📢 #BestTourismVillages by UNWTO Network has taken rural tourism to the next level with its recent Masterclass, ‘Go Rural on Social Media! Tips and Tricks.’ 🌄📱 This masterclass was all about equipping our charming Best Tourism Villages with the superpowers of social media! 🦸♂️🦸♀️ In two dynamic sessions, one in English and the other in…
UNWTO has launched a new report to determine the status of rural tourism in its Member States and identify the main challenges and opportunities of tourism as a driver for rural development from a policy perspective. “Tourism and Rural Development: A Policy Perspective – Results of the UNWTO Survey on Tourism for Rural Development to…
UNWTO HOSTS EXECUTIVE TRAINING ON TOURISM FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST As part of work on tourism for rural development, UNWTO has concluded its first Executive Training for the Middle East Programme. Under the theme ‘Tourism for Rural Development: A Practical Approach to Strategy and Product Development‘, the three-day session was held at the…
UNWTO has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. Tourism can make a real difference for rural communities, delivering jobs, supporting businesses and celebrating and protecting traditions Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO was launched in 2021 as part of the Organization’s work to make tourism a driver of rural development…
Tourism importance for rural development was the message at the heart of the Best Tourism Villages Ceremony. The initiative is one of the pillars of UNWTO Tourism for Rural Development Programme. Every year, Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO recognizes destinations which stand out for their commitment to sustainability in all its aspects – economic, social and environmental…
From Austria to Vietnam, 32 destinations from all around the world have been named as ‘Best Tourism Villages 2022’ by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The accolade recognizes rural destinations that are embracing tourism as a driver of development and new opportunities for jobs and income, while preserving and promoting community-based values and products. The…
Launched in 2021, Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO promotes and enhances the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, knowledge systems, and local values and activities, including gastronomy. At the same time, the initiative also promotes transformative approaches to the development of tourism in rural destinations that…
The Secretary- General visited Gruyères, recognized as one of the 44 Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO in 2021, where he commended the commitment to harnessing tourism, to promote and protect cultural and gastronomic heritage, and support jobs and local businesses. Alongside the visit – a first to one of the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO…
https://tourism-villages.unwto.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Best-Villages_1-with-Brown-Logo-1.mp4 The UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has stressed the importance of tourism for rural development while presenting the Best Tourism Villages initiative. The Secretary-General invited Members States to join the initiative highlighting that a best tourism village is: “A village with immense natural and cultural resources. A village committed to promote and preserve its nature…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quw54I3oWsY Madrid, Spain, 2 December 2021 – The best examples of villages embracing tourism to provide opportunity and drive sustainable development have been celebrated at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Madrid. The Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO initiative was launched to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with…