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The Strategic Objective defined by the COMCEC Strategy is “Developing a sustainable and
competitive tourism sector in the OIC Member Countries.” With a view to achieving this
objective, the Strategy envisages five output areas, namely regulatory framework; training and
capacity building programs; private sector involvement; community based tourism programs
and marketing strategies.
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 Tourism Working Group. The relevant OIC institutions and some academicians 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 ).
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,
Regulatory Framework
Capacity Building and Training Programs
Private Sector Involvement
Community-Based Tourism (CBT) Programs
Marketing Strategies