Sustainable News
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Tourism Recovery Gains Momentum as Restrictions Ease and Confidence Returns
Tourism continues to recover at a strong pace. Globally, destinations welcomed almost three times as many international arrivals in the first quarter of 2022 as in the same period of…
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UNWTO: European Tourism Leaders Meet as Sector Restarts
The European Member States of UNWTO have highlighted the importance of jobs, professional training and sustainability and innovation as they jointly guide the recovery of tourism across the region. The 67th meeting…
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UNWTO Champions Tourism For Healthy Planet at Stockholm+50
UNWTO joined high level representatives from Environment Ministries, International Organizations and UN Agencies to consolidate tourism’s commitment and position as a high impact sector for accelerating sustainability. The special One Planet…
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More Industrial Hubs to Accelerate Net-Zero Transition
Four leading industrial clusters in the Netherlands, Belgium and the US today announced that they are working together with the World Economic Forum to reduce their carbon emissions faster through…
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Africa Day 2022 – Message from the UNWTO Secretrary-General
Dear Friends, I send my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Africa Day. This is a chance for us to come together to recognize the richness of this diverse continent,…
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UNWTO Members in the Americas Advance Common Goals
The American Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have met to assess the current state of the sector and plan for its sustainable future. The 67th meeting of the…
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Urgent Action Needed to Ensure a Resilient Energy Transition
A special report on the state of the global energy transition, released today by the World Economic Forum indicates that urgent action is required by both private and public sectors…
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UNWTO Launches Digital Futures Programme for SMEs
UNWTO has announced the launch of the Digital Futures Programme, designed to accelerate the adoption of new technology among tourism enterprises. Developed in collaboration with some of the world’s leading…
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Tourism to Create 14 Million Jobs in Africa within the Next Decade
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the African Travel & Tourism sector is expected to create almost 14 million new jobs over the next…
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UN-Habitat and OCEANIX Unveil World’s First Floating City
UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX today unveiled at the UN Headquarters the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan…