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“Everyone has the right to access leisure and tourism services on an equal basis,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Tourism Day. He added, however: “Even with modern technologies, those with visual, hearing, mobility or cognitive impairments are being left behind in many tourism destinations.” According to the message, while almost 1.2 billion people are travelling aboard each year, close to one billion persons with disability, along with young children, older persons and persons with other access requirements, still face obstacles in accessing the most basic travel needs such as clear and reliable information, efficient transportation and public services, and a physical environment that is easy to navigate. “Tourism has become a powerful economic sector, a passport to prosperity and peace, and a transformative force improving millions of lives,” noted Ban, underlining that benefits of accessible tourism will not only provide an important market opportunity, it will help ensure that all people are able to participate in tourism and enjoy unforgettable travel experiences. The theme for this year‟s World Tourism Day is Tourism for All – Promoting Universal Accessibility. In a separate message, Taleb Rifai, the Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the specialized UN agency that works for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, highlighted that travelling has become a major part in many lives and said that with the world‟s population ageing, everyone sooner or later will benefit from universal accessibility in tourism. “As we celebrate World Tourism Day, let us recall that all of the world‟s citizens have the right to experience the incredible diversity this planet has to offer,” he said, urging all countries and destinations, as well as the tourism industry, to promote accessibility for all. In September 2015, the UNWTO‟s general assembly designated Thailand as host country for the 2016 World Tourism Day. As the host, the South-east Asian country will partner with the UN agency to celebrate the occasion. In her own message, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, said that in addition to understanding the needs of everyone, considering the environment impact of tourism is equally important. “As the world of travel and tourism is an expanding industry and the number of travellers increases every year, we have to ensure that travelling the world has to be safe and seamless at its utmost,” she said. In 1979, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to institute the World Tourism Day to be commemorated every year on 27 September, the anniversary of the adoption of the UNWTO Statutes, to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. (Source: PACNEWS, Third Edition, 28th Sept 2016)
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Svjetski dan turizma (World Tourism Day) svake godine po izboru UNWTO-a (Svjetske turističke organizacije) ima drugu temu kojom promovira bolje razumijevanje turističkih kretanja i važnost održivog razvoja turizma. Ovogodišnjom temom "Turizam i pristupačnost: promičemo univerzalnu pristupačnost" UNWTO skreće pažnju na prednosti pristupačnosti turizma za sve skupine, uz ostale i za ugroženije, siromašnije, s fizičkim i drugim oštećenjima, koje na putovanjima imaju drugačije potrebe od tzv. običnih turista. Postizanje univerzalne pristupačnosti zajednička je odgovornost svih uključenih u lancu turističke vrijednosti, ali i poslovna prilika za tvrtke i destinacije, ističu iz UNWTO-a čiji je glavni tajnik Taleb Rifai u povodu Svjetskog dana turizma poručio da "svi građani svijeta imaju pravo doživjeti nevjerojatnu raznolikost planeta na kojem živimo te je stoga vrlo važno da zemlje i odredišta te ukupna turistička industrija promiče i čini sve kako bi turizam bio dostupniji svim skupinama". Kako je UNWTO specijalizirana agencija UN-a za turizam, poruku je uputio i glavni tajnik UN-a Ban Ki-Moon, upozorivši da još uvijek ima dosta prepreka da bi turizam bio dostupan svima. Prema procjenama Svjetske turističke organizacije, petnaest posto svjetske populacije živi s nekim oblikom invaliditeta. Riječ je više od milijardu ljudi koji možda nisu u mogućnosti uživati privilegije upoznavanja drugih kultura, prirodnih ljepota ili uzbuđenja odlaska na putovanje