World Tourism Organization

UNWTO is actively supporting African destinations which have the capacity to renew their tourism development after having recently suffered from

Starting on 20 April, UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli will visit Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya, underscoring the Organization’s support of

Regional tourism activities and their overall impact on employment and economic growth will be at the centre of the international

The positive contribution of tourism to women empowerment can only be determined if poverty reduction and the enhancement of women’s

The Committees on Ethics and on Statistics met at UNWTO Headquarters, from the 13th to the 14th March, underscoring the

International tourist arrivals exceeded 6% growth in 2007 on the back of strong global economic growth. Developing countries grew by

UNWTO welcomed the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as an increasingly valuable instrument in

The conference “Tourism – Responding to Climate and Poverty Imperatives”, held in the context of ITB 2008, focused on tourism’s

Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli will be the keynote speaker at the opening of this year’s ITB on March 4. UNWTO plans

The tourism sector has the potential to act effectively on the evolving common agenda of climate change response and