Economy
World Tourism Day 2023 marks with recognizing power of green investments
World Tourism Day 2023 was marked by the leaders from around the world by standing and sharing determination to invest in the sector's growth and transformation. Hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh brought together more than 50 Ministers Read More
Hamad International Airport ranked second in Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions
Hamad International Airport (HIA) that connects more than 170 destinations ranked second in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region. According to The Airport Air Connectivity Report 2023 prepared by Airports Council International Asia Pacific and Middle East in cooperation with PwC, Read More
UNWTO joins Global Tourism Forum
UNWTO has celebrated the 10th edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum. The landmark edition of the Forum that brought together representatives from governments, destinations and business convening under the theme of "Destination 2030: Unlocking the Power of Tourism for Read More
Sustainable Development Impact meeting form Sept 18 in New York
More than 1,000 business leaders, policy-makers, leaders from international and civil society organizations, innovators and social entrepreneurs will meet at the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings to be kicked off on 18-22 September in New York as Read More
Global tourism sector retuning
Investment in the global tourism cluster has started to bounce back from the lows it touched during the pandemic off the back of the steady recovery of international tourist arrivals, according to a newly released report jointly produced by UNWTO Read More
From 25 Sept. 2023, Thailand to grant visa exemption to Chinese, Kazakhstanis
The Royal Thai Government has announced the temporary tourist visa exemption scheme to passport holders of the People’s Republic of China and Republic of Kazakhstan effective from 25 September 2023 to 29 February 2024, to achieve this year’s tourism revenue Read More
Passenger demand continues, cargo traffic up
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in July for passenger markets. Total traffic in July 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 26.2% compared to July 2022. Globally, traffic is now Read More
UNWTO-G20 launch dashboard to support tourism in advancing SDGs
UNWTO and India’s G20 Presidency, have joined hands to launch a new tool to advance the contribution of tourism policies and initiatives towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit on 9-10 September, UNWTO has worked Read More
Now Chinese, Indian tourists can get visa on arrival in Thailand
Thailand has proposed a visa waiver for Chinese and Indian tourists. According to the report from Thailand’s new prime minister Srettha Thavisin government, visa waiver for Chinese and Indians will definitely sparked hopes of reviving Thailand's sluggish economy as well Read More
Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaiboon is TAT’s new Governor
Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaiboon began her role as the new Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on 1 September 2023. Having been with the TAT in 1999 after earning a master’s degree in science from the University of Surrey Read More