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...

DiscoverEU: 15,000 travel passes up for grabs to explore the EU this summer

Applicants must be 18 years old on 1 July 2018, EU citizens and prepared to travel this summer. As of tomorrow (12:00 CEST) until 26...

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)....

Why world travelers are going cashless

What’s your dream vacation? Whether you live to travel or only manage to get away for a couple of long weekends every year, you...

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...

2nd Silk Road Tourism Conference in Croatia

On 24 April 2018, the 2nd Silk Road Tourism Conference, co-organized by Chinese Southeast European Business Association (CSEBA) and Silk Road Chamber of International...

Strong outbound tourism demand from both traditional and emerging markets in 2017

Virtually all source markets reported higher tourism spending in 2017, reflecting continued strong demand for international tourism across all world regions. Both emerging and...

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