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UN Tourism

@UNWTO

We are the UN agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable, & accessible tourism. #BringingTheWorldCloser

Poeta Joan Maragall, 42 Madrid

unwto.org

Born September 27

Joined June 2009

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Jun 9
📣Save the date 📍Mexico City 🗓️7–9 September 2026 The 4th World Sports Tourism Congress is coming. As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unites the world through sport, we're gathering to explore opportunities & innovations shaping the future of sports tourism. 🔗 untourism.int/events/4th-wor…
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Jun 9
The 2nd UN Tourism Regional Congress on Women's Empowerment in Tourism in Africa. Not a moment. A movement. Zimbabwe didn't just welcome us. It ignited us. The dancing. The energy. The women who refused to be held back. This is what empowerment done right feels like.
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Jun 8
To mark #WorldOceanDay, we're taking action. 🌊 Plastic pollution threatens our coasts & tourism destinations. Join @UNEP & UN Tourism today — discover reuse guidance, decision tools & lessons from destinations leading the way. 📅 16:00–18:00 CEST ➡️🔗 oneplanetnetwork.org/news-and-event…
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Jun 5
Happy World Environment Day! 🌍 Join us at the Global Roundtable on Climate Action in Tourism with UN Tourism & @UNEP — where governments, destinations & the private sector turn circular economy approaches into real climate action. 🗓️ Today | 15:30 CEST 🔗 oneplanetnetwork.org/news-and-event…
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Jun 4
Andorra has adopted a new General Tourism Law — strengthening quality, sustainability and the visitor experience. Congratulations to the Government of Andorra. UN Tourism is proud to have supported this process. The rules shape the game. Andorra just changed theirs.
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Jun 2
4 priorities. And a future shaped by the stories we choose to tell together. At the 72nd Meeting of the UN Tourism Commission for Europe 🇲🇹, our Secretary-General shared her vision — and why Europe is central to everything we are doing. One region. One shared agenda.
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May 30
From dialogue to practical action. 🌍 Circular economy approaches to cut emissions & build climate-resilient destinations. On World Environment Day join UN Tourism & UNEP at the Global Roundtable on Climate Action in Tourism. 🗓️5 June ⏰15:30 CEST 🔗 oneplanetnetwork.org/news-and-event…
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May 30
Practical tools. Real solutions. Circular tourism in action. To mark World Ocean Day, UNEP & UN Tourism host 2️⃣ Technical Sessions diving into plastics reduction, reuse solutions & what's actually working on the ground in tourism. Join us online 🔗 oneplanetnetwork.org/news-and-event…
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May 28
Hoy es el día. 🔴 EN VIVO desde Asunción — El Futuro es Femenino. Panel de alto nivel + capacitación para mujeres líderes del turismo en las Américas. En el marco de la 71ª Comisión Regional de ONU Turismo. 📅 14:30 h (Asunción) | 19:30 h (CEST) 🔗youtube.com/live/poLj_5nMB…
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May 27
Eid Al-Adha marks the end of Hajj — the largest annual human gathering on earth and one of the five pillars of Islam. A moment centred on faith, sacrifice, humility and unity. Eid Mubarak 🌍 عيد مبارك وكل عام وأنتم بخير ✨
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May 26
From Gladiator's sands to Valletta's streets — Malta doesn't just host stories. It becomes them. 🎬 Grateful to Malta for hosting our 72nd Meeting of the Commission for Europe on an island that has captured the world's imagination for decades. 🇲🇹🌊☀️
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May 25
🌍 Happy #AfricaDay2026! 81M arrivals. 8% growth. Africa thrives. 🌊💙 Aligned with @_AfricanUnion’s water theme & looking ahead to the @UN International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism in 2027 — building this future with Africa’s youth & partners. Together. 🤝
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May 20
At the World Urban Forum 2026, UN Tourism joins UNESCO & UN Habitat to ask: how can cultural heritage regenerate our cities — better housing, public space, climate resilience, more inclusion — and what role can tourism play? Watch Live NOW 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k…
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