The UNWTO Silk Road project continues to bear fruits, as an increasing number of regions adhere, and are assisted in promotion of their tourist destinations. Most recently, UNWTO Executive Director Zhu Shanzhong was one of the main speakers at the …
Category: 2019 Day 1 Edition Special Feature Cultural Tourism
Protecting intangible culture
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism concludes national heritage workshops One of the most culturally oriented destinations of ITB Asia is certainly Abu Dhabi. The emirate’s Department of Culture and Tourism has just concluded two national heritage workshops, exploring …
Odessa – the come-back of a cultural hot-spot
Odessa was once the cultural and intellectual centre of Ukraine, and the majority of the city’s most amazing buildings come from the pre-Soviet period. Odessa is a special place in the South of Ukraine, where thanks to a combination of …
European Culture Guide – a valuable source – for the first time at ITB Asia
“Where to go in Europe? The European Culture Guide”, a brand of SIMsKultur, is present at ITB Asia as an excellent source of information and inspiration both for tourism professionals and for their end clients. With its rich, unique cultural …
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UNWTO code of ethics at the heart of the protection of sites
The Global Code of Ethics for Tourism of the UNWTO prescribes the protection of natural, artistic, archaeological and cultural heritage, to allow traditional cultural products, crafts and folklore to survive and ourish, rather than causing them to degenerate and become …
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