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Mountain tourism represents between nine and 16 per cent of all international tourist arrivals worldwide as people head for sport, health and wellbeing travel. The ... More

The International Congress on Thermal Tourism (ICTT) is returning for 2022 and taking place at Expourense in Spain, from 27-29 September 2022. The event will ... More

World Leisure Organization (WLO) has opened the entry process for its International Innovation Prize. Now in its ninth year, the award celebrates organisations that have ... More

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries falling by three quarters. According to an annual survey, conducted ... More

The European Union has begun setting out measures to help member nations revive their tourism sectors, as national governments begin easing COVID-19 lockdown measures. The ... More

In a bid to tackle rising overtourism, the Faroe Islands is closing its doors to visitors next month, with a team of volunteers set to ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is to work with real-world games developer Niantic in a bid to enhance sustainable global tourism. Niantic’s games – which ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted this year’s Minister’s Summit at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London yesterday (6 November 2018) on the topic ... More

A new report from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has been created to highlight the effects of "overtourism", also helping the world's cities ... More

Holidaymakers could one day pay "significantly" more for flights in order to offset their carbon footprint, after it was discovered that global tourism's environmental effect ... More

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has put a face to its sustainability campaign, unveiling Hello Kitty as a special ambassador to the International ... More

As it continues to observe 2017 as the International Year for Sustainable Tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has launched a new campaign ... More

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released its second global report on LGBT tourism, underlining the potential of the market and how to ... More

Unesco has thrown its weight behind 2017 as the year of sustainable tourism, taking centre stage at an event designed to highlight the role of ... More

Jamaica will be the host of this year’s inaugural United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism Development and Sustainability. To be held ... More

New data from the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has revealed that despite predictions of increased UK tourism thanks to a Brexit-affected pound, the number of ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), recently gathered a group of international experts in Budapest with a mission to better ... More

Registration has opened for World Travel Market London – one of the world’s largest global events bringing together representatives of the worldwide travel industry. Taking ... More

With less than a month to go until England take on Fiji at Twickenham in the 2015 Rugby World Cup curtain-raiser, an economic study has ... More

UNWTO and UNESCO are, for the first time, to bring ministers of tourism and culture together with experts and stakeholders from both sectors to explore ... More

A private sector affiliate member of the UNWTO as of last June, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), has signed an agreement with the organisation to ... More

Tourism in Africa is facing an image crisis which can be remedied by promoting the country in regional blocs rather than individual countries, according to ... More

Taiwan's is the fastest growing international tourism industry, while Asian destinations in general are leading the way in drawing more visitor numbers, according to a ... More

The first ever International Congress on Tourism & Pilgrimages – co-organised by the World Tourism Organisation, Ministry of Industry Energy and Tourism of Spain and ... More

The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced the highlights of its 8th annual event, the theme of which is “Fast Forward” – taking ... More