Description Organization

Allow members of the World Tourism Organization to take advantage of regular opportunities to meet and consult with the tourism decision-makers at the highest levels (ministries, senior managers of major commercial tourist activities), and enjoy the benefits of participating in the membership of the multilateral institution recognized by the United Nations. And enjoyed by all Member States voting rights and equal membership, and benefit from the advice of the organization on a variety of issues, not touristy granted only neutral international organization, in addition to getting a chance to contribute to the design and the adoption of global standards and accepted practices governing tourism. It also allows members to take advantage of the collection, analysis and dissemination of data organized tourist taken from more than 180 countries and territories, and to receive free copies of all publications and documents of the organization research and gain exclusive access to the data bank's unique organization. Which includes statistical data for the (180) state, and the possibility of participating in seminars and training courses organized or co-organized by the organization.

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The objectives of the World Tourism Organization

1-the transfer of expertise and international experience and technical knowledge for the tourism sector. 

2-contribute to the capacity building of workers in the field of tourism. 

3-strengthening partnership in tourism development. 

4-tourism as a mechanism for the promotion of peace, and a tool for joint cooperation in preserving the cultural and economic diversity. 

5-exchange expertise and experiences available to other countries in the development of the tourism sector.

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UN News Centre

Announced that the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations has joined the Association of tourist comprises a group of companies operating in the field of tourism in order to promote the development of tourism and its work to help eradicate poverty and promote social and economic development and environmental conservation. The official said the World Tourism Organization, Eugenio Yunis, "The Association of tour operators with its experience in providing and organizing holidays, including their impact on tourism can play an important role in influencing the level and the development of tourism in the world." The Association moved from Paris, where he was housed within the United Nations Programme for the Environment to Madrid, where the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization. The Association consists of 15 companies from tour operators and was founded in 1999 with the support of the World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme and UNESCO. The Association is voluntary, non-profit organization and is open to all tour operators from all over the world, regardless of their size or geographic location. The organization works in 5 key topics include environmental research and social issues, economic, cultural, and capacity building in order to ensure sustainable development by organizing workshops and conferences and provide the necessary training. The director of the organization, Tom Silanimi, "The move to join the World Tourism Organization opens wide horizons for us and will help to integrate the concept of sustainable development in tourism.

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The emergence of the World Tourism Organization

Originated as a conference organized international federations tourist transport official, who founded in 1925 in The Hague, and after World War II. Amended its name to the International Union of Official Travel Organizations and moved to Geneva. This was Union Organization of technical and non-governmental organizations and the number of members to 109 during the peak tourist organizations and national chaperones and 88 members, including groups in the public and private sectors in the world. In 1967 members of the student union convert it to a government entity authorized to conduct international agreements on a global basis regarding all matters related to tourism and to cooperate with other competing organizations, especially those of the United Nations system, such as the World Health Organization, UNESCO and the International Civil Aviation Organization. The decision was made for the same purpose in 1969 by the General Assembly of the United Nations to organize the central role of the union, which must be played in the field of tourism in collaboration with entities located within the United Nations. After the resolution passed the Statute of the World Tourism Organization in 1974 by the countries that belong to the official tourist organizations of the International Federation of the aforementioned. The first of the new organization held their general assemblies in Madrid in 1975, and appointed the General Secretariat in Madrid beginning of the year following a proposal from the Spanish government, which provided the headquarters building of the year. In 1976 the organization became an executive agency of the United Nations Programme for Development. In 1977, and signed a formal cooperation agreement with the United Nations itself, and in 2003 transformed the organization into a specialized agency of the United Nations. In 2005, the number of members to 145 countries and seven regions and approximately 350 members representing the Managing Director of the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities.

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The establishment of the International Day of Tourism

Decided to World Tourism Organization General Assembly of the United Nations International Day for the establishment of tourism at its third session held in Tramoulinos, Spain, September / Spettmber 1979, the beginning of 1980. 

This date was chosen to coincide with an important milestone in the tourism sector in the world: the anniversary of the adoption of the Statute of the World Tourism Organization in September 27, 1970.

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Topics celebration of World Tourism Day

Celebrated World Tourism Day events during the occasionon 

selected topics by the World Tourism Organization of the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization. 

Spin hosting countries from different regions, In 2010, China will host the official celebrations in Yemen in 2011 will host the festivities. 

Issued and the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization in a message every year on the occasion of the celebration also heads the official celebrations.

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About World Tourism Day

Is the celebration of World Tourism Day on September 27 / September each year. 

The purpose of the celebration to increase the awareness of the international community of the importance of tourism and the value of social, cultural, political, economic, and aims to celebrate to address global challenges set for the Millennium Development Goals and to highlight the contribution that can be provided by the tourism industry to achieve these goals. 

The World Tourism Organization calls for all interested parties to participate in the celebrations and special events held on 27 September each year in their respective countries or during the holidays.

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