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Tourism through history

By donjuanbelcebu
  • the first international congress of tourism organizations in the hague

    the first international congress of tourism organizations in the hague

  • in 1947 the union moved from the hague to geneva

    in 1947 the union moved from the hague to geneva

    making tourism a fundamental pillar of global diplomacy after the Second World War
  • Period: to

    IUOTO

    In a decade the Congress evolved to become the international union of official tourism organizations, thus laying the foundations of the UNWTO.
  • the top five global destinations

    the top five global destinations

    United States Canada Italy Frace Switzerland
  • The international tourism year

    The international tourism year

    The UN declared 1967 as the year of international tourism under the motto ``Tourism: a passport to peace''.
  • Period: to

    OMT-WTO-BTO

  • Madrid as headquarters of the tourism organization

    Madrid as headquarters of the tourism organization

    in 1976 the world tourism organization was established in madrid in time to start leading a sector that promotes international solidarity
  • Period: to

    UWNTO

  • The General Assemblies of the United Nations approved the transformation of the WTO into a specialized agency of the UN.

  • The new UNWTO nomenclature was launched in English whit a new logo

    The new UNWTO nomenclature was launched in English whit a new logo

  • +1 Billion international arrivals

  • 2017 International year of sustainable tourism for develoment

    2017 International year of sustainable tourism for develoment

  • UNWTO

    UNWTO

    World Tourism Organization
  • 2019 international tourists 1.5 billion

    2019 international tourists 1.5 billion

  • the worst year in the history of tourism 2020

    the worst year in the history of tourism 2020

    the worst year in the history of tourism, with one billion fewer international arrivals. Global tourism recorded its worst year in 2020, with international arrivals falling by 74%,