AC Hotels by Marriott opens first hotel in Africa
AC Hotels by Marriott, Marriott International’s European-inspired lifestyle brand, today announced the opening of AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront marking the debut of the brand in Middle East and Africa. […]
UNWTO/UNESCO Conference: Cultural Tourism Sustains Communities and Living Heritage
The third cultural tourism conference (3-5 December) organized jointly between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) concluded today in Istanbul, Turkey. […]
African Tourism Ministers participate in UNWTO/UNESCO Cultural Conference
Over a dozen African ministers of tourism and culture are participating at the ongoing United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World conference on […]
2018 poised to advance tourism’s leadership among top global economic sectors
The latest figures on world tourism issued by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) show that international tourist arrivals grew 5% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2018. This reflects […]
WTM London and Travel Forward 2018 Records Six Percent Increase in Visitors
WTM London 2018, the event where ideas arrive, and its co-located sister event Travel Forward experienced a massive 6% increase in visitors fuelled by an increase in senior travel and […]
UNWTO Features as Tourism Enters Ibero-American Cooperation Agenda
The 26th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government (La Antigua, Guatemala, 15-16 November) concluded with a high-level political declaration on sustainable development in which tourism plays a key […]
UNWTO Partners with Niantic to Develop Innovative Tourism Experiences through Real-World Games
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has partnered with one of its newest Affiliate Members, real-world games developer Niantic, to enhance global tourism through the use of mobile augmented reality game […]
Arabian Travel Market signs partnership with Emaar Hospitality Group to be ATM’s Official Hotel Partner
Reed Travel Exhibitions, organiser of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading travel and tourism event for inbound and outbound tourism professionals in the Middle East, has renewed its host hotel […]
Community Involvement Needed in Cultural Tourism’s Digital Transformation, says UNWTO Seminar
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s International Seminar on Harnessing Cultural Tourism through Innovation and Technology and 40th Affiliate Members Plenary Session concluded with a renewed call for community participation in […]