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ITOP FORUM 01 About ITOP Forum 04 ITOP Forum Activity 09 ITOP Forum Secretariat 12 Member Regions Inter-Islands Tourism Policy About ITOP Forum Forum Objective The forum’s objective is to promote collective endeavors of island regions with similar structures and policies of the tourism industry as well as cultural empathy in order to expand global tourism market opportunities. Functions - Develop tourism policies to generate more wealth of the local communities. - Develop various common tourism products of islands through practical exchange and cooperation among member regions. - Develop tourism products to grow islands economies and implements study and research for better management. - Pursue economic development and globalization of the island communities to improve their living standards while promoting inter-island exchanges through sustainable tourism development - Establish cooperative ways to cope with the problems involving tourism and environment such as global warming and climate change. Logo Symbolized environmental features of island regions including the sea It also expresses comfortable and leisurely tours available on islands. The connected lines of the wave and the island signify the participation and cooperation of Member Regions of the ITOP Forum. ITOP FORUM · 1 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy About ITOP Forum Forum Past Event Summary Forum Dates Venue Theme 1st Jul 23~25, 1997 Jeju The 1st Opening Forum 2nd Jul 22~24, 1998 Okinawa Directions to develop an Island Tourism 3rd Jul 15~17, 1999 Bali Enhancing the Cultural Environment 4th Nov 3~6, 2000 Hainan Eco-tourism th Marine Tourism and the Opportunity for Island 5 Oct 15~28, 2001 Jeju Prosperity 6th Oct 13~16, 2002 Okinawa Long-term Stay Tourism 7th Jun 11~15, 2003 Bali World Peace and Cultural Tourism 8th Nov 4~7, 2004 Hainan Building Innovative Partnership for Island Tourism th Canary 9 Nov 9~11, 2005 Safety on Island Tourist Sites Islands th Directions to Develop Island Tourism through 10 Oct 12~15, 2006 Jeju Information Technology th Southern 11 Nov 5~8, 2007 Plans to Expand Cruise Tours on Islands Province 12th Nov 3~6, 2008 Okinawa Making Sustainable Tourist Attractions on Islands 13th Nov 2~4, 2009 Bali Marine Tourism - Opportunities and Conservation 14th Nov 2~4, 2010 Hainan Low Carbon Economy and Island Tourism 15th Sep 28~30, 2011 Jeju MICE Industry and Tourism Vision th Natural Disaster Crisis Management in Inter-Island 16 Nov 6~8, 2012 Okinawa Tourism Region th Globalization and Localization : Opportunity and 17 Nov 6~8, 2013 Hainan Challenge for Island Tourism Development 18th Aug 20~22, 2014 Phuket Sustainable Maritime Tourism Network th Promoting Income Generation by Local Residents 19 Oct 5~7, 2015 Jeju through Tourism Policy th Southern 20 Oct 24~27, 2016 Conservation of Environment and Island Tourism Province 2 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy About ITOP Forum Forum Member Regions Joining Region Country General Participants Gotland Sweden July. 1997 Jeju Korea July. 1997 Okinawa Japan July. 1997 Hainan China Kampong General Participants Cham Cambodia Sep. 2011 Cebu Philippines July. 1997 Bali Indonesia Southern Province Nov. 2013 Nov. 2004 Penang Malaysia Sri Lanka Nov. 2008 Phuket Thailand Nov. 2004 Zanzibar Tanzania Nov. 2004 Hawaii U.S.A Founding Regions(4) General Participants Member Regions(6) Prince Edward Canada General Participants(3) ITOP FORUM · 3 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Activity Forum Holding ITOP Forum annually Time l Between July and December Host region l The region indicated its intention to host the next forum Purpose l To discuss a variety of issues and cooperate in different fi elds of the tourism industry To present and share tourism policies and creative ideas under different themes To promote cultural exchanges via interactive cultural performances Programs 1. Working Level Rep. Meeting 3. Governor’s Speech 2. Keynote Address 4. Joint Statement 5. Symposium 7. International Friendship Night 6. Inspection Tour 4 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Activity Forum Vitalizing cultural and human exchanges Members will invite cultural performance groups to major events and cooperate in international tourism exhibitions. - Activating bilateral and multilateral exchanges among participating Member Regions - Promoting interactions by inviting other regions to the events hosted by Member Regions Participation in the events hosted by Member Regions ASIA CRUISE FORUM JEJU Tamna Cultrual Festival ITOP FORUM · 5 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Activity Forum Fostering global talents Capacity building of public employees - Target: Public employees of Member Regions MOU with UNITAR Discussion Cultural activity - About UNITAR : The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was founded as a principal training arm of the United Nations in 1995. - participating in the training programs Completion of the training programs - Operation: Four times each year - Theme: Sustainable Tourism A joint program for Undergraduate Programs students of Jeju, for Cultural