Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,BTNp:- THE United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. This outcome moves us forward, said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. “We have determined a way forward on a decades-long conversation on funding…
Madrid, Spain, BTNp:-The growing importance of gastronomy tourism as a driver of inclusive development will be celebrated in the Japanese city of Nara next month. Held under the theme ‘Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve’, the 7th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism will take place on 12-15 December. Organized by…
Bali, BTNp:- SMALL enterprises and local communities must be given the support they need to become true ‘agents of change. As leaders of the G20 economies meeting in Bali this week, UNWTO has stressed the importance of empowering grassroots actors as well as MSMES in order to drive sustainable and inclusive transformation and build greater…
London,UK, BTNp: THE RESTART of tourism is underway in many parts of the world. Following a 50% reduction in Travel and Tourism’s direct contribution to global GDP along with millions of job losses in 2020, data for 2022 shows a clear rebound with strong pent-up demand. In the long term, despite the difficulties, the sector…