Sustainable Tourism Observatory
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and China have opened a third Sustainable Tourism Observatory to monitor the environmental and socio-economic impacts of tourism.
India Bombings
Following the bomb attacks in Mumbai, India, the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, made the following statement:
Tourism Ministers Summit
The fifth and largest UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ministers’ Summit, held in cooperation with World Travel Market (WTM), will look at how the travel and tourism sector can prosper ...
Youth Travel Industry
The World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation (WYSETC) is pleased to announce that Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will attend this ...
UNWTO and WTTC
MADRID, Spain & LONDON, UK - “We support tourism as an area of major importance in our agenda to fight poverty,” said Mozambique’s President, Armando Guebuza.
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
UNWTO and Spain have come together to organize the First International Congress on Ethics and Tourism to address some of the most pressing ethical issues currently facing the tourism sector ...
Tourism Headlines
The first international conference dedicated exclusively to the relationship between tourism and the media is to be held by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Croatia under the title ...
World Tourism Organization Barometer
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.5% in the first four months of 2011, despite new challenges emerging since the beginning of the year.
World Tourism Organization
The 2011 edition of the UNWTO Tourism Highlights is now online.
UNWTO-WTTC Global Leaders Campaign
Joining the UNWTO/WTTC Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign, Kenya President Mwai Kibaki recognized tourism as “a great opportunity to learn from one another and share different traditions and ...
Lessons from Vegas
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-Chief
Participants to this year’s edition of the World Travel & Tourism Council annual global summit, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, took away much more than the usual lessons discussed during the ...
Joint Tourism Campaign
The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has become the first Asian head of state to join the ongoing World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) ...
UNWTO
UNWTO Member States attending the 90th session of the UNWTO Executive Council have expressed their support for UNWTO's activities aimed at positing tourism higher in the global political and ...
World Tourism Day 2011
World Tourism Day 2011 will be celebrated under the theme Tourism – Linking Cultures, an opportunity to highlight tourism’s role in bringing the cultures of the world together and promoting ...
World Committee on Tourism Ethics
Ensuring that the social and economic benefits of tourism reach local communities was at the heart of the first "UNWTO Seminar on Tourism Ethics for Asia and the Pacific: Responsible Tourism and ...
Analyzing Tourism Flows
Issues of special importance to regional tourism, including how to analyze tourism flows and maximize their economic impact, will be presented at the 2nd International Conference on the ...
Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures
UNWTO and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) have launched a new energy efficiency project in Indonesia.
UN Agencies Collaborate To Promote Gender Equality
On her first visit to Spain as Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet visited the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) headquarters in Madrid to strengthen collaboration between the ...
Algarve Forum In Portugal
While tourism has enormous potential to contribute to development, it can only do so with adequate governance systems which empower people and communities – this was one of the main messages ...
World Responsible Tourism Day
World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is helping search for the most inspiring and innovative examples of responsible tourism throughout the world.
Reinforcing Tourism In Tunisia
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Tunisian government have signed a partnership agreement under which UNWTO will support the country’s tourism development.
Supporing Tourism Which Supports The Economy
International development banks, UN agencies, and intergovernmental organizations have pledged to support the sustainable development of tourism in a network of parks spanning ten countries in ...
Carpathian Mountains
The seven Central and Eastern European countries sharing the Carpathian mountain range have agreed to jointly manage the sustainable development of tourism; a sector of fundamental importance to ...
Tourism Is The Leading Foreign Exchange Earner
As the leading foreign exchange earner and representing one in every seven jobs, tourism is a crucial factor in Egypt’s economic recovery, stressed the Prime Minister of Egypt, Essam Sharaf, ...
International Tourism Community
UNWTO and the Organization of American States (OAS) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing sustainable tourism policies and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the ...
Annual Course In Washington DC
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is now enrolling for the university course, Tourism and International Cooperation for Development, 2011 edition in English, organized by the UNWTO.Themis ...
April World Tourism Barometer
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released travel statistics from its April World Tourism Barometer. The report in general indicates overall increased global growth in arrivals.
eTn Executive Talk
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
ETN: You’ve been in office for almost two years, how is it going?
UNWTO Algarve Forum on Tourism and Science
The UNWTO Ulysses Awards reward initiatives and projects undertaken by public tourism institutions, tourism enterprises, and non-profit institutions that have made a significant contribution to ...
Joint Global Travel And Tourism Campaign
South African President Zuma was presented an open letter stressing the importance of travel and tourism to global growth and development by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) President ...