Exchanges Hainan, and Phuket - Target: Undergraduate students of Member Regions - Programs: Tourism Speech Contest, Language Class, Cooking Class, Sports Class, and Site Visits Korean students departing for Thailand 6 Students of Bali and Korea Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Activity Forum Member Regions cooperate to attract tourists and elevate their respective prestige by Joint marketing participating together in international tourism fairs and more. Joint marketing through strategic partnerships with international tourism organizations Activities - Participate jointly in travel marts and other events of international tourism organizations Objectives - Promoting the ITOP Forum worldwide - Convincing more regions to join the ITOP Forum - Catalyzing exchanges among Member Regions ITOP FORUM · 7 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Activity Forum How to join ITOP Forum Would you like to be one of the best island destination for tourism in the world? Potential opportunities and threats ● Opportunities: Increase in attention on the cultural assets and ecology of the island regions ● Threats: Acceleration of climate change including sea level rise and coastal erosion, Weakening of cultural authenticity due to growing exchanges with other regions JOIN THE ITOP FORUM! What’s benefit? - You can learn about newly emerged trends in world tourism industry. - You can broaden the network which plays significant role in promoting the region as world's best tourist destination. The membership may be granted to an applicant that participated in the forum at least twice as a general For further information, participant with the permission given by the original please feel free to contact us. member regions. Application procedures are as follow: [email protected] 1. Complete the ‘Membership Application’ +82 64 740 6055 2. Submit application to the secretariat by e-mail or fax +82 64 740 6034 8 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy ITOP Forum Secretariat Forum ITOP Forum Secretariat Function The secretariat coordinates the ideas of Member Regions and encourages active participation for the advancement and vitalization of the ITOP Forum. Dispatching personnel to Contact the Secretariat Phone: +82 64 740 6055 ● Purpose: To elevate the status of the F a x: +82 64 740 6034 forum and promote joint projects for E-mail: [email protected] prosperity. Address: 3rd floor, Jeju Welcome Center, 23 Seondeok-ro, Jeju City, Jeju Special Self- ● Each member is to dispatch personnel governing Province, 63122, Republic of Korea to the Secretariat in Jeju: One person for a year ● The host region for the next forum will dispatch personnel for the Secretariat ITOP FORUM · 9 10 Member Regions ITOP FORUM · 11 Inter-Islands Tourism Policy Member Regions and General Participants Forum Jeju , KOREA Hainan , CHINA Location l located in south-east of the Location l located in southern tip of mainland of the Republic of Korea China Area l 1,848 km2 Area l 35,400 km2 Population l 632,701 Population l 9,108,200 Major City l Jeju City, Seogwipo City Major City l Haikou city, Sanya city Okinawa , JAPAN Bali , INDONESIA Location l located in the southern end Location l located in the middle south of Japan of Indonesia Area l 2,281 km2 Area l 5,633 km2 Population l 1,432,874 Population l 4,152,800 Major City l Naha Major City l Denpasar City Southern Province , SRILANKA Hawaii , USA Location l located in the southern Location l the only U.S. state located most province of Sri Lanka in Oceania Area l 5,544 km2 Area l 28,311 km2 Population l 25,000,000 Population l 1,431,603 Major City l Galle, Matara, Hambantota Major City l Honolulu Zanzibar , TANZANIA Phuket , THAILAND Location l located in eastern of Location l located in the southwestern Tanzania coast of Thailand Area l 2,461km2 Area l 542,034 km2 Population l 1,303,569 Population l 390,245 Major City l Zanzibar City Major City l Phuket old town Cebu , PHILIPPINES Penang , MALAYSIA Location l located in southern part of Location l located in the northwestern Manila cost of Peninsular Malaysia Area l 4,944m2 Area l 1,031 km2 Population l 3,850,000 Population l 1,663,000 Major City l Cebu City Major City l George Town Prince Edward , CANADA Kampong Cham , CAMBODIA Location l located on the east coast of Location l located in the north eastern Canada of Phnom Penh Area l 5,620 km2 Area l 4,549km2 Population l 145,855 Population l 1,907,085 Major City l Charlottetown Major City l Kampong Cham City Gotland , SWEDEN Location l located in the Baltic Sea, Sweden Area l 3,140 km2 Population l 57,390 Major City l Visby 12 Jeju Official Name Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Climate (Classification)Temperate oceanic climate / (Temperature)15~16℃ / (Rainfall)2,044㎜ Language Korean Airport Jeju International airport Annual No. of Tourists 13,664,395 (2015) Currency Korean Won (KRW) Industrial Structure Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (14.9%), Manufacturing (2.8%), Construction (8.6%), Services etc. (73.7%) Samda Park Night Flea Market It is a very special kind of summer night shopping experience in Shinjeju Rotary Samda Park, Jeju.