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UNWTO calls for global coordination to restart tourism
Consistent and harmonised travel protocols, enhanced safety measures and the protection of jobs and livelihoods are the main ingredients needed for the restart of tourism.
UNWTO signs Expedia partnership to drive tourism recovery
The World Tourism Organisation has signed a deal to work alongside the Expedia Group to strengthen ties between the public and private tourism sectors.
UNWTO partners with IATA ahead of upcoming G20 summit
The new agreement will focus on enhancing consumer confidence in travel and placing sustainability at the centre of recovery and future growth.
Jamaica minister of tourism argues sector will recover
Jamaican minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett has reiterated his plans for the recovery of the sector in remarks issued in support of World Tourism Day.
Abu Dhabi celebrates World Tourism Day
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, has said the emirate will focus on rural development in the coming year.
UNWTO launches new tourism recovery tracker
As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the World Tourism Organisation has launched a new tourism recovery tracker to support the sector.
Saudi Arabia to welcome first UNWTO regional office
The executive council of the World Tourism Organisation has met in-person for the first time this year, unveiling plans to open a new Middle Eastern office in Riyadh.
UNWTO finds Covid-19 will cost tourism US$460bn in 2020
International tourist arrivals plunged 93 per cent in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation showing the severe impact of Covid-19.
UNWTO promotes domestic travel to offset Covid-19 downturn
The body argues there is an opportunity for both developed and developing countries to recover from the social and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
UNWTO reports gradual reopening of global borders to tourism
A majority of destinations around the world have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has revealed.
UN secretary general calls for safe reopening of tourism
As part of the wider United Nations response to Covid-19, secretary general, Antonio Guterres, has released a thematic brief on the impact the pandemic has had on tourism.
Breaking Travel News investigates: UNWTO calls for political leadership to reopen sector
Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, has called for global leadership to reopen the hospitality sector in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown