UNWTO Becomes “UN Tourism” to Mark A New Era for Global Sector
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) enters a new era today with a new name and brand: UN Tourism. With this new brand, the Organization reaffirms its status as the United Nations specialized agency for tourism and the global leader of tourism for development, driving social and economic change to ensure that “people and planet” are […]
World Travel & Tourism Council & UNWTO Sign Historic MOU
In an historic first, the world’s two leading Travel & Tourism organisations representing the global public and private sectors agreed to work together across a number of key objectives. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO) at the […]
OMT: La recuperación del turismo gana impulso tras la disminución de las restricciones y el aumento de la confianza
El turismo sigue recuperándose a buen ritmo. A nivel mundial, los destinos recibieron casi el triple de llegadas internacionales en el primer trimestre de 2022 que en el mismo periodo de 2021, con Europa liderando el repunte del sector. Según el último Barómetro del Turismo Mundial de la OMT, el turismo internacional experimentó un aumento […]
Las Bahamas nombradas ganadoras en el concurso de videos de turismo de la UNWTO 2021
Las Islas de Las Bahamas han sido reconocidas por la Organización Mundial del Turismo de las Naciones Unidas (UNWTO por sus siglas en inglés) como el mejor ejemplo de destinos que aprovechan el poder del turismo para el desarrollo sostenible. El país recibió el máximo honor para la región de las Américas en la categoría […]
ICAO and UNWTO issue Joint Statement for Aviation Day, call for accelerated efforts to reconnect the world
For the first time since International Civil Aviation Day was established, in 1994, ICAO is commemorating 7 December this year with a special Joint Statement with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) calling for accelerated global efforts to reconnect the world. With global connectivity recovery on course, both UN bodies called for intensified efforts towards […]
UNWTO and IATA Collaborate on Destination Tracker to Restore Confidence in Travel
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announce a Destination Tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel. It is the result of both organizations joining efforts to boost confidence and accelerate recovery of the tourism sector when borders reopen. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online […]
ICAO updates Global Tourism Crisis Committee on latest vaccine and testing developments in air transport
Speaking to the 8th Virtual Meeting of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Tourism Crisis Committee this week, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu acknowledged that the latest measures to confront the most recent waves of COVID-19 transmission are weighing heavily on global travel and tourism. She emphasized that there were few signs of […]
WTTC launches world’s first ever global safety stamp to recognise safe travels protocols around the world
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp. The specially designed stamp will allow travellers to recognise governments and businesses around the world which have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols – so consumers can experience ‘Safe Travels’. The landmark move by WTTC, which […]
OMT destaca capacidad de recuperación del turismo latinoamericano
El turismo en Latinoamérica se ha mantenido inmune a los efectos de la recesión económica que afronta la región por tratarse de un sector que ha sabido regenerarse, afirmó -en Asunción- Alejandro Varela, Director Adjunto del Programa Regional para las Américas de la Organización Mundial del Turismo (OMT). Alejando Varela, quien estuvo presente en la […]
