September 24th, 2007
World Tourism Day Online Photo Competition
Tourism Opens Doors for Women
Sri Lanka
Visions of the New Millennium, an Online Photo competition to highlight women empowerment and gender equality in action within the tourism sector around the world.
To participate and vote for your favorite pictures click here : www.YouTourist.travel
* Prizes include 3 round trips and accommodation to the beautiful country of Sri Lanka & 9 Digital cameras, sponsored by Sri Lanka Tourism Board.
* Winning photographs will be announced during UNWTO General Assembly in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 22-29 November and will be exhibited at UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
Closing date for participation is 8 November 2007
Photos eligible to win should depict gender equality and women empowerment in action within the tourism sector in your country, featuring photos that:
* Show women and men participating equally in tourism activities
* Show women leaders within the tourism sector
World Tourism Day in 2007 is an occasion to celebrate women’s achievements in the tourism sector and stimulate continuous action in support of UN’s 3rd Millennium Development Goal: Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment.
This campaign is built to address the important role tourism can play in creating opportunities for employment that will help eliminate poverty in local communities in developing countries around the world.
Our goal is to build on knowledge sharing and capacity building to ensure the tourism sector promotes gender equality and women empowerment through to 2015.
For more information:
World Tourism Organization – Press and Communications Department
comm@unwto.org