#UNWTOGA : Tourism must address new challenges- King Felipe VI
As Tourism leaders gather in Spain for the 24th session of UNWTO’s General Assembly, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain has urged the tourism industry to find solutions which […]
24th UNWTO General Assembly gets underway
Tourism leaders from every global region have arrived in Madrid for the 24th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly. Ministers of Tourism will be joined by representatives of international organizations […]
FITUR 2022 regains momentum and set for its best edition
FITUR 2022 will be held from January 19 to 23, organized by IFEMA MADRID, under the slogan “Embracing the World” and will feature the Dominican Republic as a FITUR partner […]
UNWTO Looks to the Future with EU Tourism Ministers
The UNWTO leadership has addressed an informal meeting of EU Ministers Responsible for Tourism, further strengthening ties with the European Institutions. The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European […]
IATA Appoints Marie Owens Thomsen as Chief Economist
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Marie Owens Thomsen will join the Association as it’s Chief Economist effective 4 January 2022. Owens Thomsen will come from […]
Putting Women’s Empowerment Centre Stage in Tourism’s Recovery
Madrid, Spain, 9 November 2021 – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched the ‘Centre Stage’ project, with the support of German Federal Ministry for Economic Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft […]
UNWTO and Instagram partner to help Destinations ‘Recover and Rediscover’
UNWTO and Instagram have joined forces to produce a ‘Tourism Recovery Playbook’, and so help destinations and businesses harness the power of digital and visual storytelling to reach new audiences […]
Tourism unites behind the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action at COP26
The ‘Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism’ was launched today at the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. Some of tourism’s biggest businesses have joined governments and destinations in committing […]
Climate Emergency is a bigger threat than Covid- UNWTO Secretary General
The head of the United Nations World Tourism Organization has warned that the “climate emergency is a bigger threat than Covid”. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO, said the pandemic has […]
