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25 Jan 12
News
UNWTO Supports Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship in Serbia
(A Serbian rural tourism entrepreneur and beneficiary of the Grants Scheme receiving the Grants Awards from the MDGF Joint Programme Manager in the presence of the State Secretary of the Ministry of...
20 Jan 12
News
Updating Ghana's National Tourism Master Plan
Ghana’s tourism sector has undergone rapid expansion under the implementation of the existing 15-year National Tourism Development Plan (1996-2010).  As of 2010, there were approximately 930,000...
16 Dec 11
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UNWTO and RETOSA hold joint Workshop on Tourism Statistics in Victoria Falls
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Regional Tourism Organisation for Southern Africa (RETOSA) organised a joint training workshop on tourism statistics from 5-8 December 2011 in Victoria...
26 Oct 11
Press Release
UN partners help least developed countries take steps towards more effective tourism development
Representatives from the Tourism, Finance and Trade Ministries of Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Lesotho, Maldives, Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda came together with the nine UN Agencies that...
14 Oct 11
Press Release
19th General Assembly closes with pledge to strengthen UNWTO
“Over the last two years UNWTO has embarked on a gradual but determined reform process” said Mr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General, presenting the White Paper to the Assembly. The White Paper, A...

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