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08 Apr 16
Press Release
UNWTO – a decade building capacity in tourism policy in Asia/Pacific
Group discussions, case studies and a series of lectures integrated the 4-day training programme aimed at building skills for public sector executives in tourism policy. The 52 participants coming...
30 Mar 16
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Conference Report: UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism - How Do We Foster, Present and Preserve World Treasures?
UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism: How Do We Foster, Present and Preserve World Treasures? Nara, Japan February 24-26, 2016   From February 24-26, the UNWTO International...
01 Mar 16
Press Release
UNWTO and China organize First World Conference on Tourism for Development
The high level segment of the Conference on ‘Sustainable Development through Tourism’ will analyze how to advance the contribution of tourism to the 17 SDGs, including the sector’s ability to...
03 Feb 16
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UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism: How do we Foster, Present and Preserve World Treasures?
  The UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism will provide a forum for the tourism industry, governments, academia, representatives of local communities, and international...
01 Feb 16
Press Release
Updated UNWTO Statement on the Zika Virus
Following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 1 February 2016 on the Zika virus, UNWTO recalls that according to WHO there...
21 Jan 16
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New Journey of China-India Exchange on Tourism
PRESS RELEASE CHINA NATIONAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION 21 JAN 2016 New Journey of China-India Exchange on Tourism   On January 14 local time, the “China-India Tourism Year” kicked...
18 Jan 16
Press Release
International tourist arrivals up 4% reach a record 1.2 billion in 2015
2015 marks the 6th consecutive year of above-average growth, with international arrivals increasing by 4% or more every year since the post-crisis year of 2010. “International tourism reached new...