Advancing a Greener, Smarter and Safer Tourism

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Advancing a Greener, Smarter and Safer Tourism

Observatories Guiding Shift Towards More Sustainable and Resilient Tourism

Destinations around the world are reporting significant advances in sustainable tourism, with timely evidence and analytics serving as key tools for transformation as the sector’s recovery continues to get underway.

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Promoting Innovation through Community Tourism

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) have launched the Innovative Community Tourism Experiences Competition to promote innovation through alliances between tour operators and community tourism providers.

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African Tourism United to Transform Sector for Growth and Opportunity

Tourism leaders from across Africa have come together to rethink the sector and its central role in driving growth and opportunity across the continent.

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Ministers Agree to Advance Circularity and Climate Action in Pan European Tourism

Ministers of the Environment from across the Pan European region have agreed to promote the transformation of tourism, with key initiatives of the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme to serve as their guiding principles.

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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer:

According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January to July 2022 (+172%) compared to the same period of 2021. This means the sector recovered almost 60% of pre-pandemic levels.

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Your how-to guides for tourism’s recovery

Rethinking Tourism: From Crisis to Transformation
World Tourism Day report

This Report is designed to provide an overview of, as well as to examine and assess the work of UNWTO as it leads the global sector out of crisis and into the future.

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G20 Bali Guidelines and the G20 Bali Guidelines – Case Studies

The G20 Tourism Working Group presented the Guidelines to make MSMEs & Communities agents of transformation. These scale up global efforts to help the backbone of tourism sector through financing, innovation and technology.

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Mark your calendars!

World Travel Market
London, United Kingdom

Ministers Summit
8 November

Centre Stage: presentation of the results event
9 November

More events

UNWTO Side events at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference
10 November Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

UNWTO Global Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries: Pathways to Recovery and Inclusive Development
14-16 November, Lagos, Nigeria

117th Executive Council
23 – 25 November, Marrakesh, Morocco

7th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism
12 – 15 December, Nara, Japan

Innovation

New innovation challenge: ‘Innovative experiences in community-based tourism’ with the Panama Tourism Authority

We encourage all tour operators to unify their ideas to accelerate the recovery of the Panamanian tourism sector, transforming it into a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient one.

Deadline: 15 March, 2023

More information and form to apply here.

Unlock the potential of your tourism business with our Digital Futures Programme

More than 80% of the tourism value chain is created by SMEs. UNWTO Digital Futures Programme seeks to accelerate economic recovery of the tourism sector to unleash digital technologies in order to create jobs. Join today!

Save the date! UNWTO Global Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries: Pathways to Recovery and Inclusive Development

In the framework of the UNWTO Global Conference that will be held in Nigeria on November 14-16, save the date for our Symposium on the Digital Futures for SMEs where we will be uncovering digital pathways to recover an inclusive development.

Education

New partners in our UNWTO Tourism Online Academy!

We have signed an agreement with Unikemia, IESA, PUCMM University, CETT and CITY College University to continue creating quality tourism education. Follow us to keep up to date with all the upcoming courses.

Investments

Tourism Doing Business: Investing in Tanzania is out!

Known for its rich biodiversity and wildlife attractions, the country has gained international recognition for its nature-based tourism. Discover more reasons why to invest.