UN Tourism has formally announced 22 new Affiliate Members. The new members combine a wide range of profiles with diverse backgrounds and types of business: 2 Destination Management Organisations, 7 for-profit company, 6 associations and NGOs, 3 universities, and 4 others.
In terms of geographical distribution, the newly admitted members come the following regions: 3 from the Americas, 4 from Asia and the Pacific, 9 from Europe, and 6 from the Middle East, from 14 different countries.
UN Tourism
Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili says: “As we celebrate 50 years of UN
Tourism, our growing Affiliate Members network—now counting over 500 entities
across 80 countries—continues to lead with innovation, expertise, and shared
purpose. Together, UN Tourism and its Affiliate Members are shaping a more
sustainable, inclusive, and resilient sector, delivering tangible impact
through cooperation, knowledge, and action for destinations and communities
worldwide,”
The new Affiliate
Members are:
- Agremiación de Turismo Receptivo y de
Naturaleza “Asociación Colombiana de Turismo Responsable” - ACOTUR
- Aras Free Zone Organization
- Asociación Colombiana de la Industria
Gastronómica (ACODRES)
- Associação Brasileira Da Industria De
Hotéis Nacional (ABIH)
- Buendía Tours Ibérica
- College of Tourism & Hotel Management
(COTHM Global)
- Consorzio per la Promozione Turistica
della Valchiavenna
- Dentsu
- Emirates Council for Balanced Development
- Fédération des Associations des Capitales
et Villes Mondiales du Sport (ACES)
- Findspo
- Gid Global Media Production
- Jiangsu Changyou Cloud Education
Technology
- KPRN Network
- Pangaea Adventure Club
- Qazaq National Parks
- Romexpo
- Shanghai Ctrip Commerce
- The Egyptian Tourism Federation
- Tourism Development Fund
- Union of International Mountain Leader
Associations
- Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
The admission of these new members was endorsed during the 26th Session of the UN Tourism General Assembly, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (7-11 November 2025). -TradeArabia News Service