News H.E. Ms. Eliza Jean Reid, First Lady of Iceland has been nominated as Special Ambassador for Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The appointment took place at the second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture, an official event of...
News Sanrio’s best-known character, Hello Kitty will help promote UNWTO’s 2017 “International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development” campaign “Travel. Enjoy. Respect”. “Travelling opens our minds and our hearts, and lets us see how we are equal.” said...
News UNWTO appoints new Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, current Ambassador of Georgia to Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Andorra, has been appointed Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018-2021. He was elected by consensus...
News UNWTO General Assembly welcomes more than 1300 delegates to Chengdu The 22nd World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly has convened in China. The organisation says five intense days of discussions and meetings in Chengdu will aim to guide the tourism...
News China to host the 22nd UNWTO General Assembly “A unique opportunity to get the sector united towards the common goal of making tourism a true driver of sustainable development.” This is how the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai,...
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the official launch a consumer-oriented campaign aimed at raising awareness of the value and contribution that sustainable tourism can make towards development. The ‘Travel.Enjoy.Respect’ campaign wants to engage...
