The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies have been hit. And marginalized groups and the most vulnerable have been hit hardest of all. The restart of tourism will help kickstart recovery and growth. It is essential that the benefits this will bring are enjoyed widely and fairly.

UNWTO has therefore designated World Tourism Day 2021 as a day to focus on Tourism for Inclusive Growth. This is an opportunity to look beyond tourism statistics and acknowledge that, behind every number, there is a person. UNWTO invites its Member States, as well as non-members, sister UN agencies, businesses and individuals to celebrate tourism’s unique ability to ensure that nobody is left behind as the world begins to open up again and look to the future.

World Tourism Day, celebrated each year on 27 September, is the global observance day fostering awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.

Official Messages

The human desire to travel and explore is universal, which is why tourism must be open for everyone to enjoy.

So too must the many social and economic benefits that tourism brings be available to everybody.

World Tourism Day 2021 highlights the power of ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’.

Official Messages

Resources

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World Tourism Day 2021 Events

Events by the global tourism community on the occasion of World Tourism Day 2021.

World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of UNWTO five years later.

WORLD TOURISM DAY CELEBRATIONS

SAVE THE DATE | Monday 27 September 2021 | 10:00 AM (GMT)

Provisional Programme

World Tourism Day 2021 - Tourism for inclusiva growth

Technical Note

Official Messages

The human desire to travel and explore is universal, which is why tourism must be open for everyone to enjoy.

So too must the many social and economic benefits that tourism brings be available to everybody.

World Tourism Day 2021 highlights the power of ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’.

Official Messages

Resources

Find everything you need to celebrate World Tourism Day, including social media images, graphics and logos

TRELLO UNWTO - WORLD TOURISM DAY 2021

Join World Tourism Day 2021!

? ? Submit the high-resolution photos and videos that best portray the power of tourism to generate growth for millions.

Join World Tourism Day 2021!

World Tourism Day 2021 Events

Events by the global tourism community on the occasion of World Tourism Day 2021.

WORLD TOURISM DAY CELEBRATIONS

World Tourism Day 2021 Events

WTD2021 Events

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