Accommodation, agriculture and creative industries

Examples of applying the IMT - Results of inclusive tourism project in Brazil Social indicators: Education level – family members Results: Decrease in illiteracy

Results: Applying the IMT Economic indicators: Family income level Results: Increase of households income

Results: Applying the IMT Tourism indicators: The population’s perception on tourist development’s principal positive impact Results: The large majority (73.3%) considers the generation of employment, work and income as the most important impact

• ITC project development & implementation

• LATIN AMERICA
• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Colombia (PD)
• El Salvador
• Jamaica (PD)

• AFRICA
• Benin
• Gambia (PD)
• Mozambique
• Senegal (PD)
• Uganda (PD)

• ASIA
• India (PD)
• Lao PDR
• Maldives (PD)
• Philippines (PD)
• Samoa (PD)
• Tonga (PD)
• Vietnam

• MIDLE EAST
• Syria (PD)

• PD: Opportunity Study & Project Development

• Lessons learnt

• Scaling up: shift from Community-based Tourism to Inclusive Tourism
• Economic sustainability:
• Focus on income generating backward linkages
• Create corporate linkages on local and international level to achieve win-sin situation (Cruise ship companies, Hotel chains, etc.)
• Tap on existing tourism destinations
• Work only with commercially viable and already existing sectors
• Coordinated assistance by involving several UN agencies (SCTD)
• Use enhanced tourism supply capacity as spring board for exports

• Issues – open for discussion

• Government support – weak tourism institutions
• Informality of tourism sector suppliers
• Donor funding cycle of 2-3 years - exit strategy
• External shocks
• Skills development - weak hospitality training facilities
• Women and youth involvement