Tag: Taleb Rifai

• Friday, November 18th 2011 - 22:04 UTC

  Latam Tourism ministers gather in northeast Brazil for a forum on development

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the government of Ceará, Brazil, will bring together international and national experts to debate the impact of tourism on development, social inclusion, and regional integration in the Americas.

• Monday, September 26th 2011 - 03:22 UTC

  Five photos and tweets to celebrate T Day motive: “Tourism Linking Cultures”

  

  With just a few hours to go until World Tourism Day (September 27), the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the five photos and five “tweets” from among the hundreds of entries submitted to the 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) competitions that best reflect the 2011 theme, “Tourism – Linking Cultures”.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  International tourism picking up in first half with South America best performer

  

  International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals according to the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations organization for the sector.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:35 UTC

  Cooperation agreement to develop sustainable tourism in the Americas

  

  The United Nations World Tourism Organization, UNWTO and the Organization of American States, OAS, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing sustainable tourism policies and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the tourism sector in the Americas.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  South America experienced a 15% jump in tourist arrivals in 2010

  

  South America and South Asia saw the greatest jump, 15%, in international tourist arrivals during the first months of 2011 in an overall positive global scenario according to the April interim update of the UN World Tourism Organization, World Tourism Barometer.

• Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 04:58 UTC

  Tourism industry generates 9% of global GDP and 8% of world employment

  

  The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest and most dynamic industries in today’s global economy expected to generate about 9% of total GDP and provide for more than 235 million jobs in 2010 representing 8% of global employment.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:28 UTC

  Volcanic Ash Cloud Costs European Tourism 2.3 Billion USD Losses

  

  Air traffic disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland inflicted losses on the European tourism sector worth 2.3 billion dollars (1.7 billion Euros), the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimated Friday.