Travel News Europe - #77 - October 2007 - (Page 1)

TRAVEL NEWS EUROPE The information you need to make decisions www.travelnewseurope.com October 2007 Issue 77 NEWS I UK TOURISM STRESSED BY POOR INFRASTRUCTURE VIRGIN ATLANTIC LAUNCHES FAIRTRADE TEA AND COFFEE JUMEIRAH TO MANAGE MALLORCA’S NEW RESORT DAVOS DECLARATION: CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM RESPONDING TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES he 2nd International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, organised by UNWTO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and supported by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Swiss Government “urges action by the entire tourism sector to face climate change as one of the greatest challenges to sustainable development and to the Millennium Development Goals in the 21st Century.” The Davos Declaration, presented at the closing of the Conference, underscores that “the tourism sector must rapidly respond I I T INTERVIEW Andreas Hardeman Assistant Director Aviation and Environment for IATA page 10 DESTINATIONS “ TOURISM HAS A POTENTIALLY VERY IMPORTANT AND positive role TO PLAY IN THE ” KEY SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES OF OUR AGE Mexico BUSINESS page 12 Cruises Exhibitions page 16 page 20 to climate change, within the evolving UN framework if it is to grow in a sustainable manner”. UNWTO Assistant SecretaryGeneral Geoffrey Lipman stated “The solutions for climate change and for poverty are interrelated. At Davos, the tourism sector committed to take a long-term strategic position on these issues, starting now, and to do this as a contribution to the UN SecretaryGeneral’s global roadmap for the Climate Change Conference in Bali, at the end of this year. We leave Davos more optimistic about our future on the common agreement to build upon quadruple bottom line sustainability of economic, social, environmental and climate responsiveness.” This will require action for the tourism sector to: I Mitigate its Greenhouse Gas GHG emissions, derived especially from transport and accommodation activities; I Adapt tourism businesses and destinations to changing climate conditions; I Apply existing and new technology to improve energy efficiency; and I Secure financial resources to help poor regions and countries. Stefanos Fotiou, head of UNEP’s Tourism Unit, stressed how the Conference proved “that the tourism industry is challenged by climate change and at the same time is not an insignificant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Through a more intelligent and better managed development trajectory, tourism can assist in combating poverty in developing countries, reduce its own carbon footprint and contribute to the conservation of natural and naturebased resources. Tourism has a potentially very important and positive role to play in the key sustainability challenges of our age.” The Davos Conference called on UNWTO, in collaboration with UNEP and WMO, to strengthen this process and to convene a Third Conference on Climate Change and Tourism in the future, to review progress and to identify further needs and actions. Jeremiah Lengoasa, Assistant Secretary-General of WMO said “While climate is a valuable and essential resource for tourism, there can be no complacency with respect to the power of climate hazards and climate change to affect the infrastructure, people, financial networks and ecosystems that are vital to the success of tourism. WMO urges governments and the industry to strengthen climate-tourism partnerships and effectively use climate information and prediction services provided by the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, and to incorporate climate factors in tourism policies, development and management plans, so as to ensure a sustainable future for the sector”. The Davos Declaration and results of the Conference will provide the basis for the UNWTO Minister’s Summit on Tourism and Climate Change, scheduled at the World Travel Market, London, 13 November 2007. It will be submitted for adoption at the UNWTO General Assembly in Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia, 23-29 November 2007, and also will be presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2007. http://www.travelnewseurope.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Travel News Europe - #77 - October 2007

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NEWS
- UK TOURISM STRESSED BY POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
- VIRGIN ATLANTIC LAUNCHES FAIRTRADE TEA AND COFFEE
- JUMEIRAH TO MANAGE MALLORCA’S NEW RESORT
INTERVIEW - Andreas Hardeman
DESTINATIONS - Mexico
BUSINESS - Cruises
Exhibitions

Travel News Europe - #77 - October 2007