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National Tourism Day: January 25
The Government of India is celebrating this year National Tourism Day at Pochampally of Telangana. In 2021, the United Nations World Tourism Organization selected the village as one of the Best Tourism Villages in the world, and therefore, the Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Russia’s Withdrawal from UNWTO
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Russia has decided to withdraw from the UNWTO. The announcement was made by UN World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. Overview: According to the UNWTO, Russia decided to withdraw from this ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
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, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
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 ..
UNWTO selects India as host country to celebrate World Tourism Day 2019
The World Tourism Day which observed globally on 27 September is hosted by a different country every year. India has been selected as the host country for celebration of World Tourism Day 2019 by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
September 27: World Tourism Day
The United Nations World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27. The day aims at creating awareness on social, political, cultural and economic values among international community. Background The UNWTO – United Nations World Tour Organization has been celebrating World ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
World Tourism Day: September 27
The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed every year on 27th September to raise awareness about importance of tourism. Observance of day aims to foster awareness among international community of importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and ..