SAN PEDRO Sula, Honduras, Sept 9, CMC – Barbados has offered to host XX11 Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High Authorities of Tourism, to be held in 2014.
A statement issued at the end of the XXI Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High Authorities of Tourism here over the weekend, gave no date for the 2014 meeting, but said that Peru and Guyana have offered themselves as the venues for 2015 and 2016.
At the meeting here, attended by tourism officials from the 22 member countries of the Organisation of American States (OAS), emphasized the need for further cooperation and public-private partnerships to advance the sector in the region.
The conference adopted the Declaration of San Pedro Sula on geotourism in the Americas, which describes “geotourism” as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place, its environment , culture, aesthetics and heritage , as well as promoting the welfare of its residents and visitors.
During the conference, the Federation of Chambers of Tourism of Central America (FEDECATUR) and the Tourism Business Council of South America (CETUR) signed a cooperation agreement, the first step for business tourism integration in the Americas.
