{"id":33926,"date":"2011-05-03T13:25:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T17:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=33926"},"modified":"2011-05-03T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T19:59:32","slug":"stakeholders-urged-to-adhere-to-tourism-standards-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/tourism-publicity\/stakeholders-urged-to-adhere-to-tourism-standards-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Stakeholders urged to adhere to Tourism Standards Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33927\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33927\" title=\"ian douglas 1\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ian-douglas-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ian-douglas-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ian-douglas-1-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tourism Minister Ian Douglas is calling on tourism stakeholders to respect the certification process of the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas said while the destination is globally competitive, most stakeholders are not adhering to the Tourism Standards Act.<\/p>\n<p>He says most persons in the tourism sector are snubbing the certification process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a very comprehensive certification process but if it is not respected by the stakeholders and not adhered to by persons in the industry, it amounts to anything. We have the Tourism Standards Act and they must be taken serious because that is what will make us world class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas said most stakeholders see the certification process as being offensive and burdensome \u201cbut how can we be the leading sector in the Dominican economy and not pay attention to the certification process?\u201d Douglas questioned.<\/p>\n<p>He said the recent pull out of the Carnival Victory from Dominica is testimony to the fact that the certification process is essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can we remain globally competitive when 80 percent of our rooms and properties remain uncertified? How can we improve our products when bus drivers continue to sell the tours 20 percent below the real value of those tours? How can we be world class when vagrants continue to make our destination unsafe?&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Ian Douglas is calling on tourism stakeholders to respect the certification process of the sector. Douglas said while the destination is globally competitive, most stakeholders are not adhering to the Tourism Standards Act. 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