Societur 2014 allowed debate and build the kind of tourism that requires Chile

Societur 2014 allowed debate and build the kind of tourism that requires Chile 

They were charged 20 hours of lectures by national and foreign researchers, thematic symposia and roundtables to discuss sectoral issues today which had high attendance and interesting content.

While some activities related to the 8th Congress of the Society of Tourism Researchers in Chile (Societur) were performed "Tourism and its relationship with the community, the challenge of sustainability" as of Monday, the official opening was the Wednesday, 6 with the presence of the secretary of Tourism, Javiera Montes; National Director (PT) SERNATUR Nicolas Mena; Societur president, Humberto Rivas, the rector of the Central University (SCBU), Rafael Rosell and dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape UCEN, Rodrigo de la Cruz, also of authorities, researchers and representatives of public institutions, associations, universities and companies, among others.

"This conference is an opportunity to focus on the community, especially one that is a participant in tourism" Societur president said in his presentation. He said it is "very encouraging to see our universities and institutions are at the forefront of modernization and innovation in tourism," and highlighted the creation of other centers in this area such as the Institute of Heritage Tourism Central University .

As Undersecretary of Tourism, Javiera Montes, stressed the importance of tourism to the current government, adding that "it is very good news, and a very important step that we have allocated $ 100 million to the National Development Fund Sustainable Tourism to promote tourism for the next four years. "He also said the current state of Tourist Interest Areas and the role played by the community in each of them, subject to later generate extensive debate that included SERNATUR director Nicolas Mena.

Multidisciplinary Approach 

Finally, the rector Rafael Rosell emphasized the role of the Neonatal Unit as a university that supports "innovation in public policies aimed at tourism development, which combine and promote priorities such as quality, sustainability and ethics." For the academic is essential to have a multidisciplinary approach to tourism development and promotion of knowledge through specialized units such as the Institute of Heritage Tourism, "which has become a real link between tourism management and academia, allowing contribute to the development of our students, linking them to the media in the cities of Antofagasta, La Serena extending work to the regions of Atacama, the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins and Maule highlighting a wide territorial and thematic coverage. "

Later, in the context of the completion of the congress Societur gave way to the 7th National Tourism Forum "Local development, tourism and human capital, the challenge of the times" that developed around three panel discussions that were "declaration of tourist areas. A tool for tourism planning and targeting of productive development "," Tourism Management of the Municipality for the sustainable development of tourism destinations "and" Human Capital. A key to tourism development "factor.

In parallel there was a meeting of the Society of Researchers in Tourism (Societur), with other matters of importance to the development of sustainable tourism.

The event, which DiarioTurismo.cl supported with online dissemination through their social networks (diariotur) is organized by the Institute of Tourism and Heritage Society UCEN Researchers in Chile Tourism. They also work the Secretariat for Tourism, the National Service of Tourism (SERNATUR), the City of Providence, the Development Corporation of Santiago, the Association of Tourism Journalists Chile (APTUR) ChileSertur, the Green Bicycle, Camgroup MKT tourism, the National universities Turismólogo and Andrés Bello (UNAB) and the Americas (UDLA).

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