UNWTO to Hold Emergency General Assembly on Russian Membership
Madrid, Spain, 8 March 2022 – The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation. […]
UNWTO and UEFA partner around shared values of Sport and Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) today announced their partnership around shared values and a common vision for the future. The leaders of […]
Tourism raises its voice for Peace
After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, people, as well as our whole societies and economies, have suffered enough. We cannot afford for this to continue. We must rebuild and […]
Maiden Global Youth Tourism Summit launched
The first Global Youth Tourism Summit aimed at empowering the youth to be active participants in decision-making processes in the tourism sector has been launched today February 2, 2022. The […]
Tunisia’s Tourism Minister calls on UNWTO Secretary General
Tunisia’s Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Mohamed Moez Belhassine has called on the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili at the organization’s headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Meeting […]
Making Tourism Stronger and Ready for the Future
This has been another challenging year for our societies, our economies and tourism. Many millions of jobs and businesses remain in peril, at the mercy of an evolving crisis and […]
Morocco to host First UNWTO Regional Office for Africa
The Kingdom of Morocco has received the nod from the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to host the first regional office of the UN Tourism Agency in […]
UNWTO Warns Against Blanket Travel Restrictions
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the United Nations calls out against the introduction of blanket restrictions on travel, as witnessed in recent days. This call echoes the concerns raised […]
Africa has our full support in fighting new COVID-19 variant – UN Tourism Head
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says it is solidly behind countries in Africa as the continent battles ‘Omicron,’ the new COVID-19 variant. The discovery of the variant in South Africa […]
