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UNWTO Announces | New Dates for World Forum On Gastronomy Tourism

HolidayWeekly June 14, 2021 0

BELGIUM: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Basque Culinary Center (BCC), VISITFLANDERS and the city of Bruges have announced new dates for the 6th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism.  Held under the theme ‘Gastronomy Tourism: Promoting Rural Tourism and Regional Development’,

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UNWTO Emphasises | More Sustainable Future For Tourism

HolidayWeekly March 19, 2021 0

BERLIN: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed that sustainability was high on the agenda, leading efforts to ensure the sector lives up to its responsibilities for the planet as well as people, at ITB Berlin, a global tourism fair. As the United Nations specialized agency leads the restart of global tourism following the unprecedented crisis […]

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Tightened Travel Restrictions | A third of Destinations Are Shut To Tourism UNWTO

HolidayWeekly March 12, 2021 0

MADRID: One in three destinations worldwide is now completely closed to international tourism. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the emergence of new variants of the COVID-19 virus has prompted many governments to reverse efforts to ease restrictions on travel, with total closures to tourists most prevalent in Asia and […]

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IATA ASKs UK PM | Include Air Transport in UK Economic Restart Plans

HolidayWeekly February 22, 2021 0

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the UK government to include a vision for lifting border restrictions and restarting air transport in its recovery plans for the UK economy, due to be outlined on 22 February by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The COVID-19 shutdown of the UK economy has resulted in the biggest […]

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UNWTO Election | Shaika Mai Challenges Zurab Pololikashvili

HolidayWeekly January 14, 2021 0

MANAMA: Shaika Mai Al-Khalifa from the kingdom of Bahrain will challenge the incumbent, Zurab Pololikashvili, for the role of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Pololikashvili was appointed to the role in 2017 and will seek a second three-year mandate during an executive council meeting of the body in Madrid this […]

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Fundació Mallorca Turisme Receives | Award of ‘UNWTO. Quest Certification’

HolidayWeekly December 26, 2020 0

MADID: The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has awarded its UNWTO.QUEST Certification to Fundació Mallorca Turisme. The award further advances UNWTO’s work to promote and recognize excellence and quality in destination management for the benefit of the whole of the sector. At the same time, it boosts competitiveness in Mallorca, one of Europe’s top destinations, and […]

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‘Land Of The Rising Sun’ | Japan Wins ITB Book Award 2021

HolidayWeekly December 24, 2020 0

BERLIN: Every year, the annual ITB Book Awards recognise the most original publications, mainly in German, but also in German translation. In the run-up to ITB Berlin NOW 2021, which due to the pandemic will be an entirely virtual event, the large-format wall calendar ‘Japan 2021 – Land of the Rising Sun ‘(Weingarten/Athesia Kalenderverlag) was […]