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FIRST ECO-TOURISM CONFERENCE EVER IN VENEZULEA
TO BE HELD IN CARACAS, SEPTEMBER 10 & 11
June 14, 2002/Caracas, Venezuela --
Within the frame of the International Year of Ecotourism, the American Tour Company Angel-Eco together with the Venezuelan companies Hékura Consultores C.A. and MarkCom Eventos C.A, are organizing EXPOECOTURISMO 2002, the first ecotourism exhibition and trade show in Venezuela, that is going to be held in Caracas, at the Hotel Tamanaco Intercontinental on the 10th and 11th of September, 2002.
Some of the aims of this event are:
- To present nationally and internationally a broad sample of the ecotourism businesses and products that are on the Venezuelan market
- Create a meeting space for government, NGOs, private sector and other stakeholders interested in ecotourism
- Promote Venezuela as an ecotourism destination
- Create national awareness of the importance of ecotourism and other conservation initiatives for the sustainable development of Venezuela
Angel-Eco Tours has a marketing platform that reaches 37,000 US travel agents. This New York based company with offices in Caracas has participated in the main world tourism events including IATOS in Chicago and the World Ecotourism Summit in Quebec. Angel-Eco has also formed strategic alliances with a number of NGO's such as the International Ecotourism Society.
Hékura consultores C.A. is a Venezuelan leader-consulting firm in the capacity building sector delivering national and international workshops and technical assistance. MarkCom Eventos C.A. is a national consulting group specializing in marketing, event organization and communications. Both companies have an experienced staff with national and international experience.
EXPOECOTURISMO 2002 offers an opportunity to the exhibitors to promote their products, projects, services and organization, and to display publications and videos as well as sell and commercialize tours. The target audience is national and international stakeholders including international tour operators and travel agents. The national press and TV will cover the event.
We use for the matter of this event the ecotourism definition proposed by the International Ecotourism Society, which is "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people," (TIES, 2002).
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For further information contact: Paul Stanley (US) Toll free - 1 (888) 475 0873/4/5 email: Stanley@angel-ecotours.com - Tobias Mendelovici (Caracas) - 011 58 (416) 805 0486 email: expoecoturismo@cantv.net.
Also visit www.angel-ecotours.com/expo-ecoturismo.html for registration and other important details.
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