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UNWTO reveals stuttering tourism recovery
The devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global tourism has carried on into 2021, with new data showing an 87 per cent fall in international tourist arrivals in January as compared to 2020.
UNWTO calls for global community to support small island developing states
The World Tourism Organisation is calling for the international community to show solidarity with ‘small island developing states’ by ensuring they have access to Covid-19 vaccinations.
UNWTO: A third of destinations completely closed to tourism
The emergence of new variants of the Covid-19 virus has prompted many governments to reverse efforts to ease restrictions on travel, according to new UNWTO research.
UNWTO prepares for Morocco general assembly
Officials from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and Morocco met to prepare for the general assembly event set to take place in October.
UNWTO: 2020 was worst year on record for tourism
Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74 per cent according to the latest data from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
Finn Partners creates new Travel Practice Advisory Board
The founding members of the board are former UNWTO secretary general, Taleb Rifai, and David Scowsill, a former leader of the World Travel & Tourism Council.
UNWTO secretary general Pololikashvili nominated for second term
The executive council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation has expressed its continued support for secretary general Zurab Pololikashvili as he stands for reelection.
UNWTO seeking to restart tourism at Madrid conference
The UNWTO will call on members of the Executive Committee to join forces for a global campaign aimed at restoring confidence in tourism. This hybrid event expects 150 in-person participants.
Al-Khalifa to run for UNWTO secretary general
Shaika Mai Al-Khalifa from the kingdom of Bahrain will challenge the incumbent, Zurab Pololikashvili, for the role of secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
UNWTO: Tourism falls to levels last seen in 1990
Global tourism will have returned to levels of 30 years ago, with one billion fewer arrivals and a loss of some US$ 1.1 trillion in international tourism receipts
UNWTO launches new tourism campaign
Centred around a 45-second film launched today and broadcast exclusively on CNN International until January, the message will reach millions of households.
UNWTO report reveals further reduction in travel restrictions
According to the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, 70 per cent of all global destinations have eased restrictions on travel introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.