The UNWTO’s current secretary general, Zurab Pololikashvili. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is starting the new year with the 113th session of the Executive Council Meeting in Madrid, Spain, during January 18-19. The Executive Council meeting will also include the election for the position of UNWTO Secretary General for the term 2022-2025. According to an […]
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis will attend the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee’s first meeting of the year in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, January 18. The meeting, held to advance concrete plans to ensure the restart of tourism, will take place in the context of the 113th session of the […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sommet Education are organizing the Hospitality Challenge Pitch, a series of online discussions focusing on the future of the tourism industry. The events will also feature the finalists of the Hospitality Challenge, the solidarity initiative created by the two partners. Over four weekly sessions, UNWTO experts and tourism leaders
Photo source: UNWTO The restart of tourism cannot wait for mass vaccinations against the coronavirus (Covid-19) to become a reality, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said in a recent statement. Looking forward as the most challenging year in the industry’s history ends, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said that tourism ends 2020 more united and
Source: UNWTO The year 2020 will go down in history as the worst year on record for the tourism sector with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expecting international arrivals hit by Covid-19 restrictions to plummet by 70 to 75 percent. Based on this forecast, global tourism will have returned to levels recorded 30 years ago, down […]
WTM London has published a Travel & Tourism Manifesto to guide policy-makers with concrete solutions to present and future challenges, aiming to create a safer, smarter and greener travel and tourism industry. The manifesto had the support of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), plus more than 200 […]
Ensuring accessibility for tourists with specific access requirements can be a “game changer” for destinations around the world as they look to bounce back from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The organization is aiming to make clear the importance of placing inclusivity at the centre of tourism […]
Photo source: UNWTO Europe continues to lead the way in lifting or easing travel restrictions, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Wednesday. According to the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, as of November 1, a total of 152 destinations – 70 percent of all global destinations – have eased restrictions on international […]
Photo source: UNWTO The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative has welcomed 26 new signatories, including businesses and organizations from every part of the global tourism value chain. Led by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the initiative unites the tourism sector
Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Tuesday said it foresees a rebound in international tourism next year, mostly in the third quarter of 2021. However, around 20 percent of its experts suggest the rebound could occur only in 2022. “Travel restrictions are seen as the main barrier standing in the way of […]


















