World Tourism Day Information, Theme, Banner & Greeting Cards

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World Tourism Day: Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day (WTD) as international observances on September 27. 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 on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

World Tourism Day: 27 September

At its 12th 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 WTD. At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing, China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia; 2008 in the Americas; 2009 in Africa and 2011 in the Middle East.

The late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, was the one who proposed the idea of marking September 27 of every year as WTD. He was finally recognized for his contribution in 2009. The colour of WTD is Blue.

Date:

2024: 27 September, 2024 [Friday]
2025: 27 September, 2025 [Saturday]
2026: 27 September, 2026 [Sunday]
2027: 27 September, 2027 [Monday]

This day is celebrated every year having particular theme for making aware the people all over the world. The theme of 2011 event celebration was “Tourism Linking Cultures” and of 2012 was “Tourism and Energetic Sustainability“. “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future” was the theme of year 2013 will be highlighting the tourism role to a brighter energy future. The day is celebrated every year on September 27th each year aiming to aware the people about the importance of the tourism.

A message is sent to the general public every year by the UNWTO Secretary-General to participate in the occasion. It is celebrated with the great interest by the various tourism enterprises, organizations, government agencies and etc. Varieties of competitions are held at this day such as photo competitions promoting the tourism, tourism award presentations including free entries, discounts / special offers to the general public.

Tourism has become the continuously growing and developing economic sectors worldwide because of the occurrence of various attractive and new destinations for the tourists. So it has become the main source of income ‎for the developing countries.

Theme:

1980: Tourism’s contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and mutual understanding
1981: Tourism and the quality of life
1982: Pride in travel: good guests and good hosts
1983: Travel and holidays are a right but also a responsibility for all
1984: Tourism for international understanding, peace and cooperation
1985: Youth Tourism: cultural and historical heritage for peace and friendship
1986: Tourism: a vital force for world peace
1987: Tourism for development
1988: Tourism: education for all
1989: The free movement of tourists creates one world
1990: Tourism: an unrecognized industry, a service to be released
1991: Communication, information and education: powerlines of tourism development
1992: Tourism: a factor of growing social and economic solidarity and of encounter between people
1993: Tourism development and environmental protection: towards a lasting harmony
1994: Quality staff, quality tourism
1995: WTO: serving world tourism for twenty years
1996: Tourism: a factor of tolerance and peace
1997: Tourism: a leading activity of the twenty-first century for job creation and environmental protection
1998: Public-private sector partnership: the key to tourism development and promotion
1999: Tourism: preserving world heritage for the new millennium
2000: Technology and nature: two challenges for tourism at the dawn of the twenty-first century
2001: Tourism: a toll for peace and dialogue among civilizations
2002: Ecotourism, the key to sustainable development
2003: Tourism: a driving force for poverty alleviation, job creation and social harmony
2004: Sport and tourism: two living forces for mutual understanding, culture and the development of societies
2005: Travel and transport: from imaginary of Jules Verne to the reality of the 21st century
2006: Tourism Enriches
2007: Tourism opens doors for women
2008: Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change and global warming
2009: Tourism – Celebrating Diversity
2010: Tourism & Biodiversity
2011: Tourism Linking Cultures
2012: Tourism and Energetic Sustainability
2013: Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future
2014: Tourism and Community Development
2015: Millions of tourists, millions of opportunities
2016: Tourism for All – promoting universal accessibility
2017: Sustainable Tourism – a tool for development
2018: Tourism And Cultural Protection
2019: Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all
2020: Tourism and Rural Development
2021: Tourism for Inclusive Growth
2022: Rethinking Tourism
2023: Tourism and Green Investment
2024: Tourism and Peace