Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)recently held the ninth meeting of its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to advance solutions to the biggest challenges standing in the way of international travel returning. Co-hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the virtual meeting was attended by committee members, drawn from political leadership, international
Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Thursday approved Greece’s proposals to restart tourism in 2021 and adopted them as recommendations for its members, an announcement by the Greek Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Thursday presented a package of proposals during the virtual meeting of the Global […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help the tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from the unparalleled crisis caused by Covid-19. Produced in consultation with the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, the guidelines aim to support governments and the private sector with a comprehensive set of measures designed to help
Photo Source: @UNWTO Underlining the importance of the global travel and tourism sector as a leading employer and economic driver, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is once again urging governments to take stronger actions to support recovery after the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis subsides. “Nice words and gestures will not protect jobs or help the many millions
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced this week that it has introduced a digital resource platform, following the recent launch of its #TravelTomorrow campaign and the creation of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, which assesses recommendations for the sector’s speedy recovery after the Covid-19 health crisis. The UNWTO’s platform is aimed at offering
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Wednesday released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of coronavirus (Covid-19) but to “grow back better”. The recommendations are the first output of the newly-formed Global Tourism Crisis Committee, established by UNWTO
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis last week took part in the first virtual meeting of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee launched recently by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of the committee is to evaluate and advance recommendations for the recovery from the health crises caused by the […]
Photo source: UNWTO International tourist arrivals could be down by 20 to 30 percent in 2020 when compared with 2019 figures, according to the World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) updated assessment of the likely impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on international tourism. According to the UNWTO, an expected fall of between 20-30 percent could translate into […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday announced its plans to create a “Global Tourism Crisis Committee” which will evaluate and advance recommendations for the recovery from the health crises caused by the Covid-19 virus. The UN’s key tourism related agencies will all be participating, along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the main
















