Revanj? UNWTO revoke Direktè Egzekitif Carlos Vogeler

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November 29 was all about honoring Carlos Vogeler, executive director of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) pandan dènye sesyon an UNWTO  Konferans on Travay ak Kwasans Enklizif nan Montego Bay Jamayik. Vogeler te onore pa Minis Jamayik la Bartlett pou 9 ane travay di pou UNWTO.

The Hon. Ed Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, told 1400 attending delegates it’s about honoring Carlos Vogeler today; yesterday it was about honoring Taleb Rifai.”

What the audience didn’t know, Carlos was fired by the new incoming UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab as of January 1, 2018.

eTN Publisher Juergen Steinmetz added to his Facebook on November 29 ” Zurab should be ashamed of himself.” Kojo Bentum-Williams added to the Facebook post: “Really? Carlos just like Rifai comes with depth and knowledge in the world of Tourism.”

In an obvious act of revenge by a usually quiet UNWTO Secretary-Elect Zurab Pololikashvil,  this decision was made as a first move giving a taste for the future UNWTO under Zurab’s upcoming leadership.

It didn’t make any difference for Zurab to know Vogeler just needed another 9 months for his UNWTO pension and to keep his lifetime health insurance.

Vogeler was ready to take a no influence position but this humiliation was still not enough for the upcoming Georgian Secretary-General to show a change of heart. The health insurance is urgently needed due to health challenges Vogeler’s wife is going through.In another embarrassment for Vogeler Zurab apparently indicated he would keep the other executive directors on board.

Pololikashvil did not attend the Jamaica conference.

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Mr. Vogeler has always been devoted to his job. Most world leaders consider him the second man in UNWTO. Travel and tourism was a 24/7 job for Carlos, and it showed. At the Sustainable Tourism Conference in Jamaica, he again gave his best and was leading the UNWTO delegation with Taleb Rifai.

It speaks well for his character. Carlos did not mention his pain at the recent UNWTO Jamaica conference and acted as always: Professional and with integrity and respect. In reality, he must have felt betrayed and he should have been bitter and angry.

 

What obviously broke Mr. Vogeler’s neck was the recent roller coaster style election for Secretary-General when he was a co-runner with Ambassador Dho Young-Shim from South Korea against Ambassador Zurab Pololikashvil from Georgia. Zurab very well may have won the election with the unconditional support by the current secretary general Taleb Rifai who put his own reputation on the line when he strongly urged the UNWTO General Assembly not to proceed with a secret election for the Secretary-General confirmation and pushed to confirm Zurab by acclamation.

In April Mr. Vogeler said: “At this point in my professional career, I am not going to gamble with the future of the organization, or the sector. I understand the enormity of the responsibility of Executive Council voting for the next SG. Now is not a time for experimenting, taking risks or bringing revolutions. And this is not the time for ego.”

What else will happen after January 1, 2018, remains a well-kept secret and is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty.

Mr. Vogeler had a hard time hiding his pain when presented with an achievement award by the Jamaican minister in Montego Bay.

Anvan mesye Carlos Vogeler te rantre UNWTO an 2005 li te yon pwofesè permanent nan Inivèsite "Rey Juan Carlos", Madrid, nan Dpt. nan Ekonomi Biznis, yon konferans regilye nan inivèsite Panyòl ak Entènasyonal ak otè nan divès liv lekòl inivèsite, osi byen ke anpil atik sou estrikti touris entènasyonal yo.

Mesye Vogeler te kòmanse karyè li nan sektè prive a nan Pullmantur, youn nan pi gwo Tour Operatè Panyòl yo. Pandan sèz ane li yo nan sèvis soti nan 1974 a 1990, li te vin Adjwen Managing Direktè ak prezante anpil innovations, sètadi agrandi kantite destinasyon ak pwodwi ak ouvèti nouvo biwo ak nouvo mache yo. Li te jwe yon wòl aktif tou nan komite direktè Asosyasyon Ajans Vwayaj Panyòl yo nan Ajans Vwayaj yo ak nan UFTAA (Federasyon Ini Asosyasyon Ajan Vwayaj la), kote li te prezide komite sou transpò wout la.

Soti nan 1991 jiska 2008 li te sèvi nan divès pozisyon jesyon ansyen nan Gwoup RCI, yon pati nan Wyndham atravè lemond, youn nan pi gwo gwoup Ospitalite nan mond lan, te site nan New York Stock Exchange la, kote li te Managing Direktè pou Sid-lwès Ewòp, ki kouvri Espay, Lafrans, Pòtigal ak Benelux epi pita Vis prezidan nan estrateji kont mondyal & relasyon endistri yo.

Li te eli Prezidan Manm Afilye Òganizasyon Mondyal Touris (UNWTO) soti 2005 rive 2008, ki reprezante Gwoup RCI. Depi 1997 li te sèvi kòm Vis Prezidan nan Konsèy la nan Manm afilye yo ak Prezidan Konsèy biznis la ak manm nan. UNWTO Gwoup Estratejik.

Li se tou yon manm fondatè nan Asosyasyon an Panyòl nan ekspè nan touris (AECIT) e li te yon manm nan Asosyasyon Entènasyonal la nan ekspè nan touris (AIEST).

Fè etid li nan Kanada ak nan peyi Espay, gradye nan Administrasyon Biznis Touris pa "Escuela Oficial de Turismo de Madrid" (kounye a Inivèsite Rey Juan Carlos) ak pòs-gradye pa lekòl biznis IESE, nan Inivèsite Navarra - Espay.

Mesye Vogeler te fèt nan Venezyela nan manman Panyòl ak papa Venezyelyen-Alman e li se yon sitwayen nan Espay ak Venezyela.

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett told eTN, Carlos Vogeler deserves better.

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Juergen Thomas Steinmetz te kontinyèlman travay nan endistri vwayaj ak touris depi li te yon tinedjè nan Almay (1977).
Li te fonde eTurboNews an 1999 kòm premye bilten sou entènèt pou endistri touris vwayaj mondyal la.

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