UN Tourism has advanced South-South cooperation in tourism development, putting into action the aims of the Punta Cana Declaration signed by its Member States from Africa and the Americas. Building on the success of the inaugural event, the 2nd UN Tourism Africa & The Americas Summit outlined concrete plans for achieving shared goals, focused on innovation, Technical Cooperation, enhanced connectivity, tourism investments and tourist confidence through security.

In a joint effort to promote sustainable development and cultural diversity, UN Tourism and CAF – Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean, have launched the Indigenous Tourism Challenge – Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative seeks to identify and support innovative tourism projects that highlight the richness of cultural expressions and the relationship with the environment of Indigenous peoples in the region.

UN Tourism has officially inaugurated its Regional Office for the Americas in Rio de Janeiro.

Peru will harness the power of UN Tourism’s data analysis and management tools to support growth and opportunity in rural destinations.

UN Tourism has further advanced its partnership with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) with the launch of new guidelines promoting tourism investments in Brazil and Panama.

UN Tourism and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean will work together to regional branding and support sustainable development through tourism across the Americas.

On 26 and 27 November, Córdoba served as the venue of the 2nd International Seminar on Tourism Law, organized by UN Tourism in collaboration with Universidad Siglo 21 and Agencia Córdoba Turismo. The event brought together leading national and international experts to promote tourism as an engine of economic growth, inclusive development and social and environmental sustainability, all of which are issues in which Law plays a key role.

ONU Turismo da a conocer los mejores proyectos de innovación turística comunitaria de las distintas regiones del país.

A new report released today by Amadeus in collaboration with UN Tourism reveals continued growth in demand for travel to destinations across the Americas, despite economic and geopolitical challenges.

UN Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism of Paraguay have released a groundbreaking report on the role of women in the tourism sector. The study was presented ahead of the First Regional Conference on Women’s Empowerment in Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Asunción, Paraguay, on 21-22 October.

Tourism leaders from both Africa and the Americas have jointly committed to working together to make the sector a pillar of collective sustainable and inclusive development across both continents.