UNWTO Current Affairs, GK & News
UNWTO report: 2020 is Worst Year on Record
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has highlighted that the year 2020 the worst year on record. Key findings of the report The UNWTO has made this statement in the light that global tourism suffered massively because of the international travel bans that was into force in order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. As ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Tourism • tourism policy • United Nations • United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) • UNWTO
September 27: World Tourism Day
Every year, the World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27. This year, the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) has designated 2020 year as the “Year of Tourism and Rural Development”. The day is celebrated to increase awareness on the role played by tourism sector in integrating international community. This year the day was ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Mercosur Bloc • United Nation’s World Tourism Day • UNWTO • World Tourism Day • World Tourism Organization
UNWTO World Tourism Barometer Released
UNWTO released its comprehensive report on global tourism titled ‘UNWTO World Tourism Barometer report’ on Monday 20th January 2020. According to the report which is seen as a barometer of global economic health, 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded in the year 2019 around the globe, which makes it the slowest rate since 2016 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Asia-Pacific • Brexit • Euro 2020 • Madrid • Spain • tokyo olympics • United Nations • UNWTO • UNWTO World Tourism Barometer • World Tourism Organization
Abu Dhabi selected as World’s leading Sports Tourism Destination
Abu Dhabi has been selected as the World’s leading Sports Tourism Destination for seventh time in a row. This time the coveted award was conferred at 26th edition of World Travel Awards (WTA), being held in Muscat, Oman. In 2019, Abu Dhabi gained many prestigious accolades, including being selected as Best City Break at UK’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Abu Dhabi • Sports Tourism Destination • UAE • United Nations World Travel Organisation • UNWTO • World travel awards
Suman Billa Appointed as Director at the UNWTO Madrid Headquarter
Senior Indian IAS officer of Kerela cadre, Suman Billa will join the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as Director, Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Development at the D1 level at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain. A 1996 batch IAS officer, he is currently a Joint Secretary in Union Ministry of Tourism. Appointments Committee of ..
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet • Director • IAS • kerela • Madrid • Persons in News • Suman billa • UNWTO • world tourism organisation