Presentation at the Summer School "Leadership and Governance for Sustainable Tourism" - 2nd July 2014, Finand

1. Community Tourism
Development & the
Private Sector !
G Adventures & Planeterra Foundation
Kelly Galaski, Program & Operations Manager!
Technical Director, MIF/IDB Project Latin America
kellyg@planeterra.org

2. A Tipping Point in Community Tourism
Development
no market
partners (over
& over again)
Starting to
engage market
first
MARKET
PARTNERS
FROM THE
BEGINNING!

3. 1st of its kind – Technical Agreement with a Tour Operator –
$1.2M 60/40 cost sharing

4. MIF Project Page open to public
Fomin.org

5. How it Works

6. Sites in:

7. Guatemala Home Stays: Posadas Mayas

8. Guatemala Home Stays: Posadas Mayas

9. Nicaragua Home Stays: Puesta del Sol

10. Costa Rica: Mi Cafecito Coffee Tour

11. Costa Rica: Mi Cafecito Coffee Tour

12. Peru: Sacred Valley Community Restaurant

13. Peru: Sacred Valley Community Restaurant

14. Peru: Lares Trek Community Eco Campsite

15. MicroEnterprise Development in Each Site

16. Practical Training from Tour Operator

17. Market Access: Enabling CBT Sustainability

18. From 0 visitors to… sustainable business

19. How does this relate to PM4SD?
Fulfills # 1 call to action from Naples
Declaration: !
!
Fund projects for which there is a clear
business case, market demand and
financial feasibility!

20. It does this by…
• Integrating market knowledge and
project plans!
!
• Backing up plans with buying power to
achieve sustainability – real economic
impact for beneficiaries!
!
• Effectively using donor dollars !

21. Community Tourism
and the Private
Sector – A New
Model for Successful
CBT!
G Adventures & Planeterra Foundation
Kelly Galaski, Program & Operations Manager!
Technical Director, MIF/IDB Project Latin America!
Planeterra Foundation kellyg@planeterra.org