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UN agency unveils web portal to help tourism industry respond to disasters

7 November 2006
Expanding its effort to help international tourism respond to natural or man-made disasters, a United Nations agency has unveiled a new Internet portal in collaboration with Microsoft that will eventually provide round-the-clock tracking of emergencies such as bird flu or conflict from the travel perspective.

Tourism is key way to bring wealth from richest to poorest countries – UN

27 September 2006
Marking World Tourism Day, the United Nations today highlighted the major role the industry plays in combating poverty in developing countries.

UN tourism agency teams up with Microsoft to boost African tourism

12 July 2006
The United Nations tourism agency has teamed up with Microsoft to use information technology to improve the industry’s competitiveness and quality in developing countries, especially in Africa which at present accounts for only 4 per cent of international tourism.
Jackie Chan (l) & Francesco Frangialli

Kung Fu hero Jackie Chan kicks for Asia-Pacific tourism

15 June 2006
Action film hero Jackie Chan, whose hands, feet and stunts have vanquished so many villains on the silver screen, has a new battle to win as the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) first “Asia-Pacific Tourism Ambassador.”

UN agency seeks to help Africa boost tourism as way to economic development

12 May 2006
International tourist arrivals in Africa grew by 10 per cent last year – nearly twice as fast as the world average – but the continent still gets only a 4 per cent share of international tourism, according to a United Nations agency which gathered African officials today in Mali to address the problem.

Mexico’s recovery from hurricane damage to resorts can serve as role model – UN

28 March 2006
The rapid recovery programme carried out in Mexico’s leading Caribbean resorts after the devastation caused by Hurricane Wilma last year can serve as a blueprint for other tourist regions facing similar catastrophes, the head of the United Nations tourism body said today.

UN agency hosts new partner in battle to promote responsible tourism

23 February 2006
Seeking to promote the development of tourism in a way that helps eradicate poverty, advances economic and social goals and conserves natural and cultural environments, the international Tour Operators Initiative (TOI) network has transferred its secretariat to the Madrid headquarters of the United Nations tourism organization.