The Georgian UN-Tourism (UNWTO) Secretary-General, with the help of the Georgian Prime Minister, campaigned in 2017 and 2021 based on his country’s integration as a future European State.

The UNWTO delegation also visited the historic community of San Cosme y San Damián, named one of UNWTO’s Best Tourism Villages in 2021 in recognition of its significance preserving the country ...

For the 2022 challenge, UNWTO will focus on specific areas that can assist the recovery of the tourism sector in a disruptive way, and which deserve extra attention.

In a press note, UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili said, “The Asia and Pacific region has a proven record as a dynamic tourism destination. With the right policy measures and strong ...

The full joint statement by UNWTO Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili and European Union Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean: The pandemic hit tourism harder than perhaps any other sector.

From Austria to Vietnam, 32 destinations from all around the world have been named as ‘Best Tourism Villages 2022’ by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The latest global survey of UNWTO tourism experts shows nearly half said that they did not expect international tourism to return fully until 2024 or later.

Last month, UNWTO laid out a trio of possible scenarios for the global tourism industry in 2020, forecasting the impact of potential declines in overall international tourist numbers of 58 percent to ...

International tourist arrivals plunged 93% globally in June and are down 65% for the first half of the year when compared with 2019, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has added 54 new villages from across the world to its esteemed annual list of Best Tourism Villages. The list was formally announced during the UNWTO General ...

The UNWTO, which is based in Madrid, seeks to integrate tourism development into the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals, a broad multinational agenda for relieving poverty, improving health care ...

Only by making people feel safe and encouraging them to travel again will the benefits that tourism offers start to return. UNWTO, as the specialized United Nations agency for tourism, must lead ...