touris

UN agency urges media to encourage tourists’ return to tsunami-hit countries

14 December 2005
The United Nations tourism agency has once again called on the world’s media to help promote a resurgence of the industry in the Indian Ocean countries devastated by last year’s tsunami by informing the public on the progress made such as refurbished hotels, new tourism products and safety improvements.

UN tourism agency changes its acronym to avoid confusion with trade body

1 December 2005
A decade of terminological overlap came to an end today when the United Nations World Tourism Organization, previously known as the WTO, added the letters UN to its acronym to differentiate it from the World Trade Organization.

Tourism has big role in cutting poverty but must be carefully managed – Annan

28 November 2005
Noting that tourism is the primary source of foreign exchange in all but a few of the least developed countries (LDCs), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the significant role the sector can play in helping people lift themselves out of poverty, but also warned against its pitfalls.

High oil prices have only limited impact on tourism growth, UN reports

16 November 2005
Higher oil prices have so far had limited effect on international tourism growth, with only a small percentage of the increase passed onto consumers in terms of final purchase price, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO).

UN-backed meeting urges support for Indonesian tourism after terror bombings

4 October 2005
Delegates from 80 countries attending a United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) conference have called for international support to help Indonesia’s tourist industry recover from last week’s terrorist bombings on the resort island of Bali.

Jules Verne, visionary of underwater and space travel, ‘hosts’ UN tourism day

27 September 2005
From Madeira to Vladivostok and Latvia to Argentina, festivals, exhibitions and concerts marked United Nations World Tourism Day (WTD) today with a tip of the hat to the great French visionary and writer Jules Verne and the whimsical prospect of space as humankind’s final tourist frontier.

UN agency launches Internet tool to help developing states reap profits of tourism

20 September 2005
In a bid to help the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) fully benefit from one of their major income earners – their tourism appeal – a United Nations development agency has launched an Internet tool enabling them to sell online services that are now the preserve of foreign-based firms that repatriate much of the profits.

UN agencies team up to promote eco-friendly, development-oriented tourism

7 September 2005
With massive growth in tourism predicted in the coming years, two United Nations agencies have teamed up to produce a set of guidelines to help governments around the world to promote a sustainable tourism that spreads prosperity while avoiding harm to the environment and local communities.

International tourism continues to grow after 2001-2003 slump, UN reports

6 July 2005
People are regaining "the lust for travel" after the combined blows of terrorism, a weak economy and epidemics battered the tourist industry in 2001-2003, with pent-up demand continuing to be released as consumer confidence rises and the fear factor has faded, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) said today.

Private sector flocks to UN agency that promotes responsible tourism

1 July 2005
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) today announced a surge in affiliate membership, with 23 more companies and institutions joining in June alone, in what it called a wider recognition by both governments and the private sector of its leadership role in promoting responsible, sustainable tourism.