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- UNWTO Secretary General Calls Upon the Tourism Sector to Speak with One Voice
Berlin, Germany, 9 March 2010Working together to ensure that global policies are supportive of the sustainable growth of tourism and position travel and tourism as one industry speaking with one voice were some of the challenges highlighted by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, speaking on the occasion of the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show (Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010).
- UNWTO Activities at ITB 2010: Challenges for the Tourism Sector in a Year of Transformation
Madrid, Spain 4 March 2010 - UNWTO expresses Solidarity to Chile after the Earthquake
Madrid, Spain 1 March 2010 - Tourism and Mega-Events joining Forces to Stimulate Growth- Inaugural Summit held in South Africa -
Madrid, Spain / 1 March 2010
FACTS & FIGURES
- International tourist arrivals are estimated to have declined worldwide by 4% in 2009 to 880 million
- In 2008, international tourism generated US$ 946 billion (€ 643 billion) in export earnings
- UNWTO forecasts a growth in international tourist arrivals of between 3% and 4% in 2010
- For the latest trends in international tourism: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer
FEATURES
EVENTS
- UNWTO Activities at ITB 2010
Berlin, Germany, 10-14 March 2010 - 6th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism
13-14 April 2010 (Ordino, Principality of Andorra) - NEW Seventh International Forum for Local Authorities and Parliamentarians
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 16-18 November 2010
COURSES, RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIPS
- "A New Training Course for International Tourism" - The Institute of University Studies and Research in Tourism (IREST)
Paris, France, April 2010 - New English edition of the UNWTO Practicum
From 8th to 21st May 2010 - First UNWTO Study on Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage
- UNWTO and UNIFEM Global Report on Women in Tourism
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