Timeline of Inés Castellano Suárez

By ITeselia

  • The Hague

    First international congress of tourism organisations held in The Hague.

  • Geneva

    The International Union of Official Travel Organisations (IUOTO) moved from The Hague to Geneva and made tourism a pillar of diplomacy and recovery after World War II.

  • 1950´s

    5 destinations received 70% of all tourists: United States, Canada, Italy, France and Switzerland.

  • 25 million

    25 million international arrivals.

  • International Tourist Year

    The UN declared this year as the Year of International Tourism.

  • 1970´s

    Market share was reduced to less than 50% in the countries that had been receiving most of the tourism as there were now more destinations.

  • 166 million

    166 million international arrivals.

  • WTO in Madrid

    The World Tourism Organisation was established in Madrid.

  • Specialised agency

    The United Nations General Assembly approved the transformation of the WTO into a United Nations specialised agency.

  • UNWTO

    The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) name and branding were launched.

  • +1 billion

    More than one million international arrivals.

  • 1.3 billion

    1.3 billion international tourists.

  • International Year

    UN celebration of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.

  • 1.5 billion

    Record with 1.5 billion international tourists.

  • COVID-19

    With the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key pillar of the UN response.

  • Future

    Tourism returns after pandemic and grapples with economic recovery for the future.