Rwanda’s Greg Bakunzi awarded UNWTO award for sustainable tourism practice
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has recognized founder of Red Rocks Cultural Center and Red Rocks Initiatives for Sustainable Development Greg Bakunzi and it’s partners for championing sustainable tourism development […]
UNWTO-NEPAD Maiden Tourism Tech Adventures create business linkages for African start-ups at FITUR
Five African tourism start-ups were given the opportunity to share and pitch their business ideas through the joint UNWTO-NEPAD Tourism Tech Adventures initiative. The presentations were made as part of […]
Mali inks agreement with UNWTO to host 62nd CAF Meeting
The Malian Government has signed an agreement with The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to host the sixty-second (62nd) Commission for Africa (CAF) Meeting. The Malian Minister of Crafts and Tourism, […]
10th Anniversary of INVESTOUR highlights on Safe & Seamless Travel, Resilience, Digital Transformation and Innovation
More than 20 tourism ministers from various African countries attended INVESTOUR, the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa, now a well-established event celebrating its tenth edition. Organized jointly by […]
San Sebastian to host the 5th edition of UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Basque Culinary Center (BCC) have signed the Agreement for the holding of the 5th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism (San Sebastian, Spain […]
First ever UNWTO/IPSOS Survey – Citizens recognize the positive impact of the sector
According to the first ever global survey conducted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and IPSOS, 47% of respondents think ‘they live in cities with a high number of tourists’. […]
Let’s make Madrid the Davos of Tourism – UN Tourism Chief
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ambassador Zurab Pololikashvili is confident players in the tourism ecosystem can create A Davos type system in Madrid. Addressing a gathering […]
International Tourist Arrivals Reach 1.4 billion Two Years Ahead of Forecasts
2018 totalled 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals (+6%), consolidating 2017 strong results and proving to be the second strongest year since 2010 Middle East (+10%) and Africa (+7%) grew above […]
Data collection, a catalyst for tourism growth in Africa
Exactly a week into the New Year, Kenya released its tourism statistics for 2018 much to the admiration of industry watchers who hailed the quickness and effectiveness with which they […]