The document discusses tourism organizations in Ecuador. It states that in Ecuador, the national organization responsible for governing the tourism sector is the Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry is divided into nine Coordinación Zonal offices responsible for different regions of Ecuador. At an international level, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is responsible for promoting sustainable and accessible tourism worldwide.

1. NTO’S
National Tourism Organizations

2. Tourism Organizations
Coordinacion Zonal 1
Coordinacion Zonal 2
Coordinacion Zonal 3
Coordinacion Zonal 4
Coordinacion Zonal 5
Coordinacion Zonal 6
Coordinacion Zonal 7
A supranational level in the tourism sector is the UNWT
UNITED NATIONAL WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATI
In Ecuador, the national office in charge of ruling th
Touristic sector is the Ministry of Tourism, which is
divided into Coordinaciones Zonales.
Coordinacion Zonal 9
Coordinacion Zonal 8

3. Coordinaciones Zonales:
 Zona 1: Sucumbios, Carchi, Imbabura ,
Esmeraldas.
 Zona 2: Pichincha, Napo y Orellana.
 Zona 3: Chimborazo, Pastaza, Tungurahua y
Cotopaxi.
 Zona 4: Manabí y Santo Domingo.
 Zona 5: Guayas, Bolivar, Santa Elena, Los Rios y
Galapagos.
 Zona 6: Azuay, Cañar y Morona Santiago.
 Zona 7: El Oro, Zamora Chinchipe y Loja.
 Zona 8: Guayaquil.
 Zona 9 : Quito.

4.  The United Nations is an international
organization founded in 1945 after the Second
World War by 51 countries committed to
maintaining international peace and security,
developing friendly relations among nations
and promoting social progress, better living
standards and human rights.

5. UNWTO
 The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United
Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible,
sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
 As the leading international organization in the field of
tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic
growth, inclusive development and environmental
sustainability and offers leadership and support to the
sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies
worldwide.
 UNWTO generates market knowledge, promotes competitive
and sustainable tourism policies and instruments, fosters
tourism education and training, and works to make tourism an
effective tool for development through technical assistance
projects in over 100 countries around the world.
 UNWTO’s membership includes 156 countries.

6.  Mision
The Ministry of Tourism in Ecuador is the entity who regulates
and leads the touristic activities, they develop sustainable,
conscious and competitive activities. Working in regulating,
planning, promoting, spreading and controling these
activities.
 Vision
The Ministry of Tourism will warantee that the touristic
activities are a prioritary and permanent income source for
the country, positioning Ecuador among the most important
destinations in Latin America, which will develop in the
improvement in the quality of lives of the Ecuadorians
through the social, economic and environmental
development.

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