More than thirty years of international experience in 49 countries and exposure to development and to the tourism industry. Tourism strategic planning, product development, sustainable tourism development and implementation of action plans, marketing and sales plans, human resources development, pro-poor tourism training and enterprise development. Working experience for the retail and wholesale t
rade, National/regional Tourism Organizations and private sector in the specialized fields and sustainable tourism, tourism environmental issues, heritage and cultural tourism,"ecotourism", “eco-ethnic tourism” other forms of "special interest" tourism. Ten year international experience with the United Nations, International Development Bank (IBD), World Tourism Organization, European Union, Asian Development Bank, World Bank (Global Environmental Fund) systems in technical cooperation projects and their implementation in developing countries, in Asia, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Three years consultancy experience for large organizations in North America in productivity improvement Management Systems and ten years as a trainer and educator in different institutes and Universities in Europe. Asia and Latin America as a senior lecturer on sustainable tourism development and good practices. Recent IDB publications on Tourism Environmental Services, best practices from the Caribbean region and Pro-Poor Tourism Publication. WORK EXPERIENCE AND CONSULTING :
China, Northern Korea, Costa Rica, Suriname, Salvador, Barbados, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Bangladesh, St Lucia, India, Cuba, Panama Belize, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Bahamas, EEUU, Canada, Trinidad y Tobago, Aruba, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Holland, Latvia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, México, England, Singapore, Thailand, Peru, Aruba, Bermuda, Venezuela, France, Italia, Monaco, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Spain, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Malaysia, Antigua, Dominica.