{"id":7211,"date":"2021-06-30T15:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T07:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2021-11-17T16:27:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T08:27:29","slug":"iftm-global-centre-offers-online-training-for-officials-from-island-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/iftm-global-centre-offers-online-training-for-officials-from-island-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"IFTM Global Centre offers online training for officials from island countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7211 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-herald-lay-c1'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-470x313.png\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-c1 size-herald-lay-c1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-3-IFTM-speakers-QA-Panel-session-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-470x313.png\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-c1 size-herald-lay-c1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/11th-IFTM-UNWTO-Training-Group-Photo-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-470x313.png\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-c1 size-herald-lay-c1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/June-4-Ms.-Virginia-Fernandez-Trapa-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-7217  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>IFTM\u2019s Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training held in early June a training programme for officials from island countries in Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The course, 3 webinars on the theme \u201cCapacity Building for Sustainable Tourism in Island Countries\u201d, was organised in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).<\/p>\n<p>The online training programme took place on 1, 3 and 4 June. Topics covered included destination management, festivals and events, and sustainable tourism product development.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 25 people took part. They were drawn from 5 UNWTO member states: Fiji, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Sri Lanka. In addition, 3 participants from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area joined the programme.<\/p>\n<p>The webinars also attracted online views from observers in other countries and regions, namely Cabo Verde, Cambodia, the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea, the Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Vietnam and Macao.<\/p>\n<p>During the training programme, Mr. Harry Hwang, Director of the UNWTO Regional Department of Asia and the Pacific, and Prof. John Ap, Director of the IFTM Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training, highlighted the critical importance of sustainability for island countries, as these nations are particularly exposed to challenges linked to global warming, and possess limited resources regarding destination management.<\/p>\n<p>The training programme included presentations by IFTM scholars Dr. Ubaldino Couto and Dr. Hazel Xu Yueying. Dr. Couto highlighted the importance of having a \u2018festivalisation\u2019 strategy for tourism promotion purposes, while Dr. Xu discussed the potential contribution of festivals and special events in enhancing the experience of tourists to a destination.<\/p>\n<p>Also taking part in the programme as one of its facilitators was Prof. Alastair Morrison, a leading international author and scholar in the field of tourism. He talked about the importance of distinguishing \u2018vision\u2019 from \u2018mission\u2019 in terms of tourism management. The first is focused on the future, while the second is focused on the \u2018now\u2019 of operations, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Betty Fok Wai Lan, Head of Destination Marketing at the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), joined one of the webinar sessions. She presented some of the tourism market recovery measures being implemented by MGTO to attract Mainland Chinese consumers to Macao, including the hosting of promotional \u2018Macao Week\u2019 events in various cities on the Mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Virginia Fernandez-Trapa, on behalf of UNWTO, provided information about the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, which <em>\u201c<\/em>aims to drive the tourism sector towards a circular economy for plastics \u2013 and workstreams on food loss and waste reduction, biodiversity protection and climate action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful knowledge for post-COVID-19 tourism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Robert Ah Sam, Manager of Planning and Development at Samoa Tourism Authority, was one of the participants in the training programme offered by the IFTM Global Centre. \u201cThe programme was very useful in enhancing [participant] capacity and knowledge in relation to destination marketing and product development,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Topics that caught the attention of the Samoan official included the focus on sanitisation measures for COVID-19 prevention, and the use of festivals and events as attractions for destinations. \u201cWhat I have learnt from this programme will be very useful as we prepare our destination for the reopening of borders and the \u2018new normal\u2019 for tourism post COVID-19,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Douglas Keari, Senior Digital Marketing Officer at Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority, agrees the programme presented fresh options destination managers can explore for tourism marketing and promotion purposes in post-pandemic trading conditions. \u201cCOVID-19 has greatly affected us,\u201d he says. \u201cWe see the need for more innovative products which are healthy, environmentally-friendly and sustainable, and ultimately appeal to well-informed\u201d customers conscious of such issues.<\/p>\n<p>For Ms. Fathimath Saaira, Project Officer \u2013 Stakeholder Relations at the Ministry of Tourism of the Maldives, these are \u201cunprecedented times\u201d for tourism destinations. \u201cThis programme has given us [a new] perspective\u2026 which is very useful for us in addressing our market sectors,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>IFTM\u2019s Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training was set up in 2016 following a memorandum of understanding signed between the Macao SAR Government and UNWTO. The agreement covered topics including the enhancement of human capital for the tourism industry, and the promotion of sustainable tourism in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre is part of IFTM\u2019s efforts to strengthen Macao\u2019s position as an international hub for tourism education and training. It provides training and education courses in cooperation with UNWTO and other parties to help tourism officials and professionals enhance their knowledge and skills. Since 2016, the Centre has hosted a total of 34 programmes, attended in aggregate by more than 430 participants from a total of 34 countries and regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFTM\u2019s Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training held in early June a training programme for officials from island countries in Asia and the Pacific Ocean. 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