New Zealands's Natural Heritage Threatened by 20 Years of Environmental Inaction

William Law -
Wellington, New Zealand - Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a new report warns that New Zealand is failing to protect some of its iconic species and habitats ...

Visa Facilitation Can Create Five Million Additional Jobs in G20 Economies

Laura Maudlin -
Visa facilitation is central to stimulating economic growth and job creation through tourism. The G20 can have a particularly important role to play in this respect. G20 economies could boost their in ...

Tourism and the Media Join Forces to Support the Sector in Challenging Times

Pat Hyland -
The two-day meeting, Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times, is the second in UNWTO’s series of conferences on the relationship between tourism and the media. Organized in collaboration with t ...

London 2012 to Boost UK Foreign Guests by 330,000

Joe McClain -
The UK will only welcome an additional 330,000 international visitors as a direct result of hosting the London 2012 Olympics, reveals research at WTM Vision Conference London. Euromonitor Internationa ...

UNWTO Affiliate Memebers Elect New Board and Chairman

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
UNWTO/’s over 400 Affiliate Members, including some of the world’s leading tourism organizations and companies, have elected their new Board and Chairman for the period 2012-2013. In line with a ne ...