The role of tourism in implementing the Paris Agreement was on the table on the occasion of the 2
Destinations around the world welcomed 956 million international tourists between January and September 2016, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
The number of international tourists around the world grew by 4 percent in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
UNWTO is deeply saddened by the tragic effects brought by hurricane Matthew to a number of destinations in the Caribbean.
The importance of building new partnership models for the sustainable development of cultural tourism gained particular relevance at the 99th session of the UNWTO Executive Council meeting in Samarkand. The Council also debated the latest international tourism trends and their impact on the Program of Work of the Organization (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1-4 October 2014).
