News The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in partnership with Globalia, the leading tourism group in Spain and Latin America, have joined forces to launch the first and largest initiative devoted to identifying new companies that will lead the transformation of the...
News The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held its 63rd Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) in Madrid, Spain on April 16, 2018. In conjunction with the National Tourism Secretariat of Paraguay (Asunción, 12-13 April 2018), it focused on empowering women in...
News Former UNWTO Secretary-General Dr. Taleb Rifai has been named the chairman of the International Advisory Board at the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT). Dr. Rifai was head of the UNWTO from 2009 through 2017. “IIPT is most honored that Dr....
News Advancing sustainable tourism across Europe is at the centre of an agreement signed between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Parliament on 28 February. During his first official visit to Brussels, UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab...
News According to the latest figures released by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), international tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7% in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million. UNWTO said the strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at...
News Participants from around the world joined the Official Closing ceremony of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 at the Palace of Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event reviewed the year’s main achievements and discussed the...
