PALMA, Mallorca, Spain, BTNp: THE GOVERNMENT of Mallorca, Consell de Mallorca, and the Mallorca Tourism Foundation and UNWTO have hosted the second edition of the Sustainable Destinations Summit, gathering leading experts, organizations and companies to share best practices and perspectives on environmental, social and economic sustainability in destinations. The Summit emphasized tourism as a force…
Rome, Italy, BTNp: THE IMPORTANCE of tourism for the economic development and empowerment of rural communities was underscored as the leaders of UNWTO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Rome. Building on a Memorandum of Understanding signed between both UN agencies in September 2020, the high-level meeting focused…
MADRID, Spain, BTNp: UNWTO has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO was launched in 2021 as part of the Organization’s work to make tourism a driver of rural development and well-being. To date, over 70 villages from almost 40 countries have been recognized as…
BALI, BTNp: STARTING from 1 June 2023, the new 2-class Emirates A380 service will replace one of the two daily services to Bali currently operated by a 2-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The airline’s debut A380 flight EK368, will depart from Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 03:25 hrs, arriving in Denpasar International Airport (DPS) at 16:35…