Dear Friends, It is a true pleasure to greet you on this World Tourism Day. This is a chance to reflect on the importance of our sector. Tourism is a pillar of our economies. It plays a central role in our societies and in our individual lives. And it offers solutions to some of our…
Madrid, BTNp: JOINS forces with Oxford SDG Impact Lab, and support by easyJet holidays, UNWTO develop the first environmental, social and governance – ESG – Framework for Tourism Businesses. In line with Sustainable Development Goal 17 on partnerships for development, the ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses project brings together leading businesses and top scholars with…
Madrid, BTNp:UNWTO has launched a new report to determine the status of rural tourism in its Member States and identify the main challenges and opportunities of tourism as a driver for rural development from a policy perspective. “Tourism and Rural Development: A Policy Perspective – Results of the UNWTO Survey on Tourism for Rural Development…
Madrid, Spain, BTNp.id: DOCTOR. Jigang Bao has been named as the winner of the 16th Ulysses Prize, awarded by UNWTO for excellence in the creation and dissemination of knowledge in tourism. As Professor and Director of the Center for Tourism Development and Planning Research at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, Dr. Bao has played…