ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Inter-American Council for Integral Development
(CIDI)
OEA/Ser.W
CIDI/doc. 157/15 rev. 7
3 September 2015
Original: Spanish
LIST OF OBSERVERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
FOR THE XXIII INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF MINISTERS AND HIGH-LEVEL
AUTHORITIES OF TOURISM
(Approved at the XLIX and L regular meetings, held June 9 and August 13, 2015,
and as a result of the electronic consultations held on August 24 and 27, 2015)
In accordance with Articles 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the Rules of Procedure for the Sectoral
and Specialized Meetings of Ministers and/or High Authorities in the Framework of the InterAmerican Council for Integral Development (CIDI) (CIDI/doc. 39/13), that governs the participation
in the sectoral ministerial meetings, the Secretary General will send, with CIDI’s previous
authorization and the consent of the host country, invitations for the XXIII Inter-American Congress
of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism indicated below:
Organs and Agencies of the Inter-American System
Article 15 of the Rules of Procedure for the Sectoral and Specialized Meetings of Ministers
and/or High Authorities in the Framework of the CIDI:
“The representatives of the organs and agencies of the inter-American system may attend the
meetings with the right to speak.”
Organs and agencies of the inter-American system may include:
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) (United States)
Inter-American Commission on Women (CIM) (United States)
Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) (United States)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (United States)
Inter-American Institute of Cooperation and Agriculture (IICA) (Costa Rica)
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (United States)
Pan American Institute of Geography and History (IPGH) (United States)
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Permanent Observers
Article 16 of the Rules of Procedure for the Sectoral and Specialized Meetings of Ministers
and/or High Authorities in the Framework of the CIDI:
“Permanent observers to the Organization or their respective alternates, as
appropriate, may attend meetings of CIDI and of its committees. Permanent
observers may also speak at meetings when it is so decided by the Chair.”
Other Observers
Article 17 of the Rules of Procedure for the Sectoral and Specialized Meetings of Ministers
and/or High Authorities in the Framework of the CIDI:
“Observers to the meetings may also be sent by:
a) Governments of members of the United Nations or of its specialized agencies, when they
express an interest in attending, with the authorization of the regular monthly CIDI
meeting;
b) Inter-American regional or subregional governmental entities or agencies that are not
included among the organs or agencies of the Organization, with the authorization of the
regular monthly CIDI meeting; and
c) Specialized agencies of the United Nations and other international agencies, when
agreements concluded with the Organization and in force so establish or, absent such
agreements, subject to prior authorization by the regular monthly CIDI meeting.
The observers referred to in this article may speak in the meetings of CIDI or of its
committees when invited to do so by the Chair.
For the purposes of this article, the Secretary General of the Organization and/or the
Executive Secretary for Integral Development will transmit the appropriate
communications.”
Entities under Other Observers may include:
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Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (ALADI) (Uruguay)
Association of Caribbean States (AEC) (Trinidad and Tobago)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) (Honduras)
Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) (Venezuela)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (Guyana)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (Barbados)
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) (Barbados)
Centro de Coordinación para la prevención de Desastres Naturales en América Central
(CEPREDENAC) (Guatemala)
9. Comunidad Andina (CAN) ( Perú)
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Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (Singapore)
Fondo Financiero para el Desarrollo de la Cuenca de la Plata (FONPLATA) (Bolivia)
International Finance Corporation (IFC) (USA)
Multilateral Investment Fund (FOMIN) (USA)
Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) (Venezuela)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (France)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) (St. Lucia)
Secretaría de Integración Económica Centroamericana (SIECA) (Guatemala)
Secretaría de Integración Turística Centroamericana (SITCA) (El Salvador)
Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB) (Spain)
Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA) (El Salvador)
Caribbean Disaster Emergency and Management Agency (CDEMA) (Barbados)
The Pacific Alliance
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) (Ecuador)
United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (Switzerland)
United Nations (UN) (United States)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (United States)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (United States)
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
(Chile)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (France)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN
Women) (United States)
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) (Kenya)
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (Spain)
World Bank (United States)
Southern Common Market (Mercosur) (Uruguay)
Special Guests
Article 18 of the Rules of Procedure for the Sectoral and Specialized Meetings of Ministers
and/or High Authorities in the Framework of the CIDI:
“With the authorization of the regular monthly CIDI meeting and the consent of the
government of the host country, national or international governmental agencies or entities
and persons of recognized standing in the matters to be considered may attend sectoral and
specialized meetings of CIDI as special guests, when they express an interest in doing so.
The special guests referred to in this article may speak at sectoral and specialized meetings of
CIDI when invited to do so by the Chair.
Requests to attend meetings as special guests shall be presented to the General Secretariat of
the Organization at least 15 days in advance of the opening of the CIDI meeting.
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For the purposes of this article, the Secretary General of the Organization and/or the Executive
Secretary for Integral Development will extend the corresponding invitations.”
Entities under special guests may include:
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Abercrombie & Kent (United Kingdom)
ACRA-CCS Foundation (Italy)
Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) (USA)
AeroMéxico (México)
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) (Spain)
Amadeus (USA)
Amazon (USA)
American Airlines (USA)
American Hotel and Lodge Association (USA)
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) (USA)
Amigos de Sian Kaan A.C. (México)
Asociación Chilena de Empresas de Turismo (ACHET) (Chile)
Asociación de Ejecutivas de Empresas de Turismo (ASEET) (Ecuador)
Asociación de Ejecutivas de Empresas Turísticas (AFEET) (Argentina)
Asociación de Hoteles de la Romana y Bayahibe (AHB) (Dominican Republic)
Asociación de Hoteles y Restaurantes del Uruguay (Uruguay)
Asociación de Hoteles, Restaurantes y Afines del Perú (AHORA) (Perú)
Asociación de Líneas Aéreas (España)
Asociación de Pequeños Hoteles de El Salvador (El Salvador)
Asociación de Pequeños Hoteles de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Asociación de Pequeños Hoteles de Honduras (HOPEH) (Honduras)
Asociación de Pequeños Hoteles de Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
Asociación de Pequeños Hoteles de Panamá (Panama)
Asociación de Tour Operadores de Honduras (OPTURH) (Honduras)
Asociación de Turismo Vivencial “Uros Khantati” (Perú)
Asociación Dominicana de Empresas Ecoturísticas y Cultura (Dominican Republic)
Asociación Ecuatoriana de Ecoturismo (ASEC) (Ecuador)
Asociación Hotelera del Ecuador (AHOTEC) (Ecuador)
Asociación Hotelera y Afines de Honduras (AHAH) (Honduras)
Asociación Hotelera y Turística de Colombia (COTELCO) (Colombia)
Asociación Hoteles y Empresas Turísticas de Acapulco A.C. (Mexico)
Asociación Internacional de Periodistas y Escritores Latinos de Turismo (VISION)(
Uruguay)
Asociación Los Andes de Cajamarca (Perú)
Avianca Airlines (Colombia)
Barceló Hotels and Resorts (Spain)
Belgian Development Agency (BTC) (Belgium)
Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) (Belize)
Cámara Argentina de Turismo (Argentina)
Cámara Hotelera de Bolivia (Bolivia)
Cámara Hotelera de La Paz (Bolivia)
Cámara Nacional de Turismo de Belice (Belice)
Cámara Nacional de Turismo de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
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Cámara Nacional de Turismo de El Salvador (El Salvador)
Cámara Nacional de Turismo de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Cámara Nacional de Turismo de Honduras (CANATURH) (Honduras)
Cámara Nacional de Turismo de Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
Cámara Paraguaya de Turismo de las Misiones Jesuíticas-Ruta jesuítica (Paraguay)
Care International (USA)
Caribbean Export Development Agency (Barbados)
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (USA)
Carnival Cruise ( USA)
CEGOS (España)
Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) (USA)
Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) (Canada)
Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios y Cooperación para el Desarrollo (CENLAT) (Peru)
Centro para la Participación y el Desarrollo Humano Sostenible (CEPAD) (Bolivia)
Choice Hotels International (USA)
Cluster Turístico, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo di Popili (Italia)
Compañía José Cuervo (Mexico)
Comunicación Corporativa (KETCHUM) (Costa Rica)
Confederación Mexicana de Turismo (Mexico)
Confederación Panamericana de Escuelas de Hotelería, Gastronomía y Turismo
(CONPEHT) (Puerto Rico-United States)
Conscious Travel (Canada)
Consejo Centroamericano de Turismo CCT (El Salvador)
Consejo Empresarial de Turismo de Sudamérica (CETUR)
Consejo Nacional de Turismo (Honduras)
Consejo Superior de Turismo de Chile (CONSETUR) (Chile)
Conservation International (USA)
Consorcio Cooperativo Red Ecoturística Nacional (Costa Rica)
Consorcio Dominicano de Competitividad Turística, INC (Dominican Republic)
Copa Airlines (Panama)
Corporación Rochense de Turismo (Uruguay)
Cox & Kings (United Kingdom / USA)
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) (USA)
Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) (Denmark)
Decameron (Colombia)
Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Defensoría del Turista de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Delta Airlines (United States)
Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)(Estados Unidos)
Destino Punta del Este (Uruguay)
Ente de Turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Escuela Internacional de Agricultura y Ganadería (Nicaragua)
Escuela Nacional Central de Agricultura (Guatemala)
Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Asturias (Spain)
European Community-Chile Business Foundation (EuroChile) (Chile)
European Union
Federación Centroamericana de Pequeños Hoteles (FECAPH) (Honduras)
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Federación de Cámaras de Turismo de Centroamérica (FEDECATURH) (Honduras)
Federación de Empresas de Turismo de Chile (FEDETUR) (Chile)
Federación de Entidades Organizadores de Congresos y Afines de América Latina
(COCAL) (Argentina)
Federación de Turismo Comunitario (FTCE) (Ecuador)
Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Ejecutivas de Empresas Turísticas
(FIASEET) (Argentina)
Federación Nacional de Cámaras de Turismo (FENACAPTUR) (Ecuador)
Fondation Mains Ouvertes (Haiti)
Fondo Verdi (Spain)
Forests of the World (Verdens Skove) (Denmark)
Foro de Entidades Empresariales y de la Producción de la Región Centro Argentina
(Argentina)
Fundación CODESPA (Spain)
Fundación Ecológica Misión Verde (Ecuador)
Fundación Ecológica Punta Cana (Dominican Republic)
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLOBE) (Dominican Republic)
Fundación Once (Spain)
Fundación para el Desarrollo de Guatemala (FUNDESA) (Guatemala)
Fundación Patrimonio Cultural y Natural Maya (PACUNAM) (Guatemala)
Fundación Sonrisa de Vida (Colombia)
Fundación Turismo para Todos (Argentina)
GA Adventure (Canada)
Gallup Organization (United States)
George Washington University (United States)
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) (Germany)
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (United States)
Green Globe (United States)
Grupo Hotelero Latinoamérica (México)
Harvard University (United States)
Hilton Hotels (United States)
Hoteleros de Chile A.G. (Chile)
IBERIA (Spain)
Instituto Brasileiro de Fluencia (IBF) (Brasil)
Instituto ITAE (Perú)
Inter-American Culture and Development Foundation (ICDF) (United States)
Inter-American Network of Owners and Operators of Small Hotels (Honduras)
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (United Kingdom)
International Air Transport Association (IATA) (United States)
International Centre for Responsible Tourism (United States)
International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) (The Netherlands)
International Council of Tourism Partners (United States)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (Switzerland)
IPCC (Mexico)
Istituto Cooperazione Economica Internazionale (ICEI) (Italy)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (Japan)
KÈROUL (Canada)
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) (Korea)
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KUONI Group (Switzerland)
LAHRES Latin America Hotel Reservation Systems (México)
LAN-LATAM (Chile)
Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) (USA)
Lindblad Expeditions (United States)
Management Analysis Inc. (United States)
Marktur-Mira (Argentina)
Marriott International Inc. (United Status)
MASS COUNT (Germany)
Maya-Belice (Belize)
Meliá Hotels International (Spain)
MesoAmerican Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI) (Mexico)
Microsoft (United States)
National Audubon Society (United States)
National Geographic (United States)
Netherlands Development Organization (SVN) (Netherlands)
Norwegian Cruise Lines (United States)
Oxfom Italia (Italy)
Panamerican Development Foundation (PADF) (United States)
Pizzolante Comunicaciones Estratégicas (Venezuela)
Questex Media Group LLC (United States)
Quito Turismo (Ecuador)
Rain Forest Alliance (United States)
Red Nacional de Pequeños Hoteles de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Royal Caribbean Cruises(United States)
SABRE Holdings (United States)
Sandals Group (Jamaica)
Secretaria Adjunta de Turismo de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Secretaría de Turismo de España (Spain)
Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas de Spain
(SEGITTUR) (Spain )
Societé de Coopération pour le Developpement International (SOCODEVI) (Canada)
Solimar International (United States)
Spirit Airlines (United States)
