He explained that the convening of the general assembly and the related programme was validated by the FIPETUR Board of Directors, which gave a vote of confidence and recognition to its first vice-president and president of CIPETUR, María Shaw, for the remarkable effort made to carry out the meeting in Uruguay.

Chávez, who will conclude her second term at the head of FIPETUR, thanked the support received through CIPETUR, the Minister of Tourism of Uruguay, Tabaré Viera; the Deputy Minister Remo Monzeglio; the Director General Ignacio Curbelo and the National Director of Tourism Roque Baudean, as well as the Directorates of Tourism of the Municipalities of Colonia, Canelones, Maldonado and Montevideo.

He also valued the support of the Uruguayan Chamber of Tourism, the Tourism Association of the Department of Colonia, the Tourism Association of Canelones, the Bureau and Destination Punta del Este, the Tourism Association of Montevideo, other national and departmental, public and private institutions, as well as companies that are actively collaborating for what will be a very important meeting for the world of tourism, adding that day by day they are adding activities to support the event.

The Uruguay meeting is the second international meeting of FIPETUR after the Covid-19 pandemic. The first one took place in the tourist community of Punta Cana, in May 2022, within the framework of the "Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange" (DATE), of the National Association of Hotels and Tourism (ASONAHORES). 

The Assembly in Uruguay will be held in three stages. The inaugural session and election ceremony will be held at the Comarca Las Liebres, in Colonia del Sacramento. The second will be at the Enjoy Punta del Este Casino & Resort, and the closing session - from which the "Declaration of Uruguay" will emerge - will take place at the Descubrí Montevideo Intelligent Building, headquarters of the Tourism Division of the capital of Uruguay.

Among the confirmed delegates are the President and Secretary General of FIPETUR, the Dominican Luis José Chávez and the Argentinean Fernando Milo; as well as the Presidents of ABRAJET-Brazil, Evandro Novak; ACOPET-Colombia, Astrid González Nariño; ADOMPRETUR-Dominican Republic, Yenny Polanco Lovera; APTUR-Chile, Dalma Díaz Pinto; CIPTURBOL-Bolivia, Jorge Amonzabel; FEPET-Spain, Mariano Palacín; PRENSATUR-Peru, Sara Torres; and the delegate from Ecuador, Guido Calderón. The host is María Shaw, president of CIPETUR-Uruguay and first vice-president of FIPETUR. The president of APPTUR-Panama, Hernán Posada, and the delegate from Mexico, Carla Galíndez, are not confirmed due to scheduling issues.  

About the Ibero-American Forum of Tourism Journalists

The Ibero-American Forum of Tourism Journalists (FIPETUR) was created to stimulate the integration and articulation of tourism journalists and communicators in Ibero-America, through national entities, for the recognition of this journalistic speciality as a transcendent factor for the dissemination and promotion of sustainable tourism development in the countries represented.

It is made up of the following journalistic entities: ABRAJET - Associaçao Brasileira de Jornalistas de Turismo; ACOPET - Asociación Colombiana de Periodistas y Escritores de Turismo; ADOMPRETUR - Asociación Dominicana de Prensa Turística, Inc. APPTUR - Asociación Panameña de Prensa y Turismo; APTUR - Asociación de Periodistas de Turismo de Chile; CIPETUR - Círculo de Periodistas de Turismo de Uruguay; CIPTURBOL - Círculo de Prensa Turística de Bolivia; FEPET - Federación Española de Periodistas y Escritores de Turismo and PRENSATUR - Prensa de Turismo de Perú. It is also made up of delegates from Argentina, Ecuador and Mexico, with the task of promoting the creation of tourism press associations in their respective countries.