The following is a synopsis of the various components of the E-tourism website, including design and functionality.

The E-Tourism website has five main sections:

Each section is divided into several components, the content of which is taken from the above-mentioned substantive sections. Thus, each page provides a portal to what is considered to be the most relevant information - for that particular section - within a given time frame.

Since the site homepage will be updated regularly to reflect new developments, we encourage you to visit the site regularly for the most up-to-date information.

All pages contain the following:

Site tools:

• Site map: A diagram of the site's five sections and the pages in each section.
• Page Index: An alphabetical list of all pages in the E-Tourisme Initiative website - designed to facilitate perusal of the various page at different levels.
• Latest updates: A log of all new and updated web pages - intended to inform site users of updates and new information added to the site.
• E-mail alerts: Users can subscribe to updates and receive an e-mail notification of new content added to the E-Tourisme Initiative site.
• Search:This functionality gives the opportunity to search specific information on the E-Tourism Initiative Website more efficiently.

Trailer:

e-Tourism > Site tools > Help

Provides a "trail" of the user's navigation path, making it possible to return to any point along the trail that leads to the current page.

Quick Links:

Available from certain sections,   Quick links   provide direct access to the related sub-sections.

The substantive sections

This section offers an overview of the E-Tourism Initiative and the following   Quick links  :

• About the Initiative 
• Purpose of the Initiative 
• A Package 
• Beneficiaries 
• Implementation
  

For each heading, a sub-menu on the right-hand side of the screen provides quick access to the related interactive thematic sessions.

This section will also host electronic versions of the documents prepared by UNCTAD.

This section offers an overview of the Partnership-building and the following   Quick links  :

• About Partnerships 
• Becoming a Partner 
• Partnership Registration 
• Working Together
  

This section proposes also an online registration for partners.

 This section proposes regularly updated news

• Upcoming events
• Events archives

The documents section provides a list of UNCTAD useful documents in the field of Etourism.