Turismo de Portugal I.P (Portugal), Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust (India), Tryponyu (Indonesia) and SEGGITUR (Spain) are the winners of the 14th Edition of the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Fourteen projects among 128 applicants from 55 countries were selected as finalists of the 14th UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Read: A unique effort at Mangalajodi gets nominated for the UNWTO Award Sanjib Sarangi of the Indian Grameen Services (IGS) and Reena from the Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust attended the award ceremony and were overjoyed with the announcement of the award. They accepted the award and unfurled the Indian Tricolour at the stage. Indian Grameen Services overlooks the Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust project. Mangalajodi Trust was the only Indian nomin...
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Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust of Manglajodi in Khurda district in Odisha has been nominated for United Nations World Tourism Award to be given early next year. It is only nominee from India in this year’s UNWTO awards. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announces the winners of the UNWTO Ulysses Prize and the UNWTO Ethics Award, as well as 14 finalists for the upcoming 14th Edition of the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. The Awards Ceremony will be held next January 2018 in Madrid on the occasion of the International Tourism Fair, FITUR. The UNWTO Awards recognize inspirational individuals and projects for their innovative achievement as well as their invaluable dedication to developing and advocating sustainable tourism in line with the UNWTO Global Code of Et...
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, as a member of The Travel Corporation (TTC) family of brands and an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, is supporting the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, a year-long initiative dedicated to mobilising global awareness and action around the value of tourism to create positive change. In the spirit of this important initiative, and to observe Earth Day on 22 April, Uniworld will donate US$5 to Just a Drop, an international water aid charity for every booking made with Uniworld so more communities and beneficiaries can receive safe water and improved sanitation. Just a Drop’s mission is to reduce child mortality by delivering accessible, clean, safe water where it is needed most. The
Read MoreTourism for all: people with disabilities, senior citizens and families travelling with small children, and sooner or later all citizens will appreciate the advantages of universal accessibility. This is why UNWTO has chosen to celebrate World Tourism Day 2016 on the theme of accessible tourism. Official celebrations are taking place today at Bangkok, Thailand. The World Tourism Day event started with an amazing performance at the Siam Kempinski Hotel. The opening included a touching rendition of blind people performing and singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." For the last quarter–century World Tourism Day, held annually on 27 September, has aimed to foster awareness of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic impact. This year’s theme is ‘Tourism for
Read MoreIndia is not on top in numbers of foreign tourist arrivals but the average amount of money spent by international travelers in the country, on a per-capita basis, is more than anywhere else. Also, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data, though the country is ranked 41st in terms of inbound tourist arrivals, it is 16th in total tourism receipts. Major tourist destinations like the US, China, the United Kingdom and France see far higher annual foreign tourist arrivals, but their per-capita receipts from inbound foreign travelers is much lower than India. This is mainly because of a large number of business visitors to India and longer duration of their stay. Data from the tourism ministry and UNWTO show international tourists' per-capita spend in India as
Read MoreIn the third part of the series on Maldives, here are some beautiful shots of Maldivian sea and islands. This beauty seems to unending. ...
Read MoreA wine for 12.5K US dollars or a suite for 25K US dollars: its not either for the weak-hearted or the shallow pockets. Maldives does has such tiny islands of ultimate in Luxury, as we had the glimpse of at Rangali islands, managed by Conrad Hilton. As if just reaching here by a sea-plane was not enough, what you sea here, taste here, experience here and enjoy here... will certainly keep you spellbound and ofcourse... without any wish to return to your home! ...
Read Moreइस साल(2013) का विश्व पर्यटन दिवस आज मालदीव में मनाया जा रहा है। इस मौके पर मालदीव की अद्भुत यात्रा पर एक लेख प्रस्तुत है, जो मैंने तीन साल पहले लिखा था। ................................................................................... हम माले के अहमदी बाजार में राजधानी की सबसे बडी एंटीक व सोवेनियर दुकान में थे। सारे सेल्समैन मालदीव के राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद नाशीद द्वारा एक दिन पहले कोपेनहेगन में विश्व जलवायु सम्मेलन में दिए गए भाषण को बडे ध्यान से सुन रहे थे। ईमानदारी से कहूं तो मैंने किसी हिंदुस्तानी को राष्ट्रपतियों या प्रधानमंत्री के भाषणों को इतने ध्यान से सुनते नहीं देखा। लेकिन जब इस धरती की एक नायाब रचना के अस्तित्व का ही सवाल हो तो, इतनी गंभीरता लाजिमी ही थी। कई लोगों ने अक्टूबर में मालदीव की कैबिनेट द्वारा पानी के अंदर की गई बैठक को भले ही टोटका समझा हो, लेकिन मालदीव जाकर...
Read MoreMexico was selected to be the official host country for World Tourism Day (WTD) 2014 and Burkina Faso for WTD 2015. The respective themes will be “Tourism and Community Development” for 2014, and “One billion tourists, one billion opportunities” for 2015. The announcement was made at the 20th UNWTO General Assembly (Victoria Falls, August 29). Celebrated annually on September 27, World Tourism Day is the biggest international event in tourism. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the global community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event seeks to address the global challenges outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and highlight the tourism sector´s contribution to achieving these goals. WTD 2...
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