World Tourism Day 27th Sept
Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as International Observances on September 27 th . This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political, and economic values worldwide. The theme of the day was “sustainable tourism” in 2017. In 2018 the theme is "Tourism and the Digital Transformation". At its Twelfth Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country each year to act as the Organization's partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day. At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed...