Message by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Across the world, too many women and girls spend too many hours on household responsibilities—typically more than double the time spent by men and boys. They look after younger siblings, older family members, deal with illness in the family […]
Nearly 600 participants attended yesterday the Official Launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017. The event took place in the International Tourism Fair of Spain, FITUR, and will be followed by 12 months of global actions aimed at advancing sustainable tourism contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Co-presented by […]
Demand for international tourism remained robust in 2016 despite challenges. International tourist arrivals grew by 3.9% to reach a total of 1,235 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Some 46 million more tourists (overnight visitors) travelled internationally last year compared to 2015. 2016 was the seventh consecutive year of sustained growth […]
January 14th, 2017 – UK travel agents voted Sandals Resorts as the Best All-inclusive Resort Operator at the prestigious Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards, for the ninth year running. The announcement was made on 12th January at a star-studded dinner, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London and hosted by actor […]
The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme is today delighted to reveal that 60 young people from across the Commonwealth, have been selected to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The Queen’s Young Leaders Awards recognise and celebrate exceptional young people aged 18 to 29 in the Commonwealth who are driving change within their communities and […]
UNWTO has announced the finalists of the 13th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism. The 12 finalists were selected among 139 applicants from 55 countries. The winners will be announced on 18 January 2017 at the UNWTO Awards Ceremony, organized for the fourth consecutive year in collaboration with Madrid International […]
“5th Global Summit on City Tourism (Luxor, Egypt, 1-2 Nov 2016)” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by UNWTO The 5th UNWTO City Tourism Summit in Luxor, Egypt gathered around 400 experts from 40 countries to discuss the theme ‘Cities: Local culture for a global traveler’. The event, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of […]
“Climate Emergency ” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by John Englart (Takver) · World is still heading for temperature rise of 2.9 to 3.4oC this century, even with Paris pledges · 2030 emissions will be 12 to 14 gigatonnes above levels needed to limit global warming to 2oC · Opportunities […]
The tourism sector in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region has huge potential to become a major player in the economy and contribute to job creation. However, challenges remain. In order to address issues facing the development of tourism in the SEMED region the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the European Bank for Reconstruction and […]
