WTTC’s annual Global Summit is the most influential Travel & Tourism event in the calendar, and this year, industry leaders will once again gather with key government representatives to continue aligning efforts to support the sector’s recovery and move beyond to a safer, more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future. Following the hugely successful event in Cancun...
Second part from 25 April - 8 May 2022; in-person, Kunming, China The first part was held online from 11 - 15 October 2021. Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as-usual scenarios. The UN Biodiversity Conference will convene governments from around the world to agree to a new...
The XV World Forestry Congress will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea from 2 to 6 May 2022 and held at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul. The Congress will bring together global forest stakeholders to review and analyze key challenges facing the sector and ways to address these....
The EUROPARC Conference is the event of the year for those working in Europe’s Protected Areas and Natura 2000 sites. This will be the first EUROPARC gathering since the pandemic and the conference hosts are making sure it is a safe and secure environment. This will be a reunion of friends and colleagues old and...
The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. The COP15 theme, ‘Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity', is a call to action to ensure land, the lifeline on this planet, continues to benefit present...
urismSustainable development and peace cannot be achieved unless we involve young people and create the conditions that allow them to reach and unleash their full potential. The Global Youth Tourism Summit (GYTS) is a new platform, developed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), to enhance youth empowerment and engagement in the tourism sector. It will...
Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the...
The 2022 GSTC Asia-Pacific Conference will bring together Korean and international tourism stakeholders involved in the development and promotion of sustainable travel & tourism; including public sector, hotels, tour operators, corporates, OTAs, academia, development agencies, NGOs, consultants, and more. Themes (A) Attraction & Destination Stewardship NTOs & DMOs Partnering with the Private Sector Managing Visitor...
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of Italy will organize the 6th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism on 19-21 September 2022 in Alba, Italy. Innovating in experiences, marketing and partnerships creates a wide range of opportunities for all members of the value chain at a critical moment for travelers, companies, authorities and locals when active...
CREST is inviting all to get ready for an afternoon of thoughtful and engaging discussion on how we can leverage the power of destination stewardship by centering communities in tourism planning, policy, and implementation. Their goal for this event is to have a research-based discussion with practical examples of how destination stewardship is being implemented...