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UNWTO: International Tourist Numbers Could Fall 60-80% in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World...
Ubiquitous coronavirus: Do travel blockades work?
Over the past couple of weeks, many countries, including Iran, have imposed travel restrictions to help curb the spread of novel coronavirus. In this...
How the UN civil aviation agency is helping airlines take off again
In normal times, the world’s airlines would be carrying nearly 2 billion international passengers this year. That’s 5.7 million a day. But with the...
Support Tourism Recovery: Words Alone Will Not Save Jobs
The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has united behind the World Tourism Organization’s rallying cry for governments to “go beyond words” and begin taking decisive...
Tough times for tourism, but UNWTO predicts holiday traffic will return
Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry – which accounts for 10 per cent of global GDP –...
UNWTO Launches a Call for Action for Tourism’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not...
Gift Giving Traditions Around the World
Giving gifts is a
tradition as old as mankind itself. It has always been a part of our society.
When you give a gift to someone,...
Calling on Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Tourism Recovery
In the face of an
unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the
support of the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on innovators and
entrepreneurs to...
International Tourism Arrivals Could Fall by 20-30% in 2020
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released its updated
assessment of the likely impact of the COVID-19 on international tourism.
Taking into account the unparalleled introduction...
UNWTO Convenes Global Tourism Crisis Committee
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a
high-level virtual meeting yesterday, bringing together key UN agencies, the
chairs of its Executive Council and Regional Commissions, and...