The search for the best examples of rural villages harnessing the power of tourism to provide opportunities and protect their communities, local tradition and heritage is still ongoing. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) initiative identifies villages that use innovative and transformative approaches to tourism in rural areas in line...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies have been hit. And marginalized groups and the most vulnerable have been hit hardest of all. The restart of tourism will help kickstart recovery and growth. It is essential that the benefits this...
‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ is the theme for World Tourism Day 2021. This year’s official celebration will be hosted by Cote d’Ivoire, celebrating tourism’s ability to drive inclusive development and the role it plays in promoting respect while generating opportunities for many millions across the globe. We need you...
As many countries around the world begin to ease travel restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic, the United Nations specialized agency has welcomed the responsible restarting of the sector. At the same time, UNWTO has stressed the importance of maintaining trust in tourism in these uncertain times. The...
Numerous companies and organisations worldwide, including those from Croatia, have joined an online campaign launched by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), called Stay Home Today, Travel Tomorrow. The hashtag #TravelTomorrow encapsulates the message of solidarity and hope, through which the UNWTO calls for shared responsibility among travellers and the...
In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on innovators and entrepreneurs to put forward new solutions to help the tourism sector recover from COVID-19. With millions of jobs at risk as the pandemic hits...
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a high-level virtual meeting yesterday, bringing together key UN agencies, the chairs of its Executive Council and Regional Commissions, and private sector leaders. Tourism is the economic sector that has been hardest hit by COVID-19 and all participants accepted an invitation from the...
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is ground-breaking and ambitious in its goals. It aims to reduce the amount of plastic pollution caused by the tourism sector. To achieve this vision, tourism companies and destinations will be required to make a set of concrete and actionable commitments by 2025, including...
Tourist arrivals to worldwide destinations reached 1.1 billion in the nine months ending September, the United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) said in a report. Latest results of the UNWTO World Tourism barometer showed the January to September figure is 43 million higher than tourists arrivals in the same period...
The search for the best examples of rural villages harnessing the power of tourism to provide opportunities and protect their communities, local tradition and heritage is still ongoing. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) initiative identifies villages that use innovative and transformative approaches to tourism in rural areas in line...
