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The Catholic is an affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization

The UCAM today joined the events taking place around the World Tourism Day, which will take place on September 27, with a lecture by the director of the Affiliate Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Yolanda Perdomo.

The event, organized by the Tourism Degree, was present the Deputy Dean of Degree, Ginesa Martínez del Vas, next to the speaker who has lectured on 'Trends and opportunities in the global tourism'.

The event was attended by many members of the university community.

The director of the Affiliate Members of UNWTO, Yolanda Perdomo, said that despite the economic crisis, "the resilience of tourism is striking, even in these difficult times, in Spain and in countries of Southern Europe, tourism not only resists dramatically, but is continually growing. "

Yolanda Perdomo has stated that "this fact is thanks to tourists who come from Northern Europe, where the impact of the economic crisis is lower, and also because the crisis countries continue to travel."

According to the Deputy Dean of tourism degree, Ginesa Martínez del Vas, "it is estimated that each year an increase of 43 million tourists recorded worldwide."

Tourism, a career with a future

In this line, the director of the UNWTO Affiliate, Yolanda Perdomo, Members have stressed that "at present, due to this growth, there are job opportunities in the tourism sector, good news, especially for students Tourism, as it is one of the few sectors that offers positive economic figures and promising future employment situation. "

In fact, according to a report on the weight of the tourism sector in the Spanish labor market data Randstad prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, Murcia workers saw an increase of 3.9 percent during the summer (June , July and August) over the same period of 2013 Specifically, 36,990 professionals have developed their work in this area during the month of August 2014, more than 1,391 registered in 2013.

The associate dean of the degree in Tourism, Ginesa Martínez del Vas, has detailed the Region of Murcia, "for further growth in the tourism sector, should establish growth strategies in line with the new markets, including the commitment to price competitiveness , social and economic sustainability, innovation in market research, and creativity. "

The associate dean also emphasized that "the degree in Tourism UCAM's main objective is to position our graduates in this panorama of international tourism, and the fact that the University is a member of the WTO, which promotes tourism students, are really informed and prepared to deal with work situations that demand the international tourism today. "

Source: UCAM