Past events list

Friday 8 March 2013
28th meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection

The World Tourism Network on Child Protection convened for its 28th meeting on the 8th of March 2013 in the context of the ITB Berlin International Tourism Fair. With a view towards exchanging information, experiences and best practices on the protection of children in...

Fri 8 14:00
Fri 8 17:30
Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Winning Partnership

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH), embodied in those practices, expressions, knowledge, and skills recognised by communities and individuals as part of humanity’s cultural legacy, has become a principal motivation for global travel. The cultural interaction...

Fri 8 10:00
Fri 8 12:00
Monday 4 March 2013
Twelfth Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics

The Twelfth Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, held in Madrid, Spain, on the 4th and 5th of March 2013, commended the UNWTO Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism initiative and...

Mon 4
Tue 5
Thursday 14 February 2013
BIT Conference "Accessibility in tourism: an ethical value, a business opportunity"

An international conference on "Accessibility in tourism: an ethical value, a business opportunity", will be held on February 14, 2013, in connection with this year's edition of BIT Milan. The event has been organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (hosted by the Italian Presidency of the Council of...

Thu 14 14:00
Thu 14 16:30
Thursday 31 January 2013
Accesibilidad: una ventaja competitiva en los destinos turísticos

El evento “Accesibilidad: una ventaja competitiva en los destinos turísticos”, organizado conjuntamente entre la OMT, la Fundación ONCE e IFEMA, tuvo lugar en el contexto de la Feria Internacional de Turismo de Madrid FITUR 2013,...

Thu 31
Thu 31
Thursday 18 October 2012
International Conference on Universal Values and Cultural Diversity in the 21st Century: How can tourism make a difference? (Yerevan, Armenia)

Jointly organised by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the UNWTO, the International Conference on “Universal Values and Cultural Diversity in the 21st Century: How can tourism make a difference?” took place in Yerevan on the 18th and 19th of October, 2012. The event drew together high-profile international public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the role of sustainable and responsible tourism as a driver...

Thu 18
Fri 19
Tuesday 11 September 2012
2nd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism

The 2nd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism, jointly organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador, took place in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, on the 11th and 12th of September 2012. (Please click here for the...

Tue 11
Wed 12
Friday 13 July 2012
Eleventh Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics

The Eleventh Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, held in Rome, Italy on the 12th and 13th of  July 2012, closed with calls to make “Safe Coastal Tourism” a priority in coastal destinations worldwide.

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Fri 13
Fri 13
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Regional Seminar on Responsible Tourism: Opportunities for Women and Youth (Nigeria, June 2012)

The UNWTO Regional Seminar on Responsible Tourism: Opportunities for Women and Youth, held in Calabar, Nigeria, on the 26th of June 2012, in conjunction with the...

Tue 26
Tue 26
Tuesday 24 April 2012
UNODC-UNWTO Side Event on Human Trafficking in the Context of Tourism

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UNWTO held a joint side event on the subject of “Human Trafficking in the Context of Tourism”, in parallel with the 21st Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna, Austria, on the 24th of April 2012.

The event aimed to raise awareness of the phenomenon of human trafficking...

Tue 24
Tue 24