{"id":19242,"date":"2017-06-29T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T11:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=19242"},"modified":"2017-06-29T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:03:00","slug":"beyond-ecotourism-travel-sector-can-really-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/06\/beyond-ecotourism-travel-sector-can-really-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond ecotourism: What the travel sector can really do for development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"nqxX4ZYZrbk\"><iframe title=\"A hotel in the Maldives focuses on &quot;Life Below Water&quot;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqxX4ZYZrbk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he United Nations has named 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, building on references to tourism in three of the Sustainable Development Goals, and recognizing its contribution across all the SDGs. The designation presents an opportunity both to understand the existing impact of tourism on development, and to explore partnerships that might ensure that tourism \u2014 and the vast sums of money spent on it each year, such as $1.2 trillion in tourist spending in 2015 \u2014 benefits developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>Less than 1 percent of official development assistance is allocated to tourism globally, but the development community is uniquely positioned to move the sector toward inclusive growth, and to mobilize private sector investment in tourism that promotes the SDGs<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article first published on Devex. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devex.com\/news\/beyond-ecotourism-what-the-travel-sector-can-really-do-for-development-90345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-service\"><div class=\"su-service-title\" style=\"padding-left:46px;min-height:32px;line-height:32px\"><i class=\"sui sui-envelope-o\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:#333\"><\/i> Subscribe to our weekly newsletter<\/div><div class=\"su-service-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"padding-left:46px\">[yikes-mailchimp form=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can the travel industry to support the UN&#8217;s Sustainable Development Goals? 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