Global Value Chains / Incentives / APL / Economic Upgrading / Multilateral Investment Fund / Workforce Development Executive Summary Tourism / Conventions / Saigon / Inter-American Development Bank / GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Tourism / Exhibitions MIF Multilateral Investment Fund MNC Multinational Corporation / IDB Inter-American Development Bank ILO / Hanoi Tourism / MICE Meetings / RTI International / /
Country
Jordan / United States / Vietnam / United Kingdom / Costa Rica / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
University ICT Instituto Costarricense de Turismo / Social Science Research Institute / Duke University / Southeast Asian Nations CARIBCERT Caribbean Hotel / DUKE CGGC Duke University / IT Information Technology JAU Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality JITOA Jordan Inbound Tour Operator Association JTB / /
IndustryTerm
high transportation costs / beverage services / transportation / electronic infrastructure / web marketing / web presence / business networking skills / accommodation options with better services / food preparation / value chain / online purchasing / food / food service / coordination services / travel technologies / tourism products / virtual travel agents / online reservation systems / value chains / information technology / food services / local services / /
Organization
Global Organization of the Industry / United Nations World Tourism Organization / INA / Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje / Southeast Asian Nations CARIBCERT Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Regional Certification System CBI Centre for the Promotion of Imports / Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Program UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization USAID United States Agency for International Development VCTB Vietnam Tourism Certificate Board VNA Vietnam Airlines VNAT Vietnam National Administration of Tourism VTET Vocational / Jordan Inbound Tour Operator Association / Duke University / ACTUAR Association of Community-Based Tourism / World Travel and Tourism Council / George Washington University / United States Agency for International Development / United Nations / IT Information Technology JAU Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality JITOA Jordan Inbound Tour Operator Association JTB Jordan Tourism Board LDC Least Developed Country MICE Meetings / Social Science Research Institute / International Labor Organization / United Nations Development Program / Vietnam National Administration of Tourism / European Union / Duke CGGC / CGGC Duke University / Laborer ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CARIBCERT Caribbean Hotel / /
Person
Ahmed Gary Gereffi Contributing / Fernandez-Stark Ghada Ahmed Gary Gereffi / Karina Fernandez-Stark Ghada / Joe DeStefano / Phil Psilos / DUKE CGGC / Shelli Jo Heil / Michelle Christian Karina Fernandez-Stark Ghada / /
Position
Contents Executive / /
SportsEvent
the Jordan Inbound Tour / Hospitality JITOA Jordan Inbound Tour / /
Technology
Information Technology / travel technologies / Adopting information technology / /