The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) has roped in Taleb Rifai, former secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as a special advisor. Rifai, a…

Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) referred to as the Taleb Rifai Centre has been launched in Jordan

eTurboNews: Bali is getting ready for the World Tourism Network Summit on September 29. A high level panel on June 2 invites to Bali on Zoom. Read more: World Tourism Network Invites You…

by: Dmytro Makarov | copyright: eTurboNews - Travel Industry News - World Travel News TIME 2023 is a go. The World Tourism Network Summit September 29-October 1 in Bali is official. SMEs…

The centre will share academic and practical projects development and implementation, as well as data sharing and analytics, focussing on safeguarding tourism in Africa and the Caribbean

Prominent tourism figures will be participating in-person at the opening session of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Global Stage 2021 – ‘Tourism for a brighter future’

Jamaica Cares is a ground-breaking traveller protection and emergency services programme set to launch next month

Following a lack of a unified approach to health protocols and rapid testing, Rifai acknowledges that the private sector is under tremendous pressure and calls for governments to think out…

Tom Jenkins is the CEO of the European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) and one of the most outspoken personalities on the globe when it comes to travel, tourism, and the economy in Europe…

With the spread of coronavirus under control and domestic leisure travel growing, Middle East travel professionals are now looking to China to initiate international tourism. A joint…

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has confirmed that the chairman of the International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC) and former UNWTO secretary-general, Dr. Taleb Rifai, will host…

China’s population of 1.4 billion has attracted companies from all over the world. Even a slice of this statistics would do wonders for a company. However, travel tech companies must first…

Asian countries trump some of the well-known culinary destinations like France and Italy, according to westerners and fellow Asians.  

Airbnb launches the Office of Healthy Tourism - an initiative to drive local, authentic, and sustainable tourism in countries and cities around the globe.

13 Sep 17 More than 1300 delegates from over 130 countries attended the opening of the 22nd session of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu,…

International tourism continued to strengthen in the first quarter of 2017, as travellers shrugged off security and economic concerns to cross borders in increasing numbers. According…

The UNWTO has held an event in Kazakhstan to discuss ways the tourism industry can help combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions. Industry leaders and policy-makers convened…

The death toll from Friday's attack on Resorts World Manila has risen to 38, including the attacker who is reported to have set himself on fire in a hotel room. CNN Philippines reports…

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, as a member of The Travel Corporation family of brands and an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, is supporting the…

Spending by Chinese tourists in international destinations continued to rise sharply in 2016, as the world's most valuable outbound tourism market further strengthened its position.…

The secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb Rifai, met with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently, to discuss the country's tourism development…

来自韩国的都英心女士（Young shim Dho）将加入另外6名竞选者之列，竞选下一届联合国世界旅游组织（UNWTO）总秘书一职。 都女士目前任职联合国世界旅游组织可持续发展旅游消除贫困基金负责人一职，以前曾经担任过韩国旅游年的组委会主席。…

South Korea's Young-shim Dho is one of seven candidates in line to become the UN World Tourism Organization’s new secretary-general. Ms Dho is currently the chair of the UNWTO's…

The United Nations is finalising an agreement that commits member states to the protection of tourists. Under the global tourism body, the UNWTO, a working group was set up in 2011…

包括世界旅游组织在内的国际旅游协会们，近日表示了他们对特朗普新颁布的旅游禁令的担忧。 特朗普当局近日签署了针对难民和西亚北非7国公民的入境禁令。 按照特朗普上月27日签署的总统行政令,美国将在120天内暂停所有难民入境;在90天内暂停伊朗、苏丹、叙利亚、利比亚、索马里、也门和伊拉克7国普通公民入境;无限期禁止叙利亚难民进入美国。…

Several major tourism bodies, including the UNWTO, have expressed their concern over the travel restrictions recently implemented by the US government. The Trump Administration has…

The world's destinations welcomed a combined total of 1.235 billion international overnight visitors in 2016, driven by the strength of the Asian market. According to the full-year…

Climate change needs to be at the "heart of the tourism agenda" in Southeast Asia, the UNWTO has said. The organisation recently hosted a major event in the Philippines that outlined…

Improving air connectivity through a closer coordination of tourism and aviation policies to ensure the sustained growth of the tourism sector and of air transport was the commitment…