The following table is a list of All UN World Tourism Day themes since 1980. The numerals signifies the UNWTD Year; next is the country where the day was hosted/ celebrated and lastly the theme for the year round activities. The day is celebrated in form of Socio-cultural activities, or Academic activities like conference, seminar, workshop. The list is from 1980 till 2018, where, in 2015, no country has significantly hosted the event. The format of countries hosting the event started from 1998 with Mexico making the mark on world stage.
2018- Hungary - Tourism and the Digital Transformation
2017 - Qatar - Sustainable Tourism - a Tool for Development
2016- Thailand - Promoting Universal Accessibility
2015 - 1 Billion Tourists 1 Billion Opportunities
2014 - Mexico - Tourism and Community Development
2013- Maldives- Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future
2012 - Spain - Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development
2011- Egypt- Linking Cultures
2010 - China- Tourism and Biodiversity
2009- Ghana- Tourism - Celebrating Diversity
2008- Peru- Tourism: Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change
2007 - Sri Lanka - Tourism OpensDoors for Women
2006- Portugal- Tourism Enriches
2005- Qatar- Travel and transport: from the imaginary of Jules Verne to the reality of the 21st century
2004- Malaysia- Sport and tourism: two living forces for mutual understanding, culture and the development of societies
2003- Algeria- Tourism: a driving force for poverty alleviation, job creation and social harmony
2002 - Costa Rica- Ecotourism, the key to sustainable development
2001- Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tourism: a tool for peace and dialogue among civilizations
2000- Germany- Technology and nature: two challenges for tourism at the dawn of the twenty-first century
1999- Chile- Tourism: preserving world heritage for the new millennium
1998- Mexico- Public-private sector partnership: the key to tourism development and promotion
1997- Tourism: a leading activity of the twenty-first century for job creation and environmental protection
1996- Tourism: a factor of tolerance and peace
1995- WTO: serving world tourism for twenty years
1994- Quality staff, quality tourism
1993- Tourism development and environmental protection: towards a lasting harmony
1992- Tourism: a factor of growing social and economic solidarity and of encounter between people
1991- Communication, information and education: powerlines of tourism development
1990- Tourism: an unrecognized industry, a service to be released ('The Hague Declaration on Tourism')
1989- The free movement of tourists creates one world
1988- Tourism: education for all
1987- Tourism for development
1986- Tourism: a vital force for world peace
1985- Youth Tourism: cultural and historical heritage for peace and friendship
1984- Tourism for international understanding, peace and cooperation
1983- Travel and holidays are a right but also a responsibility for all
1982- Pride in travel: good guests and good hosts
1981- Tourism and the quality of life
1980- Tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and mutual understanding
