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Press Release 12 May 17 |
105th UNWTO Executive Council meeting concludes in Madrid The Executive Council, attended by some 250 representatives from 59 countries, focused on these priorities as well as on the UNWTO programme of work for 2018-2019 and the agenda of the International... |
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Press Release 12 May 17 |
UNWTO Executive Council recommends Zurab Pololikashvili for Secretary-General for the period 2018-2021 The candidature of Zurab Pololikashvili was presented by his country, Georgia, in accordance with the UNWTO statutes. The recommendation of the UNWTO Executive Council will be submitted to the... |
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Press Release 09 May 17 |
The Philippines will host the 6th UNWTO Conference on Tourism Statistics Supported by the United Nations Statistics Division, the UNWTO initiative ‘Towards a Statistical Framework for Measuring Sustainable Tourism’ (MST) underlines the need to measure the full effects of... |
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Press Release 12 Apr 17 |
Chinese tourists spent 12% more in travelling abroad in 2016 “The latest data on outbound tourism spending are very encouraging. Despite the many challenges of recent years, results of spending on travel abroad are consistent with the 4% growth to 1.2 billion... |
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Press Release 07 Apr 17 |
UN Statistical Commission encourages Statistical Framework for Measuring Sustainable Tourism Overwhelming appreciation was expressed to the work of the UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA and the Working Group of Experts on Measuring Sustainable Tourism, which is leading the development of... |
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Press Release 29 Mar 17 |
International Tourists to the European Union reach almost half a billion in 2016 Despite many challenges facing Europe in 2016, tourism has once again shown extraordinary strength and resilience, reinforcing its contribution to economic growth, job creation and social wellbeing... |
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Press Release 18 Jan 17 |
The World Tourism Organization begins the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development The event, held in the El Pardo Palace in Madrid, Spain, was attended by the Prime Minister of Georgia, the Vice-President of Honduras, more than 40 tourism ministers and other senior officials from... |