Announced that the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations has joined the Association of tourist comprises a group of companies operating in the field of tourism in order to promote the development of tourism and its work to help eradicate poverty and promote social and economic development and environmental conservation. The official said the World Tourism Organization, Eugenio Yunis, "The Association of tour operators with its experience in providing and organizing holidays, including their impact on tourism can play an important role in influencing the level and the development of tourism in the world." The Association moved from Paris, where he was housed within the United Nations Programme for the Environment to Madrid, where the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization. The Association consists of 15 companies from tour operators and was founded in 1999 with the support of the World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme and UNESCO. The Association is voluntary, non-profit organization and is open to all tour operators from all over the world, regardless of their size or geographic location. The organization works in 5 key topics include environmental research and social issues, economic, cultural, and capacity building in order to ensure sustainable development by organizing workshops and conferences and provide the necessary training. The director of the organization, Tom Silanimi, "The move to join the World Tourism Organization opens wide horizons for us and will help to integrate the concept of sustainable development in tourism.
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