World Tourism Day: Tourism – Linking Cultures: Tuesday, 27 September 2011, Aswan, Egypt
Celebrations around the world:
World Tourism Day (27 September) is the most widely celebrated global day for tourism. World Tourism Day has been held since 1980 and has been a United Nations “official day” since UNWTO became a UN specialized agency in 2003.
In 2011, World Tourism Day is being celebrated around the theme, Tourism – Linking Cultures, and will highlight tourism’s role in bringing the cultures of the world together and promoting global understanding through travel. The official World Tourism Day celebrations will take place in Aswan, Egypt, and will include a High Level Think Tank on the 2011 theme.
Celebrations around the world:
World Tourism Day (27 September) is the most widely celebrated global day for tourism. World Tourism Day has been held since 1980 and has been a United Nations “official day” since UNWTO became a UN specialized agency in 2003.
In 2011, World Tourism Day is being celebrated around the theme, Tourism – Linking Cultures, and will highlight tourism’s role in bringing the cultures of the world together and promoting global understanding through travel. The official World Tourism Day celebrations will take place in Aswan, Egypt, and will include a High Level Think Tank on the 2011 theme.
