UNWTO launches an online Platform to Achieve SDGs through Tourism
Promoting a greater engagement of the tourism sector with sustainable development is the main objective of the Tourism for SDGs Platform. The online tool...
Tourism and Construction have Power to Lead Move to Sustainable Economies
From infrastructure and communication to food production and transport, tourism and construction play key roles in a circular economy framework that supports sustainable development....
World Tourism Day Places Focus on Innovation & Digital Transformation
The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovation and preparing the sector for the future of work, is at the centre...
Blockchain for transformation: Towards sustainable and resilient societies
Blockchain is an important emerging innovation that has the potential to bring together all the stakeholders involved in value chains and those regulating them....
Use Technology for More Sustainable Tourism Management
As the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held its 2nd World Conference on Smart Destinations in the Spanish city of Oviedo (25-27 June 2018), Secretary-General...
UNWTO and Globalia announce the first and largest worldwide competition for tourism startups
This pioneering initiative for the tourism sector reaches out to 164 countries to find startups aiming to transform tourism.
Whether tech-based or non-technological, early-stage or...
Climate-friendly initiatives and actions essential for tourism
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, called for the tourism sector to take more action to combat climate change and...
Innovation and digitalization top of European tourism agenda
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed the importance of tourism and technology providing opportunities for innovation and creating the jobs of the future, in...
UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism: Seizing the Power of Technology
Around 600 participants from 52 countries gathered at the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism (Bangkok, Thailand, 30 May to 1 June 2018)....
First-ever conference on circular tourism in SouthEast Europe: Opportunities and challenges
In partnership with the European Commission, UNIDO and the Slovenian Ministry of Economic Development and Technology brought together more than 60 senior participants from...