Nominations Open for UNWTO Ulysses and Lifetime Achievement Awards

Dan Rang -
Nominations are open for the 2012 UNWTO Awards, recognizing exceptional leaders in the tourism community, as well as the most innovative tourism initiatives. ...

GBTA Foundation Study Finds Sustainability Initiatives Important to Managed Travel Programs

Ashley Nault -
Sustainability initiatives are playing an increasingly important factor in managed travel programs, according to new research released by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Glo ...

The Royal Geographical Society with IBG Hidden Journeys Project

Samuel Dorsi -
Have you ever gazed out of an aircraft window at a mountain range, city, island or small cluster of lights in the middle of a desert and asked “I wonder what that is down there? Who lives there? What ...

Green Innovation in Tourism

Gary Diskin -
Tourism experts from international organizations, United Nations agencies and the tourism public and private sector have outlined how green innovation in tourism can drive sustainable development by r ...

Tourism Vital to Tackling Global Economic Challenges

Wayne M. Gore -
Ministers of tourism and high-ranking officials meeting at the 93rd session of the UNWTO Executive Council have highlighted the role of tourism in addressing continuing challenges in the world economy ...