Zurab Pololikashvili

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released an updated assessment of the likely impact of the Covid-19 on international tourism. Considering the unparalleled introduction of…

In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), calls on innovators and entrepreneurs to…

As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) observes that full or partial travel restrictions have been – and continue to be – introduced across the…

In an update on the sector’s response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) offers a first assessment pointing to a decrease in international…

Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) addressed the European Parliament in the context of several high-level meetings aimed at placing…

Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) paid a high-level visit to Greece to meet with the Prime Minister and minister of tourism and offer…

The 11th edition of the World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism will take place on 11-13 March 2020 in Andorra, under the theme ‘Tourism, Innovation and Sustainability’. The congress…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Basque Culinary Center have joined forces again for the second edition of the Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition. After the…

The Travel Foundation has announced its commitment to tackle plastic pollution as part of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the UN Environment Programme and the World…

About 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in 2019 – a new record. According to the first…

The growing sports tourism sector took centre stage at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macau, SAR with the first 'SPORTSTECH' edition of the UN World Tourism Organisation’s Tourism…

City leaders from around the world met in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan for the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Urban Tourism Summit. The summit enjoyed the highest level of…

Australia South West Sustainable Tourism Observatory (ASWTO) has officially become the latest member of the World Tourism Organisation’s International Network of Sustainable Tourism…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) are joining forces to strengthen sustainable and inclusive tourism as a tool for…

The secretary-general of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili and the CEO of Iberia, Luis Gallego, have signed a cooperation agreement in favour of sustainable…

Morocco has been officially chosen as the host of the 24th Session of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to be held in 2021. Members attending the 23rd General Assembly in St…

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has joined Globalia, a tourism group in Spain and Latin America, to launch the second edition of the UNWTO Global Tourism Start-up Competition.…

More than 1,000 participants from 124 countries have travelled to Saint Petersburg to be part of more than a dozen international tourism governance events during this week hosted by the…

As the special event titled Aid for Trade Conference, hosted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, got rolling, the unique potential of tourism as a tool for…

The US has highlighted its support of tourism as a driver of sustainable development. A high-level delegation of the government attending the World Tourism Organization…

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in collaboration with Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) and with the support of the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), has announced the launch…