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UNWTO Recognizes Innovative Startups Driving Morocco’s Tourism Recovery and Sustainability
UNWTO has recognized the most influential innovators reshaping tourism in the Kingdom of Morocco. The finalists of the first Moroccan Tourism Startup Competition showcase the power of the sector for driving post-pandemic recovery, protecting cultural and natural heritage and providing opportunities for both rural and urban communities.
UNWTO MEMBERS MEET TO RETHINK AGENDA FOR AFRICAN TOURISM
Tourism leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign the sector’s role as a driver of development and opportunity across the region.
UNWTO Highlights Tourism’s Role in Sustainable Development at UN High-Level Political Forum
This week will bring tourism back to the United Nations headquarters to emphasize the sector’s unique position to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNWTO and Alpitour World Partner to Drive Innovation and Sustainability in Tourism
UNWTO will work with Alpitour World as a strategic partner to advance innovation, education and sustainability across every part of the tourism sector.
UNWTO WELCOMES MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAS TO ECUADOR
Tourism leaders from across the Americas committed to a more ethical, inclusive tourism as the sector bounces back to drive economic recovery across the region. The 68th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas brought together high-level delegations from 20 countries.
Jamaica Elected to Serve Four-year Term on UNWTO Executive Council
Jamaica has been elected to serve on the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Executive Council for 2023-2027 alongside Colombia. The decision was made during the 68th UNWTO Commission for the Americas Meeting (CAM) currently underway in Quito, Ecuador.
UNWTO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2023 STUDENTS’ LEAGUE-BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
The second national edition of the UNWTO Students’ League concluded with a celebration of youth talent in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
G20 WELCOMES ROADMAP TO MAKE TOURISM KEY DRIVER OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UNWTO has developed with the G20 economies a roadmap for making tourism a central pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM COUNCIL & UNWTO SIGN HISTORIC MOU
In an historic first, the world’s two leading Travel & Tourism organisations representing the global public and private sectors agreed to work together across a number of key objectives.
BATANES ISLANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES JOINS THE UNWTO NETWORK OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OBSERVATORIES
UNWTO has welcomed Batanes in the Philippines as the latest addition to its International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).
ASIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES ADVANCE SHARED VISION OF TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT
UNWTO’s Member States came together for the 35th meeting of its joint Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia to assess the major challenges to tourism development in the region for the years ahead.
UNWTO AND OXFORD SDG IMPACT LAB PARTNER AROUND BETTER TOURISM GOVERNANCE
UNWTO joins forces with Oxford SDG Impact Lab, with the generous support of easyJet holidays, to develop the first environmental, social and governance - ESG - Framework for Tourism Businesses.