Sustainable Cities (Canada)
Sustainable Travel International (United States)
Sustentabilidad Turística (Mexico)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (Switzerland)
Swiss College of Hospitality Management (Switzerland)
Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation (SWISSCONTACT) (Perú)
Tauck (United States)
The CARIBSAVE Partnership (Barbados)
The Nature Conservancy (United States)
The Trust for the Americas (OAS) (United States)
The University of the West Indies (UWI) (Barbados)
Theglobaldit (México)
TNC-Especialista en Especies Amenazadas y Ecosistemas (El Salvador)
Touring y Automóvil Club Paraguayo (TACPY) (Paraguay)
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Tourism Industry Association of Canada (Canada)
Tourism Intelligence International (Trinidad y Tobago)
Travel Channel (United States)
Turismo Chile, Corporación de Promoción Turística de Chile (Chile)
Turks and Caicos Tourist Board (United Kingdom)
Unión Internacional del Notariado (Italy)
United Airlines(United States)
United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) (United States)
United States Travel Association (USTA) (United States)
Universidad Ave María (Nicaragua)
Universidad Católica de Oriente. (Colombia)
Universidad de Especialidades Turisticas (Ecuador)
Universidad de Nebrija (Spain)
Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE) (México)
Universidad del Turismo (UTUR) (Costa Rica)
Universidad Internacional (Panama)
Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC) (Honduras)
World Association for Hospitality and Tourism Education and Training (AMFORHT)
(France)
World Society for the Protection of Animals (United States)
World Travel and Tourism Council (United Kingdom)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (United States)
Xarxa de Conslum Solidari (Spain)
Young American Business Trust (YABT) OAS (United States)
La Rochelle Business School (France)
Fundación Plan 21 (Argentina)
Federación Plurinacional de Turismo Comunitario del Ecuador (Ecuador)
Red Indígena del Alto Napo para la Convivencia Intercultural y el Ecoturismo –
RICANCIE (Ecuador)
Coordinación General de Participación Ciudadana de la Asamblea Nacional (Ecuador)
Organización Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos (ONALDEP) (Colombia) (Civil
society organization registered with the OAS)
Alianza ONG de Personas con Discapacidad (Dominican Republic)
Unión Dominicana de Ciegos (UDOCI) (Dominican Republic)
USA Refugees & Immigrants (United States)
Unión de Mujeres Empresarias del Perú (Perú)
Fundación Latino Americanos Unidos (United States)
Luis Andres Martínez Figueroa, tourism professional (Chile)
Rain Forrest Expeditions Perú (speaker)
STA Consultores, México-España (speaker)
Universidad Tecnológica de Chile, INACAP (Chile)
Victor Chalé Góngora, Experto Internacional en Turismo, México (speaker).
Centro de Estudios de Gestión, (Chile)
Universidad Agraria La Molina
Universidad Alas Peruanas
Universidad Andina del Cusco
Universidad Austral Peruana
Universidad Autónoma San Francisco
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Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae
Universidad Cesar Vallejo
Universidad Científica del Sur
Universidad Global
Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Universidad Jesuita Antonio Ruiz de Montoya
Universidad Las Américas
Universidad Le Cordon Bleu
Universidad Nacional de Educación "Enrique Guzmán y Valle"
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión
Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos
Universidad Nacional San Agustín
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
Universidad Peruana de Investigación y Negocios
Universidad Peruana Simón Bolívar
Universidad Privada "TELESUP"
Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista
Universidad Ricardo Palma
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad Tecnológica del Perú
Universidad Wiener
LC Perú
Peruvian Airlines
Star Perú
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Air Canada
Air Europa
Air France – KLM
JetBlue
Sky Airline
Spirit Airlines
TAME
APTAE (Asociación Peruana de Turismo de Aventura y Ecoturismo
APAVIT (Asociación Peruana de Agencias de Viajes y Turismo)
ASOTUR (Asociación de Operadores de Turismo)
APEA (Asociación Peruana de Empresas Aéreas)
CANATUR (Cámara Nacional de Turismo)
APOTUR (Asociación Peruana de Operadores de Turismo Receptivo)
SHP (Sociedad de Hoteles del Perú)
AETAI (Asociación de Empresas de Transporte Aéreo Internacional)
Buró de Convenciones y Visitantes de Lima (Buró de Lima)
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