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Madrid (Spain) - November 5, 2012 - Jim Flannery, the UNWTO International Tourism Advisor of Technical Cooperation, had recently overseen a report on the proposed structures of the Seychelles Tourism Board, and now the islands have a…

Madrid (Spain) - Septermber 29, 2012 - Tourism businesses and destinations are committed to the sustainable energy agenda but need the support of the energy sector and governments to move forward, said leading experts from the aviation,…

Madrid (Spain) - September 14, 2012 - Despite concerns over the global economy, international tourism demand continues to show resilience. The number of international tourists worldwide grew by 5% between January and June 2012 compared to…

Madrid (Spain) - 5 August 2012 - Since 2003, the UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards have honored those individuals and tourism initiatives that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of tourism through knowledge creation and…

Madrid (Spain) - 15 July 2012 - The eleventh meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics closed in Rome, Italy, on July 13, with calls to make “Safe Coastal Tourism” a priority in coastal destinations worldwide. The committee heard…

Madrid (Spain) - 5 July 2012 - UNWTO (UN World Tourism Organization) Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has congratulated Mr. Muhammad Morsi on his election as Egypt’s new President and applauded his support for the tourism sector, as…

Madrid (Spain) - 23 June 2012 - Tourism, providing jobs and supporting the livelihoods of millions, particularly of women and young people, is central to advancing the three pillars of sustainability, agreed participants meeting at a Rio+20…

Madrid (Spain) - 18 June 2012 - Ahead of the G20 world leaders’ meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, next week, the UNWTO and WTTC call on the leaders to consider travel and tourism as an engine for economic growth and stimulating the global…

Madrid (Spain) - 11 June 2012 - At the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)-UNWTO Silk Road Think Tank, 170 future hospitality leaders presented innovative strategies for how 10 UNWTO Member States can maximize their positioning as Silk Road…

Madrid, (Spain) - 31 May 2012 - On June 4, 2012, at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Le Chalet-à-Gobet located at 1000 Lausanne 25, Switzerland, 170 final year students from the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) are being challenged to…

Madrid, Spain - 18 May 2012 - Visa facilitation is central to stimulating economic growth and job creation through tourism. The G20 can have a particularly important role to play in this respect. G20 economies could boost their…

Madrid, Spain (May 14, 2012) – The Spanish hotel chain has released a four-tier categorization of its more than 100 hotels in 15 countries around the world. The chain's objective is to segment the hotels by grouping them in different…

Madrid (Spain) - 13 May 2012 - The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, U Thein Sein, has announced the country will initiate the process of restoring its membership of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The decision…

Madrid, (Spain) - 11 May 2012 - The first results of 2012 indicate that international tourism continued to show sustained growth in spite of challenging economic conditions. During the first two months of 2012, international tourist…

Madrid (Spain) - 7 May 2012 - Ministers of Tourism and leading tourism companies from the Middle East and North Africa reiterated their confidence in the growth of tourism in the region during the first UNWTO/Arabian Travel Market Industry…

Madrid (Spain) - 4 April 2012 - In line with a new electoral process, 23 members were elected to the UNWTO Board of Affiliate Members. The Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (SETE), represented by its Director General, George…

Madrid (Spain) - 9 March 2012 - The 2012 official World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations will be held in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, (September 27, 2012). Under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable…

Madrid (Spain) - 5 March 2012 - La Massana, Principality of Andorra - As has been widely recognized, snow and mountain tourism, as a rapidly-growing and dynamic segment of the tourism industry, is facing challenges and it needs to…

Madrid (Spain) - 1 March 2012 - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Microsoft signed today an agreement aimed at bringing the benefits of the most advanced technologies to the tourism sector and driving the industry’s evolution…

Madrid, (Spain) - 26 February 2012 - Just Landed, a leading expatriate website, has launched InternationalDegrees.org, a new industry website targeting education professionals and people thinking of studying abroad. The site aims to offer…

Madrid, (Spain) - 24 February 2012 - UNWTO events at this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show include a high-level session on tourism trends in the Mediterranean, the Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection, and a meeting of…

Madrid, (Spain) - 3 February 2012 - From the Great Barrier Reef to the Okavango Delta, the Danube Delta and many other thousands of wetlands, the human love for watery places has sustained tourism and recreation in wetlands around the world…