IFT and UNESCO Team Up

Posted: Thu 13 Oct, 2011 2:54 PM

Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) and UNESCO further collaborate on protection and management of heritage sites. On August 15-20, Dr Sharif Shams Imon and Dr Ong Chin Ee of IFT’s Heritage Studies Centre visited the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mount Sanqingshan National Park to provide technical advisory services on issues relating to visitor management and development of a tourism management plan for the site.

 

During the visit, the team met with local authorities, familiarised themselves with the organisational arrangements relating to the preparation of the tourism plan, identified key tourism issues associated with the site and identified, discussed and shared ideas with local authorities and management staff on the essential requirements of an effective tourism plan. In addition, a training session attended by more than 40 officials and staff members of the site management office was conducted in order to provide the related parties more knowledge on protection and management of heritage sites.

 

IFT has been appointed the Knowledge Management Hub of the Asian Academy of Heritage Management (AAHM) by UNESCO and ICCROM in 2009, and has since then worked closely with UNESCO.

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