London, UK, BTNp: UNWTO celebrated the Minister’s Summit on the opening day of the World Travel Market in London to focus on education and skills development. Welcoming 40 Ministers of Tourism, representing every global region and destination of all sizes, UNWTO Executive Director Natalia Bayona underscored the vital importance of investing in education. The Summit,…
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…
MADRID, BTNp: THE WORLD Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will hold the 24th General Assembly in Madrid, Spain, from 30 November to 3 December 2021. The General Assembly is UNWTO’s main gathering and the platform for the Member States to approve UNWTO’s program of work and budget for the coming biennium (2022-2023). The 2021 General Assembly will…