Tourism

TOURISM DESTINATION VISION AND INVESTMENT PLANS (DVIP) FOR SELECTED NATURE-BASED DESTINATIONS IN NEPAL CLIENT World Bank Funding: World Bank Dates: January 2019 – July 2019 SUMMARY:  The purpose of this consultancy is to assist the Government of Nepal in preparing innovative and detailed destination visions and investment plans (DVIPS). From this formulation the goal was to attract new investment to work as catalyst and increase the value generated per visitor. The selected priority destinations were: Annapurna Conservation Area and Gateway city of Pokhara Manaslu Conservation area and Gateway city of Gorkha; Bardiya and Banke National Parks, Khrisnasaar as buffer zone and Nepalgunj as Gateway city.    

PRODUCTION OF A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TIERRA DEL FUEGO: COMMUNES OF PORVENIR, TIMAUKEL AND PRIMAVERA – CHILE CLIENT: Porvenir Municipality Dates: October 2018 – December 2019 SUMMARY: Study and elaboration of a diagnosis and Sustainable Tourism Development Plan in the province of Chilean Patagonia, to place at the local communities’ disposal (Porvenir, Primavera and Timaukel) a planning tool for the integral development of tourism. Through a participatory methodology with the local stakeholders agents, priority programs and investments projects were identified to value the natural and cultural resources of the territory, and to enhance the local population quality of life.

ECOTOURISM AND NATURE-BASED TOURISM SECTOR ASSESSMENT IN TENERIFE ISLAND AND MAURITANIA PROTECTED AREAS AND DOUBLE DESTINATION PRODUCTS FEASIBILITY STUDY –SPAIN AND MAURITANIA CLIENT: Tourism, Internationalization and Exterior Action Area of the Government of Tenerife Government of Tenerife Funding: Project MAC/4.6C/151, 85% funded by FEDER Funds (European Union) Dates: January 2019- June 2019 SUMMARY: HIDRIA carried out an assessment of the ecotourism and nature-based tourism sector in the Teno Rural Park, Anaga Rural Park, Teide National Park at Tenerife, and in the Banc D’Arguin National Park and Diawling National Park of Mauritania, and analyzed the feasibility of double- destination products, with the aim of understanding and evaluating the current and potential ecotourism market. For this purpose, the following actions were carried out: Tourist resources and ecotourism market study. Ecotourism offer assessment in the protected areas. Design and production of an Action Plan for the development of the National Parks of Mauritania. Assessment and proposal of double-destination ecotourism products between Mauritania and Tenerife Island.

ELABORATION OF A DOMINICAN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDICATORS SYSTEM – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CLIENT: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Dates: December 2018 – May 2019 SUMMARY: The main objective of the consultancy was to provide the Tourism Ministry of the Dominican Republic with an Integral Sustainable Tourism Indicators System, complying with the following requirements: Design of a methodological tool to assess the tourism activity current state and its effects on the economy, society and environment. Development of guidelines for a systematic monitoring of the tourism sector and its fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda. Management procedures design for the Indicator System regarding the sources of power, frequency and the functions of the persons in charge of the analysis. This process was carried out in a participatory way, with socialization workshops that validated the proposed indicators’ suitability to assess the tourism activity sustainability in the country.

LAND-USE MASTER PLANS DEFINITION FOR THE COASTAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT IN PRIORITY AREAS OF LA LIBERTAD AND USULUTÁN DEPARTMENTS – EL SALVADOR Client: Ministry of Tourism (MITUR), Government of El Salvador Funding: Interamerican Development Bank (IADB) Dates: January 2019 – July 2019 SUMMARY: The general objective of the project was to make available land-use planning tools for tourist activities in the priority tourist areas of the Department of La Libertad and The Department of Usulután, applying participative methodologies with the main stakeholders of the territory, where 11 municipalities were included. Four strategic plans were developed: Land-use Master Plan for the Costa del Bálsamo; Land-use Master Plan for the la Bahía de Jiquilisco; Land-use Master Plan for the municipalities of Alegría. Tourist Management Plan for the laguna de Alegría. Land-use Master Plan for the municipalities Berlín;