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Marcio Favilla de Paula, executive director, external relations & partnerships, UNWTO
Marcio Favilla de Paula, executive director, external relations & partnerships, UNWTO, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Asia Summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Call for closer tourism and air transport policies at the UNWTO General Assembly
The General Debate of the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly has put a spotlight on the link between tourism and air transport policies. Countries attending called for closer coordination between both policies highlighting that too often these interlinked sectors are dissociated (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, August 28).
For Zambia and Zimbabwe, UNWTO General Assembly not just another event
For the first time in the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) history, their General Assembly (GA) was co-hosted by two countries – Zambia and Zimbabwe. The UNWTO jointly assembled its GA in both Livingstone on the Zambia side and in Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side of the famous falls.
Seychelles and Zambia sign an MOU
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr Alain St.Ange together with his counterpart Honourable Mrs Sylvia Masebo, the Minister of Tourism and the Arts for Zambia seized the opportunity of the 20th General Assembly of the UNWTO in Zambia to formalise the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the field of Tourism between Seychelles and Zambia.
UNWTO chief Rifai reelected for new term
United Nations World Tourism Organisation secretary-general Taleb Rifai has been reelected to the position for a further four years. The decision was taken at the UNWTO annual general assembly, which is presently being held in Livingstone, Zambia.
UNWTO General Assembly opens in Victoria Falls
The global tourism community gathers this week at Victoria Falls for the 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly, aiming to advance tourism´s sustainable growth (Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe, August 24-29, 2013).
Snow tourism leaders to meet in Almaty
The first ‘Euro-Asian Ski Resorts Conference, Developing New Destinations for Snow Tourism’, jointly organised by UNWTO and the municipality of Almaty, will be held in Kazakhstan next month. Winter sports are widely recognised as an important segment in today’s highly relevant domestic and international tourism market.
UNWTO partners with top Spanish engineering company for pilot projects
Research, best practices and new methodologies for tourism development are at the centre of an agreement signed between UNWTO and Spanish public company ISDEFE (Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España). This agreement aims at developing pilot projects based on a range of subjects including connectivity, energy in tourism, among others.
UNWTO welcomes Azerbaijan’s new e-visa system
UNWTO welcomes Azerbaijan´s implementation of a new e-visa system streamlining visa applications into an electronic format, aimed to attract more international tourists into the country.
UNWTO praises new Azerbaijan visa system
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has welcomed Azerbaijan´s implementation of a new e-visa system streamlining visa applications into an electronic format, aimed to attract more international tourists into the country. The electronic visa system was administered upon the decree of the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to facilitate visa procedures for foreigners travelling to the country.
UNWTO and Casa Arabe to promote tourism development in the Arab world
UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai and Casa Arabe Director General Eduardo Lopez Busquets have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable tourism development and strengthen institutional capacity in Arab countries.
UNWTO Executive Council recommends Taleb Rifai for secretary-general
The 95th session of the UN World Tourism Organisation Executive Council, meeting in Belgrade, unanimously recommended Taleb Rifai as a nominee for the post of Secretary-General for the four-year-period starting January 2014.