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OEA Conducts Support Workshops for Small Hotels in the Andean Region

  April 28, 2010

The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Small Tourism Enterprises Program (STEP), will hold a series of workshops in the Andean Region from Wednesday, April 28, to Monday, May 3.

The OAS Program of Technical Assistance to Small Hotels (PAPH) is directed to establishments in Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador y Perú. The workshops will be held this time in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; Bogotá, Colombia; and Pucón and Villarica, Chile.

The PAPH seeks to contribute to the sustainability and competitiveness of small hotels in the Andean Region, as well as to promote the many destinations in the region through technical assistance programs and the adaptation of successful models from the Caribbean and Central America.

The implementation of the PAPH in the Andean region will contribute to the professionalization of the tourism sector through the implementation of an integral model in administration and management, marketing, human resources development, technological design and other areas.

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

WHAT: Technical Assistance Workshops for Small Hotels (PAPH) in the Countries of the Andean Region

WHEN: Wednesday, April 28 (Guayaquil), Thursday the 29th (Quito), Friday the 30th (Bogotá), and Monday, May 3 (Pucón y Villarica)

WHERE: Cámara de Turismo del Guayas
Luque 111 y Pichincha, Piso 14
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Swissôtel
Quito, Ecuador

Oficinas de COTELCO
Carrera11a #69-79
Bogotá, Colombia

Instituto EuroChileno de Turismo
Lincoyán 77
Pucón, Chile

To be confirmed in Villarica, Chile

Reference: AVI-132/10