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World Tourism Day in 2007 is an occasion to celebrate women’s achievements in the tourism sector and stimulate continuous action in support of UN’s 3rd Millennium Development Goal: Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

Women as agents of change in and for sustainable tourism

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AN ON-LINE RESOURCE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AS A TOOL TO

PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN.

Tourism is one of the world's largest employment and export sectors accounting for approx 5% of global GDP. It is the only service sector with a positive balance of trade towards the developing world. It offers special opportunities in regional, rural & remote areas in all parts of the globe – whether developing or developed.


	Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre is the world’s largest not-for-profit tourism research organisation, owned by a consortium of 16 Universities in Australia. www.crctourism.com.au	The UNWTO is a specialised agency of the United Nations and the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of tourism. It’s membership includes 157 countries and territories. www.unwto.org

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