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The Future Is Now! UNWTO Recognizes World’s Best Innovators Facing Up To COVID-19
The top solutions for accelerating the recovery of tourism have been celebrated in the ‘Healing Solutions for Tourism’ Challenge. Launched by the World Tourism...
Covid-19: EU support for the tourism industry
Tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more on how the EU is protecting businesses, workers and passengers.
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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...
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...
96% Of Global Destinations Impose Travel Restrictions
The scale of disruption caused by COVID-19 to global tourism is shown in a comprehensive new report on travel restrictions from the World Tourism...
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...
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...