Do No Harm: A Toolkit for the Tourism Industry

Proudly contributed by Ton

September 12, 2017

This Do No Harm toolkit has been developed for businesses, not-for-profit and government organisations that directly or indirectly supply goods or services to the tourism, travel and hospitality industries.
The toolkit presents a background to conflict, peace and Do No Harm in the context of the tourism sector. This is followed by practical analysis templates to help tour operators and companies approach their business activities in a manner that promotes positive relationships with, and limits the risks of causing harm to, local people and places.
This toolkit was developed by the UK aid-funded Business Innovation Facility (BIF) in Myanmar, in collaboration with CDA Collaborative Learning Projects. As Myanmar is the first country in which an international donor has supported training programmes on tourism and Do No Harm approaches, the practical examples and case studies in this report are based on field experiences from BIF Myanmar.
The toolkit is also intended to be relevant to other nations undergoing significant periods of political or economic transition and aims to contribute to the responsible and inclusive growth of the tourism sector.

BIF Burma (Myanmar): Tourism Market Analysis and Strategy

Proudly contributed by Ton

August 10, 2017

The BIF Advisory Group short-listed the tourism market as a priority for further investigation in December 2013 following a high score for this market in the BIF market selection process. Key points that were noted by the AG to make this a market of great interest to BIF included1:
 High growth rate of the market (30% per annum);
 Important to the economy. Tourism contributed 1.5% of GDP in 2012 with significant growth
predicted well into the future;
 Many sites of special historical, cultural and natural interest which attract high spend visitors,
as well as several as yet undeveloped potential tourism sites and coastline;
 Strong government interest in and support for the market. Tourism is a national government
priority and has been prioritised in the government’s framework for economic and social reforms.

Bagan, Myanmar Hotel Development Report 2017

Proudly contributed by Bill Barnett

August 7, 2017

http://www.c9hotelworks.com/downloads/bagan-myanmar-tourism-market-review-2017-06.pdf

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Bill Barnett, Managing Director

C9 Hotelworks
Email: bill@c9hotelworks.com
Tel: +66 (0)8 1956 1802
www.c9hotelworks.com

C9 Hotelworks is led by founder and Managing Director Bill Barnett, who brings over 30 years’ experience in the Asian hospitality and real estate sectors. Prior to founding C9 in 2003, Bill held senior executive roles in hotel operations, development and asset management. He is considered to be a leading global authority on hotel residences, and has sat at almost every seat around the hospitality and real estate table. Bill promotes industry insight through regular conference presentations at key events and contributes to numerous industry publications.