World Tourism Day 2023 emphasizes Green Investments
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World Tourism Day 2023 is celebrated around the world urging all the stakeholders to come together with the theme of Tourism and Green Investments.
The official celebrations is held on 27 September in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All the countries will mark the occasion in every region through a range of special events and programs.
UNWTO has identified investments as one of the key priorities for tourism’s recovery and future growth and development. For World Tourism Day 2023, UNWTO highlights the need for more and better-targeted investments for people, for planet, and for prosperity.
World Tourism Day 2023 will be a call to action to the international community, governments, multilateral financial institutions, development partners, and private sector investors to unite around a new tourism investment strategy.
“On World Tourism Day 2023, UNWTO will place the emphasis on Tourism and Green Investments. The day will focus on the importance of: Investment for People (by investing in education and skills), For Planet (by investing in sustainable infrastructure and accelerating green transformation),For Prosperity (by investing in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship),” read a statement issued by UNWTO.
In Riyadh, UNWTO will present its Global Tourism Investment Framework and hold a series of high-level panels focusing on the challenges and opportunities surrounding investment in tourism. The official World Tourism Day celebrations will also see the winners of the inaugural UNWTO Women in Tech Startup Competition for the Middle East announced.
The first World Tourism Day was held in 1980. As the Global Day of Observance for tourism, it offers a chance to celebrate the sector’s vital role in advancing peace and prosperity and UNWTO’s global regions take turns in hosting the official celebrations, always around a timely and relevant theme.
The date of 27 September marks the day the Statutes of the Organization that became UNWTO were signed.
27 September 2023
