Tourism through history

the first international congress of tourism organizations in the hague

1927

in 1947 the union moved from the hague to geneva

1947

making tourism a fundamental pillar of global diplomacy after the Second World War

IUOTO

Period: 1947 to 1975

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

1950

United States Canada Italy Frace Switzerland

The international tourism year

1967

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

OMT-WTO-BTO

Period: 1975 to 1998

Madrid as headquarters of the tourism organization

1976

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

UWNTO

Period: 1998 to 2018

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

2003

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

2004

+1 Billion international arrivals

2012

2017 International year of sustainable tourism for develoment

2017

UNWTO

2018

World Tourism Organization

2019 international tourists 1.5 billion

2019

the worst year in the history of tourism 2020

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%,