Tag: UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

• Friday, July 18th 2014 - 08:27 UTC

  Today we are all Malaysians: ICTP Chairman issues statement

  

  ”The World travel and tourism industry must come together and take leadership after the Malaysia Airlines (MH17) incident.” This is the opinion voiced by Juergen Thomas Steinmetz, Chairman of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).

• Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 23:29 UTC

  UN aviation and tourism agencies pledge to coordinate efforts to facilitate travel

  

  The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signed a special Joint Statement on Aviation and Tourism acknowledging the intention of the two UN agencies to begin cooperating more closely on issues of common priority.

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:30 UTC

  Strong controversy at the 2012 World Travel Market in London

  

  World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, became the hub of the world's tourism trade this week in London when more than 100 ministers attended the sixth UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)&Ministers' Summit.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 21:28 UTC

  International tourist arrivals up 4% this year; Americas among the most dynamic

  

  International tourist arrivals grew by 4% between January and August 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The resilience of international tourism in a continuing uncertain economy is further confirmed by the positive data on tourism earnings and expenditure.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 06:15 UTC

  UN highlights role of tourism in achieving sustainable development objectives

  

  United Nations officials highlighted on Thursday 27 September the role that tourism can play in achieving sustainable development objectives, as they marked World Tourism Day.