UNWTO has launched a new Startup Competition to support women tourism tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the Middle East.

Tourism importance for rural development was the message at the heart of the Best Tourism Villages Ceremony.

UNWTO will celebrate tourism as a major factor of sustainable rural development at a special Best Tourism Villages ceremony to be held in AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (12-13 March).

UNWTO returned to ITB Berlin with a clear message: Tourism is back and committed to delivering positive change that goes beyond the sector itself.

UNWTO centred tourism as a key pillar of sustainable development at the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries.