First World Conference on Tourism Clusters Slated for April in the Dominican Republic
The Competitiveness Institute (TCI) is celebrating the first global thematic conference on Tourism Clusters, to be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from April 7 to 10, 2010, hosted by the National Competitiveness Council of the Dominican Republic. Under the general theme "World Class Sustainable Competitive Tourism Clusters", the conference will bring together cluster practitioners, researchers, international experts and tourism professionals from all over the world, to discuss the main issues and the latest trends on promoting competitiveness through local development and clusters in one of the most important global industries.Four intense days will be dedicated to networking, deepening knowledge and exchanging ideas, best practices and lessons learned throughout the world, and also experiencing on-site tourism clustering in one of the top destinations in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic. For a look at the tentative program and registration, visit http://www.drtourismclusters.com/.
TCI is the leading global network for practitioners, policy makers, researchers and business leaders working towards improving competitiveness in regions and clusters. TCI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, with a global scope, open to members from all countries. The National Competitiveness Council of the Dominican Republic is a public institution with a private-public board and chaired by the President of the DR, which leads and coordinates national public policy on competitiveness and clusters. The CNC promotes clusters in tourism, agro industry and other industrial sectors and works also towards improving the business climate to enhance competitiveness in the Dominican Republic.
TCI is the leading global network for practitioners, policy makers, researchers and business leaders working towards improving competitiveness in regions and clusters. TCI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, with a global scope, open to members from all countries. The National Competitiveness Council of the Dominican Republic is a public institution with a private-public board and chaired by the President of the DR, which leads and coordinates national public policy on competitiveness and clusters. The CNC promotes clusters in tourism, agro industry and other industrial sectors and works also towards improving the business climate to enhance competitiveness in the Dominican Republic.