Tourism
UNWTO Launches Comprehensive Tourism Recovery Tracker
As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker...
International Tourist Numbers Down 65% in First Half of 2020
International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact...
Global Community Unites to Celebrate “Tourism and Rural Development”
The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day will celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving...
Covid-19 and Transforming Tourism
If tourism brings us together, then travel restrictions keep us apart.
More importantly, restrictions on travel also prevent tourism from delivering on its potential to...
Tourism sector must be rebuilt in a safe, equitable and climate friendly way
Launching his latest policy brief, on tourism, Secretary-General António Guterres, pointed out that the industry “employs one-in-every-ten people on Earth and provides livelihoods to...
No Time for Timid Leadership- The Safe Restart of Tourism is Possible
The cost of the restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is there for all to see.
Between January and May, the...
Tourism Restarts: 40% of Destinations Have Now Eased Travel Restrictions
The responsible restart of tourism is underway around the world as growing numbers of destinations ease COVID-19 related travel restrictions and adapt to the...
Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic Pollution
A new set of Recommendations published today outline how the global tourism sector can continue in its fight against plastic pollution while effectively facing...
Hyatt Announces Plans for its First Hotel in Cyprus
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Anolia Holdings Limited for the first Hyatt hotel on...
Coronavirus: Facts about your passenger rights
Flight cancelled due to Covid-19? Don’t wish or not allowed to travel? Find out about your passenger rights in the EU in these exceptional...