Sunday, December 16, 2018

UN World Tourism Day Themes from 1980 till 2018

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


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