The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has united behind the World Tourism Organization’s rallying cry for governments to “go beyond words” and begin taking decisive action to safeguard the millions of jobs under threat as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have to wake up quickly
A message from Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO.
Stay home today, #TravelTomorrow
By staying home today, we can travel tomorrow. The hashtag #TravelTomorrow encapsulates this message of solidarity and hope, through which the UNWTO calls for shared responsibility among travellers and the tourism sector around the world to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Message from Madrid: Tourism and COVID-19
A message from Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization.
UNWTO launches a call for action for Tourism’s COVID-19 mitigation and recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 but to ‘grow back better’. The Recommendations are the first output of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, established by UNWTO with high-level representatives from across the tourism sector and from within the wider United Nations system.
UNWTO and WHO calls on innovators to accelerate tourism recovery
In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on innovators and entrepreneurs to put forward new solutions to help the tourism sector recover from COVID-19.
UNWTO statement on Coronavirus
By staying home today, we can travel tomorrow. And traveling tomorrow will support jobs, celebrate culture and promote international friendship and understanding.
Coronavirus: UNWTO calls on tourism to be part of the recovery plans
UNWTO has been working with WHO to ensure health measures need to be implemented in ways that minimize any unnecessary disruption to travel and trade.
UNWTO statement on the containment of Coronavirus
The decision to cancel this year’s ITB Berlin on public health grounds shows that tourism is living up to its responsibility to put people first.
Global Tourism Plastics Initiative
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is officially announced by UNWTO and UNEP, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. This initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to tackle the root causes of plastic pollution, enabling businesses and governments to take joint action.
