The statement was jointly signed at the 17th Inter-Islands Tourism Policy Forum, scheduled to run from Nov.6 to 8 in Haikou City, capital of south China's
Hainan Province, by 11 island economies, including China's Hainan Maple Leafs James Van Riemsdyk Jersey , the Republic of Korea's Jeju, Japan's Okinawa, Indonesia's Bali and Sweden's Gotland.
The statement said that, with the deepening impact of globalization, economies have become more integrated and dependent upon each other. Island
economies have to explore ways to integrate into the world economy while
retaining their own features when formulating economic development strategies
and plans.
"Culture is the soul of tourism and tourism the carrier of culture," the statement said. "During the process of globalization, island economies need to
vigorously develop the tourism industry while protecting the local
culture Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Jersey , so as to lead economic restructuring in their own countries or regions."
By welcoming the benefits of globalization to spur local growth, tourism-dependent island economies also face the risk of becoming homogenized, a
trend that could possibly weaken their status as travel destinations, officials
and experts warned at the forum.
"Thanks to the development of communication technology and transportation systems, the world has become increasingly globalized and much closer," said
Seijun Wakugawa, director general at the Department of Culture James Van Riemsdyk Maple Leafs Jersey , Tourism and Sports of Okinawa in Japan.
"Now it is not rare to see international tourists traveling in remote islands with the information they find on the Internet. Globalization has propelled the
expansion of tourist source markets," Wakugawa said.
Globalization has brought more visitors to tourist destinations, but it also has prompted concerns that tourist resorts are becoming generic as their local
characteristics are gradually lost, Wakugawa said.
Globalization has caused the wide spread of Western culture and "McDonaldization," while local arts and culture are undergoing commoditization,
said I Nyoman Darma Putra, professor at Udayana University in Indonesia.
Hainan has taken a series of measures to protect the near-extinction of traditional artisan skills Authentic Auston Matthews Jersey , such as the local weaving craft and woodcarving of the Li and Miao ethnic groups, according to Song Rui, director of
Tourism Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Global tourism has seen rapid growth in recent years. Statistics from the United Nations World Tourism Organization showed that there were about one
billion international tourists worldwide in 2012, with their expenditures
totaling 1.075 trillion U.S. dollars.
The tourism industry represents nine percent of the world's GDP and 30 percent of service exports, and is responsible for creating one out of every 11
jobs, according to the statistics.
For island economies, tourism has played an even greater role. Tourism revenue in Jeju reached about 5.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2012 Authentic James Van Riemsdyk Jersey , or 50 percent of gross regional domestic product. The tourism industry in Jeju has contributed to 78 percent of
local businesses, according to Woo Keun Min, governor of Jeju.
In this context, proper handling of the relation between localization and globalization has become a common issue for tourism-dependent islands, as the
fragility and structural weaknesses of island economies have been revealed, said
Hainan's governor Jiang Dingzhi.
"Island regions' futures depends on tourism. Sustainable tourism that both preserves the natural environment and retains local culture is demanded," said
Woo.
Jiang suggested that island economies share experiences Auston Matthews Jersey , strengthen exchanges and coordination when rolling out development plans and policies.
The forum, established by four island provinces from different countries -- Jeju, Bali, Hainan and Okinawa -- in 1997, is held annually. The next forum will
be hosted by Phuket, Thailand in 2014.
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training exercises, killing three Turkish crew members.
Turkish Armed Forces confirmed in a statement that two pilots and one technician were on the aircraft and all three were killed in the crash near
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Radar connection was lost with the plane at around 12:50 local time (0950 GMT), and rescue teams reached the plane's wreck afterwards, the statement said.
Isparta Governer Sehmus Gunaydin said the cause of the crash is still unknown but noted that weather conditions were foggy during the flight.
The CASA CN-235 is a medium-range twin-engined transport plane jointly developed by Spain's Construcciones Aeronauticas SA and Indonesian Aerospace.
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