More: Tourism
Global Tourism Crisis Committee Meets Again: Coordination, Vital Ingredient for Recovery
Consistent and harmonized travel protocols, enhanced safety measures and the protection of jobs and livelihoods are the main ingredients needed for the restart of...
UNWTO and Expedia Group to Share Data and Insights to Guide Tourism Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will work alongside the Expedia Group to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors and drive tourism’s recovery...
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...
Promoting Wellness Key to Developing Asia’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Policies that promote and facilitate health and overall wellness are vital for Asia and the Pacific’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the theme chapter of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update released by...
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...
Beyond tourism: Investing in local communities to protect Africa’s wild spaces
For ten years, Dixon Parmuya has guided tourists on bush walks around Amboseli National Park in Southern Kenya. But since COVID-19 swept through Kenya...