UNWTO to Hold Emergency General Assembly on Russian Membership
The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation. The first ever Extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly will be convened in the coming days. This was the first...
UNWTO Executive Council to Consider Members’ Requests for Russian Suspension
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March. Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland,...
New Guidelines Put Women’s Empowerment at Heart of Tourism’s Restart
A new set of guidelines will help both governments and businesses better address the needs of women in the tourism sector. The guidelines published by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) were developed with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic...
UNWTO in Geneva: Against Restrictions and For Peace and Tourism for All
UNWTO has concluded a week of meetings in Geneva, securing strong backing for its call to ease travel and enhancing strategic partnerships to define the future of tourism. UNWTO also emphasized that diplomacy is the only option to man-made problems and amplified...
