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After 37 years, Louis D\u2019Amore,\u00a0 Founder and President of IIPT, the International Institute for Peace through Tourism has retired with Ajay Prakash, President of the IIPT India Chapter\u00a0 and\u00a0 CEO of Nomad Travels,\u00a0 accepting\u00a0 the role of International President for IIPT.<\/p>\n

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Louis D\u2019Amore handing over the IIPT \u201cBaton\u201d to Ajay Prakash\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lou\u2019s vision and mission to making Travel and Tourism the world\u2019s first global peace industry and promoting the belief that every traveler and host destination is potentially an \u201cAmbassador for Peace\u201d is still the foundation for IIPT.<\/p>\n

During Lou\u2019s tender he presided over numerous conferences, world summits and international meetings, with more than 6,000 persons from 120 countries coming together to share their experiences, ideas, insights, wisdom and commitment to the IIPT vision.\u00a0 More than 1200 case studies of \u201cSuccess Stories\u201d and models of \u201cBest Practice\u201d have been presented which demonstrate and showcase the social, economic, cultural, environmental and political dimensions of tourism.<\/p>\n

There have been several\u00a0 Declarations emanating from these international conferences, with the most notable being the Amman Declaration, officially adopted as a UN Document and stated in part \u201cthat the global reach of the tourism industry be utilized in promoting dialogues on peace\u201d. Also the \u201cLusaka Declaration on Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change and Peace\u201d the first to address climate change affecting Tourism.<\/p>\n

There are many other achievements, to mention just a few include over 450 Global Peace Parks being established, Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism, PATA Green Leaf Program, First International Study of Tourism and Sustainable Development and the formation of IIPT Chapters throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Ajay Prakash takes over the leadership of IIPT and states \u201cthe values and goals will remain and the work ahead will be to build and enhance on the foundation and legacy that has been laid by Louis D\u2019Amore\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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