Private Sector Partnerships in Tourism Development and Project Management - Kelly Galasky
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
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