Photo source: UNWTO The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has called for the safe resumption of international travel in a harmonized way that includes vaccination certificates, digitalization and testing protocols. The organization’s call came during the Global Tourism Crisis Committee’s first meeting of 2021 in Madrid, which focused on the integration of vaccines into a
Το Εκτελεστικό Συμβούλιο του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Τουρισμού (UNWTO) εξέφρασε εκ νέου την υποστήριξή του στον γενικό γραμματέα Zurab Pololikashvili, να συνεχίσει να ηγείται του εξειδικευμένου οργάνου των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τον Τουρισμό, για τέσσερα ακόμη χρόνια. Στο τέλος της 113ης συνόδου του Εκτελεστικού Συμβουλίου, που πραγματοποιήθηκε ως υβριδική εκδήλωση στην
Photo source: UNWTO The members of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have nominated Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili to continue leading the United Nations specialized agency for four more years. At the end of the 113th UNWTO Executive Council meeting, held on Tuesday as a hybrid event in Madrid, Spain, members voted for […]
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 […]
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 […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) have teamed up once again, this time to celebrate the transformative power being unleashed as the restart of tourism gets underway. Centered around a 45-second film launched on Monday and broadcast exclusively on CNN International until January 2021, the #RestartTourism message highlights
Addressing the challenges related to the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, implementing rapid testing and the importance of digital health documentation to restore the safe movement of travelers were at the center of a five-part plan presented this week at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 7th Global Tourism Crisis Committee by Greek Tourism Minister
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 […]


















