UN Tourism advances women's empowerment in tourism
Sun, 26 Oct 2025
UN Tourism has joined together public and private sector actors to commit to take concrete steps to advance women’s empowerment in tourism. The “Almaty Call to Action” comes out of the First Regional Conference on the Empowerment of Women in Tourism in Europe and women’s empowerment workshops which have taken place in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
UN Tourism launches online training on tourism for rural development
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
UN Tourism has launched its first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on rural tourism, featuring two courses: "Product Development and Marketing for Rural Areas" and "Design Thinking for Rural Tourism Development," under the Tourism for Rural Development Programme.
UN Tourism launches Tourism Food for Good
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
On World Food Day, UN Tourism, TUI Care Foundation and the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD) of the University of Cambridge, have launched Tourism Food for Good, a new global initiative to co-create sustainable and circular food systems across the tourism value chain.
Ajman's Masfout joins UN Tourism world's Best Tourism Villages Network 2025
Sun, 19 Oct 2025
Masfout in the Emirate of Ajman was announced and recognised as one of the world's Best Tourism Village (BTV) by the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) during a special ceremony in Huzhou City, China.
Saudi Arabia to host 26th UN Tourism General Assembly in November
Tue, 07 Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia will host the 26th session of the UN Tourism General Assembly in Riyadh from November 7 to 11, under the theme "AI-Powered Tourism: Redefining the Future." The session coincides with the 50th anniversary of the agency's founding.