PRESENTATION ON TOURISM TO THE COMMITTEE ON PARTNERSHIP FOR

DEVELOPMENT POLICIESRichard Campbell

Chief, Culture and Tourism SectionDepartment of Economic and Social Development

Organization of American States (OAS)

November 14, 2014

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Department of Economic & Social DevelopmentMaryse Robert

Department of Sustainable Development

Department of Human Development,Education & Employment

Marie Levens

Section of PoliciesSecretariat for Inter-American

Telecommunications Commission (CITEL)(Section)

Section of Technical Cooperation Secretariat for the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) (Section)

Administrative Management Support Section

Competitiveness, Innovation & Technology Section

Trade & Economic Development Section

Social Development Section

Sustainable Energy Section

Sustainable Cities, RiskManagement & Climate Change

Section

Integrated Management of Water Resources Section

Human Development & Education Section

Labor & Employment Section

Culture and Tourism SectionEnvironmental Law, Policy &

Governance Section

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Culture and Tourism Section of the Organization of

American States (OAS) is to support the development of tangible and

intangible cultural and tourism assets and cement new and

established links between the tourism and culture sectors to

enhance the contribution of both sectors to economic and social

development in OAS member states.

INSTRUCT the Inter-American Committee on Tourism (CITUR), with the support of Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), to develop a medium term strategy to enhance tourism cooperation and competitiveness in the Americas which covers, among others, the following areas: sustainability, infrastructure, innovation and quality, tourism security, and promotion. From these areas will arise the following actions: travel facilitation, development of indices and related statistics, support to MSMEs in the tourism sector, product development and the development of standards

INSTRUCT SEDI to continue supporting tourism initiatives of MSMES, cooperatives and other units of production in the Americas, through training, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and competitiveness programs.

INSTRUCT the SEDI to implement the strategy to increase voluntary contributions to the FHT.

ENTRUST the CITUR to continue with the arrangements for the Second Programming Cycle of the FHT. INSTRUCT SEDI to support and strengthen the SDAA initiative in the Caribbean and Central America and thereafter

expand its coverage to include a broader range of countries from other sub-regions of the Americas; and further instruct the SEDI in coordination with its regional partners to seek additional resources from the private and public sector as well as other relevant agencies to support this expansion.

INSTRUCT SEDI to implement the strategy to promote the participation of associate members, in accordance with Article 19 of the Rules of Procedure of CITUR, in its activities

Instruct SEDI to explore options for the creation of more interrelated programming between tourism and culture in order to maximize the contributions of both sectors to sustainable development in member states of the OAS.

MANDATES: CIDI/TUR-XXII/DEC.1/14

XXII CONGRESS

AREAS OF FOCUS OBJECTIVE SUPPORT SINCE

Policy Dialogue

Promote Ministerial Policy Dialogue and serve as an important platform for the exchange of

experiences and best practices, and provides a mechanism to support technical studies,

strengthen communication between government agencies and the private sector, consider

technical cooperation proposals, and support member states in their efforts to develop the

tourism sector.

Inter American Congress of Ministers and High Level Authorities of Tourism

restarted in 2011 after eight (8) year hiatus

Support for Tourism SMEs:Small Tourism Enterprise Network

(STEN)

Integrates public, private and community sector strategies to provide strategic support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the

tourism industry in the Caribbean.

1998

Support For Sustainable Tourism:Sustainable Destinations Alliance

for the Americas (SDAA)

Contribute to increasing tourism destination competitiveness in the Caribbean and Central America by promoting sustainable destination

management.

2014

Tourism and SecurityCollaborate with the Secretariat of

Multidimensional Security and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism in executing training courses in Tourism and

Security in the Americas

2007

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

AREAS OF FOCUS RECENT EVENTS (2013-2014)

Political DialogueXXII Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism, September 3-4, 2014 – Bridgetown, Barbados Regional workshop Entrepreneurial Strengthening in the Tourism Sector: Opportunities for Women, October 23-24, 2014 – Cartegena de Indias, Republic of Colombia Second (2nd) Inter-American Encounter of Owners and Operators of Small Hotels, September 24-25 2014 – Quito, Ecuador National Tourism Training Workshop: Achieving Service & Business Excellence for Small Hotels, September 4-5, 2013 – St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda National Tourism Training Workshop: Achieving Service & Business Excellence for Small Hotels, June 25-26, 2013 – Castries, St. Lucia National Tourism Training Workshop: Achieving Service & Business Excellence for Small Hotels, June 18-19, 2013 – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Tourism Training Workshop: Achieving Service & Business Excellence for Small Hotels, June 5-6, 2013 – Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis First (1st) Encounter of Owners and Operators of Small Hotels, April 18-19, 2013 – San Jose, Costa Rica National Tourism Training Workshop: Achieving Service & Business Excellence for Small Hotels , April 2-3, 2013 – Roseau, Dominica

