| History | The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism is a not for profit organization dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism initiatives which contribute to international understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of environment, the preservation of heritage, and through these initiatives, help bring about a peaceful and sustainable world. | |
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Featuring: - Honorary Chairperson: Her Excellency Vigdis Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland
- Video-taped messages from Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan
- 15 prominent keynote speakers including J. Willard Marriott, Jr. and
Ohio Governor Richard Celeste (former Director of the Peace Corps) - More than 200 presentations on 12 themes of tourism as a force for peace
- 800 participants from 67 countries
- International Student Forum via Rail "Peace Train" from Montreal to Vancouver with U.S. and Canadian college students
- Daily seminars on "Peace Through Tourism"
- Scholarships for college students in eight countries writing the most insightful paper on "Tourism - A Vital Force for Peace"
- Peace Tree Planting Ceremony in Seaforth Park in the heart of Vancouver
- "Credo of the Peaceful Traveller"
- Columbia Charter
- Joint seminar on "Tourism - A Vital Force For Peace" implemented by University of Wisconsin and University of Hawaii
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| Codes of Ethics and Guidlines for Sustainable Tourism | |
| - Developed Codes of Ethics and Guidelines for Canadian tourism industry
- Canada first country to adopt 494 codes - have become a world model
- Developed guidelines for PATA "GreenLeaf" Program
- International survey for United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) regarding the development and implementation of Codes of Conduct
- Organization and facilitation of international workshop re. Codes of Conduct
- Tourism and Environment for UNEP
- UNEP publication, "Environmental Codes of Conduct for Tourism"
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| Peace Parks Across Canada | |
| - CANADA 125 project in partnership with the National Capital Commission
- 400 "Peace Parks" dedicated in cities, towns and villages across Canada from St. John's Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia
- Parks dedicated 12:30 p.m. local time, October 8, 1992 as National Peacekeeping Monument honoring U.N. Peacekeepers unveiled in Ottawa
- 6 Peace Parks dedicated by Governor General of Canada
- Each Park with a "Peace Grove" of 12 trees as a symbolic link to one another and to the Peacekeeping Monument
- Each Peace Park a living legacy of Canada's commitment to world peace and a healthy environment
- First "State Peace Park" dedicated in the U.S. with New York Governor Mario Cuomo
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Featuring: - Honorary Chairperson: Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
- 15 prominent keynote speakers including Russian Cosmonaut Georgy Grechko
- Actual case studies of more than 200 "Success Stories" in 12 topic areas from around the world
- 800 participants from 72 countries
- International Student Forum via Rail "Peace Train" Vancouver to Montreal
- Conference endorsed by World Tourism Organization (WTO), World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), UNESCO, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Earth Council
- Inter-Faith Service on Mount Royal, "A Celebration of the Global Family"
- Peace Tree Planting Ceremony led by Chief Donald Maracle, Tyendinaga Reserve, birthplace of the "Peace Maker" in Iroquois tradition
- First IIPT "Ambassador for Peace" Award presented to Rick Hanson at Special Awards Luncheon
- Peace Art Exhibit - "Journeys With The Global Family", Padre Johnson
- Commitments to Millennium Projects by more than 100 conference participants
- Inter-disciplinary (and bi-lingual) project on sustainable tourism implemented by four teams of graduate students from McGill University and the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQUAM)
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