Recent events

Thu 26 Apr 2012 Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times: 2nd UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media - Marsa Alam - Egypt
Mon 28 Nov 2011 Tourism: Development, Social Inclusion and Regional Integration in the Americas - Fortaleza - Brazil
Mon 10 Oct 2011 General Assembly - Nineteenth session - Gyeongju - Republic of Korea
Sun 09 Oct 2011 19th UNWTO General Assembly and 53rd CAM Meeting - Gyeongju - Republic of Korea
Tue 27 Sep 2011 World Tourism Day - Aswan - Egypt

Latest news

10 May 12
Press Release
International tourism off to a strong start in 2012
The first results of 2012 indicate that international tourism continued to show sustained growth in spite of challenging economic conditions. During the first two months of 2012, international...
07 May 12
Press Release
International tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts continued to recover from the losses of crisis year 2009 and hit new records in most destinations, reaching an...
08 Mar 12
Press Release
Spain to host World Tourism Day 2012 under the theme Tourism and Sustainable Energy
“Tourism is at the forefront of many of the latest and most innovative sustainable energy initiatives,” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. “One only has to think of the investments being...
06 Mar 12
Press Release
One billion tourists key to creating jobs and stimulating the economy – UNWTO Secretary-General
“By the end of 2012, one seventh of the world’s population will have crossed international borders as tourists in a single year,” said Mr. Rifai in his keynote speech at the official opening of ITB....
20 Feb 12
News
OMT: “Nicaragua ha dado un salto brutal en turismo”
  En esta entrevista con END, el Director Regional para las Américas de la Organización Mundial del Turismo, OMT, Carlos Vogeler Ruiz, da las razones por las cuales el turismo sigue a flote, y...