Upcoming events

Mon 15 Oct 2012 First Pan-African Conference - Arusha - United Republic of Tanzania

Recent events

Thu 26 Apr 2012 Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times: 2nd UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media - Marsa Alam - Egypt
Thu 19 Jan 2012 Tourism Investment Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR) - Edition 2012 - Madrid - Spain
Mon 10 Oct 2011 General Assembly - Nineteenth session - Gyeongju - Republic of Korea
Sat 08 Oct 2011 19th UNWTO General Assembly and 52nd CAF - Gyeongju - Republic of Korea
Tue 27 Sep 2011 World Tourism Day - Aswan - Egypt

Latest news

10 May 12
Press Release
International tourism off to a strong start in 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...
07 May 12
Press Release
International tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts continued to recover from the losses of crisis year 2009 and hit new records in most destinations, reaching an...
23 Apr 12
Press Release
Mediterranean states agree to further tourism cooperation at UNWTO conference
The agreed action came at the end of two days of high-level talks between participants from 33 countries in the Mediterranean and beyond on the future of tourism to the region in light of recent...
08 Mar 12
Press Release
Spain to host World Tourism Day 2012 under the theme Tourism and Sustainable Energy
“Tourism is at the forefront of many of the latest and most innovative sustainable energy initiatives,” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. “One only has to think of the investments being...
06 Mar 12
Press Release
One billion tourists key to creating jobs and stimulating the economy – UNWTO Secretary-General
“By the end of 2012, one seventh of the world’s population will have crossed international borders as tourists in a single year,” said Mr. Rifai in his keynote speech at the official opening of ITB....