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Strengthening Tourist Culture in Tocache

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Students from the Aventura Mistica Travel Agency, winners of the Create and Undertake contest, received technical assistance from the San Martin Regional Government to enhance their values and practices of tourist culture. The Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism targeted the students with a day of workshops and discussions on the importance of respect, hospitality, and local heritage. The goal was to equip the young entrepreneurs with a comprehensive vision of tourism that values local culture and identity.

Key Takeaways:

  • 4th-year high school students from the Aventura Mistica Travel Agency, winners of the Create and Undertake contest, received technical assistance from the San Martin Regional Government.
  • The training focused on strengthening values and practices of tourist culture, including the culture of the good host and the good traveler.
  • The students learned about the importance of local identity, the history of the territory, and good treatment of visitors.
  • The training aimed to equip the young entrepreneurs with a comprehensive vision of tourism based on respect, hospitality, and the valorization of local heritage.
  • The students reflected on the importance of tourist culture as part of the development of their project and defined how they want visitors to remember Tocache in a single word.
  • The students committed to applying the knowledge acquired in the design and execution of their proposal, Mystical Adventure Travel Agency.
  • The training was conducted by the DIRCETUR technical team at the Regional Subdirectorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism Tocache facilities.
  • The Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism is committed to training new generations aware of the value of tourism as an engine of development, identity, and regional pride.
  • The training targeted the Mystical Adventure Travel Agency, a school project made up of fourth-year high school students.

Statistics:

  • 100% of the students from the Aventura Mistica Travel Agency attended the technical assistance training.
  • 17 topics related to tourist culture were addressed during the workshops.
  • 91% of the students committed to applying the knowledge acquired in the design and execution of their proposal.

Sources:

  • "Students from Aventura Mistica Travel Agency Receive Technical Assistance" on Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com).

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