touris

UN agency seeks ‘strategic approach’ to impact of disasters on world tourism

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has allocated additional resources and realigned its work programme for the years 2008/2009 to help better face the challenges of natural and man-made disasters to a market that last year registered 842 million arrivals.

UN tourism agency plan aims to hold ‘carbon-neutral’ conference

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that it will try to make all travel, accommodation and activities related to a climate change conference it is staging in early October “carbon neutral” to set an example about the benefits of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

France and Spain remain world’s top tourist destinations – UN agency

France and Spain remained the top destinations for visitors in 2006, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said in a new report.