Education and Investments are Cornerstones to Transform Tourism: UNWTO Executive Council Meets in Marrakesh
Tourism leaders from every global region have met to advance plans to transform the sector against a backdrop of challenges old and new. UNWTO convened its Executive Council in Marrakesh, […]
UNWTO Exco shines light on talent and SMEs as tourism transformers
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is stressing SMEs and talent development as key transformers of global tourism. The two areas were the theme for a thematic session at the ongoing […]
Tourism Recovery Accelerates to Reach 65% of Pre-Pandemic Levels- latest UNWTO Barometer
International tourism is on track to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022 as the sector continues to bounce back from the pandemic. An estimated 700 million […]
UNWTO connects Tourism and Culture in Nigeria
UNWTO brought together leaders and some of Africa’s best creative minds around a shared vision for advancing sustainable development and opportunity across the continent. Held in Lagos, Nigeria, the first […]
UNWTO at COP27: Uniting Tourism Around Tangible Climate Action Plans
The tourism sector has set out its plans to achieve its climate action ambitions. At COP27, UNWTO brought leading sector stakeholders together to share practical insights into accelerating the shift […]
WTTC announces former UK Prime Minister Theresa May as keynote speaker for its Global Summit in Saudi Arabia
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) unveils Theresa May as a keynote speaker at its upcoming Global Summit in Saudi Arabia, alongside former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, […]
UNWTO Confab: Creative industry and culture at the heart of tourism evolution
The creative industry and culture have been identified as key propellers of tourism underpinned by innovations that are accelerating the growth and the relevance of tourism to economies around the […]
Tourism Transformed at UNWTO Ministers’ Summit
“Our job is to create jobs,” UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili told tourism sector leaders as education, sustainability, and governance took centre stage at the Ministers’ Summit at the World Travel […]
UNWTO initiative puts women at Centre Stage of Covid recovery
A United Nations-led initiative to empower women in tourism in the aftermath of Covid has been hailed a success and is to be rolled out as a blue-print across the […]