Qatar tourism awards: recognition for inspired industry leaders
Engineer Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, Chief of Marketing and Promotion Officer at Qatar Tourism, talks to HN about the organization’s new awards initiative, which celebrates the business leaders who are helping to write the country’s tourism success story.
UNWTO celebrates its 48th session and reveals the date of its 49th session
UNWTO has successfully celebrated the 48th session of its Regional Commission for the Middle East. Returning to Egypt for the third time since 2018, the commission addressed the pressing challenges faced by tourism and looked to the future as the sector’s recovery gathers pace across the region.
Tourism has recovered by almost half of pre-pandemic levels
Strong tourism growth in the Middle East (+157 percent) and Africa (+156 percent) remained below 2019 levels respectively.
UNWTO’s second edition of Best Tourism Villages announced
In UNWTO’s 2021 competition, over 40 villages from more than 30 countries across the five world regions were recognized.
UNWTO: global tourism grew 4 percent in 2021
While international tourism bounces back, domestic tourism continues to drive recovery of the sector in an increasing number of destinations.
Which villages in MENA made it onto the UNWTO Best Tourism list?
The Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO initiative was launched to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages.
How vaccines are driving tourism’s recovery
Most destinations saw a moderate arrivals rebound compared to 2020. Nevertheless, 2021 continues to be a challenging year for global tourism.
UNWTO and Neom launch Tourism Experiences of the Future challenge
The NEOM and UNWTO competition is the first national initiative dedicated to identifying new leaders of the tourism sector’s transformation.
Coming up: sixth UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism
Under the theme of “Gastronomy Tourism: Promoting Rural Tourism and Regional Development,” the event will focus on the gastronomy tourism contribution to economic integration.
UNWTO: investing in travel and tourism is essential after Covid-19
Zurab Pololikashvili said: “Well-targeted investments can stimulate entrepreneurship, create jobs and drive tourism’ green transformation”.
