Professor Donald E. Hawkins of the Tourism and Hotel Management School in George Washington University, Washington, D.C. is scheduled to speak on ?Tourism as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: A Challenge for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, 12 January at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, the think tank and research center founded by President Leonel Fernandez.<\/p>\n
Dr. Hawkins is a world recognized expert in the area of tourism policy. He is a past director of the International Institute of Tourism Studies, a joint initiative of George Washington University and the World Tourism Organization.<\/p>\n
During his talk, Dr. Hawkins will present conclusions of the World Tourism Forum held 18-20 October 2004 in Washington, D.C. The event convened educators, knowledge management experts and other informed professionals, together with representative government policy-makers and business leaders and offered recommendations for future directions on tourism?s potential as a sustainable development strategy.<\/p>\n
Admission is free to the 7 pm event. Funglode is located at Capitan Eugenio de Marchena Street, between Alma Mater and Maximo Gomez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Professor Donald E. Hawkins of the Tourism and Hotel Management School in George Washington University, Washington, D.C. is scheduled to speak on ?Tourism as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: A Challenge for the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, 12 January at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, the think tank and research center founded by … <\/p>\n