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COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2017

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Figure 6.3 Output Areas in the Tourism Section of the COMCEC Strategy

In order to achieve the objectives in the field of tourism, the COMCEC Strategy brings two new

and well-defined implementation instruments, namely Tourism Working Group and the

COMCEC Project Cycle Management (PCM).

COMCEC Tourism Working Group aims at providing a platform for the member states for

elaborating issues thoroughly, sharing their experience and best practices and creating a

common understanding to respond their common problems.

In this framework, the 1st Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on April

25th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of

“A New Trend in Sustainable Tourism

Development: Community Based Tourism in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was

attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for

the TourismWorking Group. The relevant OIC institutions and some scholars have also attended

the Meeting. The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences,

achievements and challenges in implementing the Community-Based Tourism (CBT) Programs

in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Community Based

Tourism: Finding the Equilibrium in the COMCEC Context” commissioned by the COMCEC

Coordination Office and the “Tourism Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination

Office. The outcomes of the Meeting were published by the COMCEC Coordination Office with

the document titled the “Proceedings of the 1st Meeting of the Tourism Working Group”,

available on the COMCEC website

(www.comcec.org

).

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on October 3rd, 2013 in

Ankara, Turkey with the theme of

“Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies in the

OIC Member Countries

.

” The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 11 Member States,

which have notified their focal points for the TourismWorking Group and representatives of the

COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC and Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT) and

some private sector representatives. The COMCEC Tourism Outlook and an analytical study

namely “Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies” have been prepared and

submitted to the Meeting. The representatives of the Member States have shared their

experiences, achievements and challenges in tourism product development and marketing

Regulatory Framework

Capacity Building and Training Programs

Private Sector Involvement

Community-Based Tourism (CBT) Programs

Marketing Strategies