Sri Lanka Tourism made the presence with the 28 private sector companies at 43rd edition of FITUR International Travel Mart which was held from 18- 22 January 2023, Madrid, Spain.

The four pilot countries have led the way in putting gender-equality centre stage of their tourism recovery plans and UNWTO is committed to taking this work further and wider.

The platform for public and private sector leaders addresses tourism’s most pressing issues and sets the agenda for the years ahead.

The Travel & Tourism private sector was invited to the G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting today, when the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) addressed the Group of Twenty in Bali, Indonesia.

The global average number of attacks against organisations in the tourism and leisure sector has increased by 60 per cent this year compared to the first half of June 2021, according to a report.

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy in Indonesia has said they areimproving tourism villages as part of a flagship program of the Ministry.

According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022, with destinations worldwide welcoming an estimated 117 million international arrivals compared to 41 million in Q1 2021.

As Saudi Arabia prepares to host the 116th Executive Council of the UN World Tourism Organization on June 7-8 in Jeddah, with around 180 participants worldwide, it can benefit from Spain’s expertise and experience in the tourism sector.

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 is ready to welcome the world to the UAE from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 May, playing host to 1,500 exhibitors, representatives from 112 global destinations, and an anticipated 20,000 attendees.

The first 2022 issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has reported a 4% rise in international tourist arrivals in 2021, and is predicting a much better 2022.