World Tourism Organization

According to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the first results for 2008 suggest the relative stability

International tourism in emerging & developing markets has grown at an average rate of 6-8% over the past decade. Twice

UNWTO launches its 2008 Photo Competition around this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) theme: “Tourism Responding to the Challenge of

Addressing the Executive Council of the UNWTO, Francesco Frangialli announced that he would be stepping down at the beginning of

In an expression of support for the United Nations Environment Program and its campaign to ”Kick the Carbon Habit” announced

Youth Travel represents around 20% of all international arrivals and is one of the tourism industry’s fastest growing sectors. The

Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an increasingly important role in the tourism industry and eTourism solutions have become a

Passenger cars are the main transportation means for tourists (around seven times more than by airplane). The active participation of

UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli visited Kenya (May 5-7) to underline the Organization’s support of the country’s all important tourism industry.

Tourism offers the only sustainable development opportunity to many developing and least developed countries. Consequently, UNWTO advocates the reinforcement of