In recent years, food has become essential for travellers to experience different cultures and lifestyle. Gastronomy has acquired a central role as a leverage for destinations and tourism consumption has developed a supply chain based on local and quality products, as well as the establishment of an own niche market.
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai reveals the biggest drivers of tourism development and how they will impact communities for years to come: «Definitely, the biggest challenge that the global tourism sector faces is sustainability. Tourism continues to grow exponentially — an average of 5 percent a
The UNWTO Affiliate Members Programme of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will be hosting the UNWTO Seminar on Public-Private Partnerships: Tangible and intangible heritage and innovative tourism products, to be held on 6 June 2014, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The seminar will be held immediately following 98th session of the UNWTO Executive Council.This
