BueGay - UNWTO - The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association was also admitted as a member

BueGay - UNWTO - The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association was also admitted as a member

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UNWTO welcomes 14 new Affiliate Members

Madrid, Spain, 29 October 2010
On 26 October 2010, the 89th Session of the Executive Council (Kish Island, Iran) approved the admission of 14 new Affiliate Members to the World Tourism Organization.
The 14 Members come from 11 countries on five continents, and include key associations, educational institutions as well as two of the Iberian Peninsula’s leading destinations.
UNWTO is pleased to announce the admission of The University of Tourism and Management in Skopje, (Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia - FYROM) and Promitur (Cape Verde), institutions from two countries that had not been previously represented within the Organization’s private sector arm.
Universities, training schools and research centres make up around a third of the UNWTO Affiliate Members and these have demonstrated that they are keen to share knowledge and skills with the other private sector organizations in UNWTO. This knowledge bank has been further strengthened by the admission of educational institutions from Italy, Hungary, Canada, Spain and FYROM.
In line with closer cooperation with UNWTO, The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association was also admitted
as an Affiliate Member. The Association includes over 2,000 members from more than 70 countries and is dedicated to connecting and educating businesses in LGBT tourism.