The steep rise in tourists in the region of Southeast Asia exceeds the international average 6 percent that has enabled this area to earn over $131.1 billion it had taken on tourism receipts in 2017. Several other nations witnessed double-digit …

During the first four months of 2018 international tourist arrivals was up by six percent as compared to the same period last year.     This has exceeded UNWTO’s forecast for 2018 and continued the strong 2017 trend. The growth …

The108th meeting of the executive council of the World Tourism Organisation was held in the city of San Sebastian , Spain.     The secretary general Zurab Pololikashvili during the meeting obtained the support of this key governing body to …

According to United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO),  China consolidated its leadership by remaining the biggest spender on travel abroad in 2017 with an expenditure of US$258bn.   A total spent of US$135bn is being spent by Chinese holidaymakers, this …

Considered by many the best football player of all times, Lionel Messi joins the World Tourism Organization to promote the value of responsible tourism. The UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, appointed Messi as UNWTO Ambassador for Responsible Tourism this Saturday at …

Zurab Pololikashvili, the secretary general of World Tourism Organisation paid an official visit to Kazakhasthan and discussed with national authorities the Kazakh Toursim Strategy 2030.   He met here the Bakytzhan Saginatayev to discuss developments about the tourism sector of …

The tourism sector’s role and responsibility in contributing to sustainable development on a global scale was the central message delivered at the opening of the 2018 edition of the ITB Berlin travel trade show by Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the …

Human resources and capacity building to support tourism development have been at the centre of the collaboration between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Timor-Leste over the past years.     The successful conclusion of two projects implemented in Timor-Leste, …