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long-term success depends in part on how we deal with Somewhat unusual for the U.N. family is that the World
tourism-related issues. If we ignore them, tourism will not be Tourism Organization has affiliated members and full (fully
able to remain sustainable. In this sense, tourism education state) members. These affiliated members have introduced
is also essential, ensuring that those who make decisions three different types of bodies to the Organization, each of
about its future are aware of their role as stewards of the which is vital to tourism's successful development. First, they
world's scarce resources. At this stage, the state plays an are members of the tourism business community, including
essential role in the life of tourism and education. private sector companies and their representative
organizations. Secondly, there are many tour operators, such
Summarising these two factors, we can say that the
as tourist offices and congress offices. Thirdly, these are
combination of the need for highly educated and qualified
educational organizations that provide knowledge in tourism
personnel who can quickly and effectively meet the - universities, colleges, and schools worldwide. These three
requirements of clients with the need for people who know
groups constitute the Council of Affiliated Members of the
what their decisions will make long-term consequences will
UNWTO and have their councils, the Council for Education
create a curriculum structure for educational programs in
and Science (EdSCo).
the field of tourism. This applies equally to educational
programs for executive guides or travel agency managers or It is bearing in mind the above challenges for tourism
those who intend to start their own business. Everyone education and the World Tourism Organization's broad
involved in this challenging field needs appropriate objectives concerning poverty alleviation. The Council for
qualifications and education to gain an edge over Education and Science is at the forefront of helping to meet
competitors and maintain the long-term sustainability of these challenges. Over the past decades or more, its activities
tourism in general. So far, tourism education programs have have mostly focused on supporting the development of
been generally successful in focusing on providing tourism education worldwide. This has been achieved in a
knowledge and skills to succeed in a competitive variety of ways. Through its Quality Tourism Education
environment. Initiative (TEDQUAL), it has been able to improve the quality
of education and ensure that it meets the needs of the
It may come as no surprise to anyone that countries with tourism industry; as part of its patronage program, the
well-developed tourism sectors are leading the way in Council provided support to universities in developing
tourism education, and it is in these countries, programs are
countries; through its training programs run by the UNWTO,
being implemented everywhere, from schools to university
he has offered highly qualified expertise to officials around
doctoral studies. However, developing countries are also the world and through his periodic conferences he has
rapidly adopting tourism programs to support their nascent
brought together educators from many countries to discuss a
tourism activities. All developing countries are creating
range of issues such as climate change good governance and
organizations that provide high-quality education in tourism,
sustainability. The Council for Education and Research is also
but at the same time, there are many regions where such planning curriculum activities to ensure that the tourism
programs are still not available, which represents a real
sector XXI meets clients' needs.
limitation for countries in these regions in their attempts to
use tourism to combat poverty. Therefore, there is an Sustainable tourism in Uzbekistan during the pandemic
additional challenge for developing countries to meet their Uzbekistan and its tourism industry have also fully felt the
aspirations, ensuring access to high-quality tourism negative impact of the pandemic. Since the quarantine's
education. announcement, more than 1,500 tour operators and 1,200
hotels have suspended their activities, which has led to a
STEP and TEDQUAL teaching standards in the decrease in income for more than 250 thousand people. The
development of sustainable tourism
government took a number of priority measures to support
The introduction of Education for Sustainable Development
the industry. In particular, 1,750 business entities used the
and support for developing countries to create their tourism
exemption from property and land taxes, which allowed
to combat poverty are two critical areas of UNWTO's work. them to avoid spending 60 billion souls.
These destinations were the Organization's agenda and
initiatives' main elements to help the tourism sector UNWTO(2020) experts concluded that domestic tourism
overcome the global recession. A striking example of this is demand would recover much faster than international
the STEP (Sustainable Tourism and Poverty Alleviation) demand connected with the continuing restrictions on
Program of the World Tourism Organization, which is being international travel in many countries. The analysis showed
implemented as part of the U.N. Mission to develop the new that, despite the continuing uncertainty in the fight against
millennium's poorest countries. the spread of coronavirus. Domestic tourism can buffer the
tourism industry.

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