and in support of the World War I Centenary theme: “No More War.” Speakers included: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO Secretary General; David Scowsill, President, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC); Mok Singh, Immediate Past President, Skal International; and Geoffrey Lipman, President, International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), and Martin Craigs, President, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)Alston Koch

Mr. Peter De Wilde, CEO of Visit Flanders, made a special presentation on the launch of the WWI Centenary in Flanders. As well, award winning singer-songwriter, Alston Koch sang his song on Climate Change.

IIPT Founder and President said, “IIPT was proud to support the Great War Centenary with its theme of ‘No More War’ – and to have the foremost leaders of the travel and tourism industry speaking in support of ‘Building a Culture of Peace through Tourism.’

Co- moderators for the event were Fiona Jeffery OBE - Former Chairman, World Travel Market and Founder and Chairman, Just a Drop; and Anita Mendiratta, Founder & Managing Director, CACHET Consulting.

The 25th Anniversary commemorative event also honored individuals and organizations who have substantially contribution to promoting a ‘Culture of Peace through Tourism’ and further advancing IIPT’s vision of travel and tourism becoming the world’s first global peace industry – an industry that promotes and supports the belief that every traveler is potentially and ‘Ambassador for Peace.’

Honorees were:
Hostelling International
Peace Boat
Global Volunteers
Rural Education and Development (READ) Global
Airline Ambassadors International
IUCN – UIAA Summit Team
Peace Trees Vietnam
Alex Harris

The 1988 Vancouver Conference was a watershed event for the travel and tourism industry introducing for the first time the concept of Sustainable Tourism, four years prior to the Rio Summit - and a new “higher purpose of tourism” paradigm that includes the key role of travel and tourism in:
- Promoting international understanding
- Collaboration among nations
- Protecting the environment and preserving biodiversity
- Enhancing cultures and valuing heritage
- Sustainable development for all
- Poverty reduction and
- Reconciliation and healing wounds of conflict

IIPT is most grateful to all who participated in our celebratory 25th Anniversary event at World Travel Market.

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Why tourism?

Can tourism be seen as an instrument to achieve complicity between people’s minds?

“There is nothing better that connects two people’s mind than a good conversation” The above quote could be used to describe the effect which tourism has on people. Like a great conversation, tourism could be said to play a vital role amongst people all over the world. It fosters communication in all its senses, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding.  

In today’s world it is evident that there is a shortage of moral or ethical values amongst people across the different nations in this world, resulting in a globalised world lacking these morals and ethical values. Ignorance, the failure to consider the needs of others, and selfishness are a few of the ways which hinder us from embracing diversity and a common human perspective, which  would result informal empathy, internal moral compassion, tolerance of differences, historical consciousness and interpretation. The above mentioned features are intrinsic, inherent and can be found in the practice of tourism.

Tourism has been emphasized as one of the most effective instruments which continue to tackle to tackle social and economical poverty, as well as encourage the culture of peace practice amongst people. In looking at the UN architecture, one is able to see the growing implications which the tourism sector has on the world and world policies. . ... continuación.


Este artículo ha sido publicado on line el December 2, 2013.