Category: Innovation

First Global Youth Tourism Summit launched

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili has joined the Minister of Tourism of Italy Massimo Garavaglia to officially launch the first Global Youth Tourism Summit.

Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030

Several European countries have announced plans to make domestic flights fossil fuel-free by 2030. However, it is unclear if the technology will be ready, and costs sufficiently low, for the target to be reached. Denmark is aiming for a 70% cut in overall carbon emissions by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

Barbados builds its own online travel booking platform to be a game changer

This is what action looks like if Caribbean tourism is to build back better. Investment in technology, a solid private-public relationship, and homegrown talent driving the framework and the narrative. This new marketing platform should place more of consumer’s vacation booking funds directly into local businesses’ hands.

UNWTO and ADB Partner for report on big data and tourism recovery

UNWTO and the Asian Development Bank have launched a joint report on the use of big data for better tourism planning and management. The report...

2021 in review: the air transport industry must bake sustainability into its transformation

In 2021, the air transport industry has been forced to adapt nearly all operations to adhere to rapidly changing regulations and travel requirements, from...

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