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World Tourism Organisation releases coronavirus recovery blueprint
The World Tourism Organisation has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent support for the global tourism sector. If followed, the body hopes the sector will not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of Covid-19. but to “grow back better”.
UNWTO: Covid-19 could push tourism back to 2013 levels
Taking into account past market trends, the UNWTO calculates that between five- and seven-years’ worth of international tourism growth could be lost to Covid-19.
UNWTO: Coronavirus could cost tourism $50bn in lost revenue
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has said it expects international tourist arrivals to fall between one and three per cent this year. If correct, this could cost US$30-50 billion in lost international tourism receipts.
UNWTO records 1.5bn tourism arrivals in 2019
Some 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in 2019 – a new record. The figure is a four per cent increase on the number from 2018, with similar growth expected in 2020.
United States inches closer to UNWTO return
A high-level delegation from the United States department of state has met with head of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation as the country moves closer to re-joining the agency.
Breaking Travel News investigates: UNWTO General Assembly, St Petersburg, Russia
With more than 1,500 delegates gathering in St Petersburg for the twenty-third UNWTO General Assembly, Eleanor Hawkins heads to the cultural capital of Russia to take the pulse of the global hospitality industry
Buenos Aires joins INSTO network to sustainably manage tourism
Buenos Aires has become the latest city to join the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories, a pioneering initiative of the World Tourism Organisation aimed at helping destinations manage the sector in a smart and sustainable manner.
Portugal partners with UNWTO for Tourism International Academy
Portugal Tourism, in association with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, has announced the launch of the Tourism International Academy. An ambitious tourism training project aimed at developing human capital in the sector in a sustainable and comprehensive manner, it will be based in Estoril.
Minister Bartlett takes resilience message to Azerbaijan
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, has met with some of the leading partners in the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre to discuss the projects the body will launch following the opening of its new physical facility on Mona campus of the University of the West Indies in October this year.
UNWTO reports record revenues from international tourism
Exports generated by international tourism reached US$1.7 trillion in 2018, a four per cent increase in real terms over the previous year, a new report from the World Tourism Organisation shows.
Jamaica selected to lead UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas
Jamaica has been selected to chair the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Regional Commission for the Americas. The Caribbean nation will lead the organisation for the biennium 2019-2021.
ITB Berlin: UNWTO strikes skills partnership with Google
Fostering knowledge, education and growth in tourism will be at the centre of a partnership announced today between Google and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.