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The Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators commits to UNWTO Code of Ethics
The Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), representing 200 tour operators and 1,400 travel agencies in the Netherlands, has pledged to observe the principles of the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
UNWTO: One billion international tourists milestone reached
One billion tourists have travelled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30 per cent of the world’s services exports. On the symbolic arrival date of the one-billionth tourist, UNWTO revealed the actions tourists can take to ensure their trips benefit the people and places they visit, as voted by the public.
UNWTO outlines strategies at climate change conference
In its on-going effort to cut global tourism emissions, UNWTO brought together experts from United Nations agencies and Oxford University at UN climate change talks in Qatar to present the latest strategies helping to reduce tourism’s contribution to global warming.
Tourism leaders gather in Istanbul for UNWTO seminar
Tourism leaders from around the world have gathered in Istanbul for the Global Summit on City Tourism: Catalysing economic development and social progress. The summit is organised by United Nations World Tourism Organisation in collaboration with ministry of culture and tourism of Turkey and The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.
Ministers of Tourism calls for intra-governmental coordination to address visas and air connectivity
Ministers of Tourism gathered in London for the 6th UNWTO/WTM Ministers’ Summit concluded that complicated visas processes and policies that limit air connectivity continue to present major barriers to the growth of travel and tourism.
UNWTO campaign calls on one billion tourists to make their actions count
Small changes in travel behavior can contribute to positive change throughout the world. With one billion tourists traveling the world in a single year in 2012, transforming these one billion tourists into one billion opportunities is at the heart of the online campaign launched by UNWTO to celebrate this historic milestone.
UNWTO Secretary-General visits Haiti
Haiti can capitalise on its natural and cultural resources to get the country back on the world tourism map, thereby contributing to its overall recovery and development. This was the main message of UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, during his first official visit to Haiti last week.
UNWTO International Tourism Advisor and Seychelles ministerial delegation meet in Dublin
Jim Flannery, the UNWTO International Tourism Advisor of Technical Cooperation, had recently overseen a report on the proposed structures of the Seychelles Tourism Board, and now the islands have a Ministry of Tourism. Mr. Flannery was in Seychelles on behalf of the UNWTO as part of their program to assist in the consolidation of tourism right across the world.
Tourism Ministers to debate barriers to travel
Reducing visa constraints, simplifying entry processes, and developing policies that improve connectivity across borders are the topics on the agenda for the world’s Tourism Ministers as they meet at the annual UNWTO&World Travel Market (WTM) Ministers’ Summit next month.
Mexican tourism companies and associations commit to UNWTO Global Code of Ethics
Fourteen of Mexico’s major tourism companies and associations have signed commitments to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, joining the growing number of private sector players that have pledged to promote and implement the values of responsible and sustainable tourism as championed by the Code (Campeche, Mexico, October 24-25).
Visa facilitation and air connectivity priorities for UNWTO says Executive Council
Ministers of tourism and officials meeting at the 94th session of the UNWTO Executive Council defined advancing visa facilitation and promoting increased air connectivity as priorities for the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation meets in Mexico
Mexico is prepared for the arrival of the ministers of tourism and national representatives attending the 94th Session of the Executive Council of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation. The event will be held in the city of Campeche.