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Annual Report 2010
UNWTO Technical Product Portfolio
Catalogue of Publications and Electronic Products 2011

Latest news

The Ramsar Convention and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) join forces to celebrate World Wetlands Day – Wetland Tourism: a great experience
From the Great Barrier Reef to the Okavango Delta, the Danube Delta and many other thousands of wetlands, the human love for watery places has sustained tourism and recreation in...
Madrid, Spain, 02 February 2012
First winner of the Intercultural Innovation Award mentored by UNWTO
25 January 2012
UNWTO and Tunisia to hold International Conference on the Future of Mediterranean Tourism
UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Tunisia will organize an international conference on the future of Mediterranean tourism on the island of Djerba (16-17 April, 2012). The news was...
Madrid, Spain, 24 January 2012
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International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million
In 2010, international tourism generated US$ 919 billion (€ 693 billion) in export earnings
UNWTO forecasts a growth in international tourist arrivals of between 3% and 4% in 2012
For the latest trends in international tourism: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer
For an overview of tourism in 2010: UNWTO Tourism Highlights
For country data on tourism, its industries, employment and more: UNWTO Compendium

Upcoming events

7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism 11 April 2012
Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times: 2nd UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media 26 April 2012
World Tourism Day 2012 27 September 2012

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