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UNWTO Invites EU Tourism Ministers to Work Together, Make Sector Pillar of Peace

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Unwto Invites Eu Tourism Ministers To Work Together, Make Sector Pillar Of Peace
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Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister Delegate for Tourism; Zurab Pololikashvili, UNWTO Secretary-General; and François Rebsamen, French politician. Photo source: French Presidency of the Council of the EU / Photo © Jonathan Sarago / MEAE The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) promoted the tourism sector as a pillar of peace and recovery during the Conference of Tourism

World Tourism Organization to Consider Suspending Russia’s UNWTO Membership

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World Tourism Organization To Consider Suspending Russia’s Unwto Membership
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Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from membership of UNWTO, the organization’s Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has called for an emergency session of the Executive Council to address the matter. The session will be held in Madrid on March 8. The request follows the invasion […]

Minister: Greece’s Tourism Strategy Focuses on Sustainability

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Minister: Greece’s Tourism Strategy Focuses On Sustainability
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“Sustainability is at the core of our tourism strategy for Greece,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said during the 2nd Blue Economy Forum that took place recently. During the online event, Kikilias referred to four major challenges that Greece has to meet in order to successfully protect its marine environment and achieve sustainability: – biodiversity loss– […]

Global Tourism Remains Far Below Pre-pandemic Levels, Says UNWTO

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Global Tourism Remains Far Below Pre Pandemic Levels, Says Unwto
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Photo source: UNWTO Global tourism experienced a 4 percent upturn in 2021, compared to 2020 (415 million versus 400 million), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Tuesday. However, as highlighted in the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) were still 72 percent below the pre-pandemic year of […]