Support For Sustainable Tourism: Sustainable Destinations Alliance

for the Americas (SDAA)

Launch of the SDAA initiative in Bridgetown, Barbados, March 2014. .Panel Discussion on Sustainable Destination Management organized in the framework of the XXII Meeting of Ministers of Tourism in Barbados last SeptemberThird Tourism Security Conference of the Americas, Oct 21-23, 2014 – Quito, Ecuador International Seminar on Tourism Security, June 11-13, 2014 – Mexico City, Mexico Tourism Security Specialized Training Course, February 24-28, 2014 – Michoacán, Mexico Tourism Security Specialized Training Course, December 02-06, 2013 – Mazatlan, Mexico Tourism Security Specialized Training Course, October 07-11, 2013 – Antigua and BarbudaTourism Security Specialized Training Course, September 30 – Oct. 04, 2013 – Oaxaca, Mexico

Support for Tourism SME's: Small Tourism Enterprise Network (STEN)

Tourism and Security

RECENT EVENTS (2013-2014)

AREAS OF FOCUS UPCOMING EVENTS (2014-2015)Meeting of CITUR Authorities, TBD 2015 – Washington, DC XXIII Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism, September, 2015 - Peru

Support for Tourism SMEs:Small Tourism Enterprise

Network (STEN)

SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: First On Site Visit, February 2015 – Bridgetown, Barbados SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: First On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Falmouth, Jamaica SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: First On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Utila, Honduras SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: First On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: Second On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Bridgetown, Barbados SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: Second On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Falmouth, Jamaica SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: Second On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Utila, Honduras SDAA Rapid Sustainable Destination Diagnostic: Second On Site Visit, TBD 2015 – Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua

Tourism and Security

Support For Sustainable Tourism: Sustainable

Destinations Alliance for the Americas (SDAA)

Political Dialogue

UPCOMING EVENTS (2014-2015)

CITUR FHT

TOURISM AT THE OAS

Political Dialogue

CITUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

CITUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS COOPERATION/ALLIANCES

American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI)

Hotel and Tourism Association of Colombia (COTELCO)

Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)

Cooperation Agreement OAS-CTO-Government of Barbados

GSTC – Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Cooperation Agreement OAS – SITCA

Cooperation Agreement OAS – UNWTO

Alliance with FEDECATUR – Federation of Central American Tourism Chambers

FEDESUD – South American Federation of Tourism

SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

Year Course Name# of Scholar-ship

Awards

Offering Institution

(O.I)Country of Study

Language of

Instruction

2014Diplomado en Gestión del

Turismo Sostenible (May 7th to November 7th, 2014)

10Fondo

Verde-Perú Online Spanish

2014

Masters and Bachelors in World Heritage and Cultural

Projects for Development 8 ITCILOSpanish

and English

INTRA-OAS COLLABORATION

Name of Project Funding Source Funding Contribution Beneficiary Country/ies

Tourism Public Attitude Change and Awareness Project FEMCIDI US$ 219,496 Haiti

Craft Enhancement and Business Planning Training Project FEMCIDI US$ 78,520.80

Grenada, Dominica and St. Vincent and the

Grenadines

OAS Development Cooperation Fund (OAS/DCF)

INTRA-OAS COLLABORATION

INTRA-OAS COLLABORATION

INTRA-OAS COLLABORATION

Collaboration with the Secretariat of Multidimensional Security and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism in executing training courses in Tourism and Security in the Americas.

Collaborated with the CIP Secretariat in Maritime Award of the Americas for the Sustainable Tourism Port Destination awarded to the Regional Port Society of Cartagena – Colombia.

THANK YOU

Richard CampbellChief, Culture and Tourism Section

Department of Economic and Social DevelopmentOrganization of American States

Email: RCampbell@oas.org