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Oaxaca Ecotourism Fair
Feria de Ecoturismo
October 31, 2002

PLANETA FORUM

Planeta.com is pleased to have supported Oaxaca's Ecotourism Fair which took place October 31, 2002. More than a dozen exhibitors from the state of Oaxaca took part in the event. The goal was to increase sales of local operations working toward responsible tourism and to educate educate locals and travelers alike about what constitutes ecotourism. The event continues the work begun in 2001.

Exhibitors / Expositores

Comunidad de Santiago Apoala, Comunidad de San Antonio Cuajimoloyas,
Comunidad de Santa Catarina Ixtepeque, Comunidad de Ixtlán de Juárez,
Comunidad de Nuevo Zoquiapam, Airexplora, Amigos del Sol, Bicicletas Pedro Martinez, Destinos Naturales, Expediciones Sierra Norte, Museos Comunitarios, Planeta.com, Servicios Ambientales de Oaxaca, SEDETUR, Tierraventura, Tierra Dentro, Viento y Fuego

Conference Program/Programa de Conferencias

Poll/Encuesta

We conducted a survey of the 229 participants who registered for the event. 61 people filled out a survey. Here are a few of the results:

Do you live in Oaxaca?/Vives en Oaxaca?
Yes/Si - 78.6%
No - 19.7%
No answer/no contesto - 1.6%

Age/Edad
15-20 - 22.9%
21-25 - 24.5%
26-30 - 8.1%
31-40 - 62.2%
41-50 - 8.1%
51+ - 3.6%
No answer/no contesto - 1.6%

How are you traveling?/Como estas viajando?
Along/Solo - 21.3%
Couple/Pareja - 14.7%
Group of Friends/Grupo Amigos - 24.5%
Tourism Package/Paquete Turistico - 1.6%
Other/Otro - 1.6%
No answer/no contesto - 40.8%

Sex/Sexo
Female/Femenino - 47.5%
Male/Masculino - 52.5%

City of Origen/Ciudad de origen
Oaxaca - 52.4%
Mexico City/Ciudad de Mexico - 14.7%
United States/Estados Unidos - 3.6%

REFERENCE

International Year of Ecotourism

MODEL EVENT

Can this event be replicated? Yes! For those who would like to create their own tourism fair, we have compiled a list of recommendations.

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