- World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on the 27th of September. The industry benefits entire families and communities, and women’s lives are intrinsically linked to this sector.
- The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) forecasts a loss of 1.5 to 2.8 per cent of global GDP.
- The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day, with the theme of “Tourism and Rural Development”, will celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world.
- That tourism has been among the hardest hit of all sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27.
- This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.
- The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism.
- On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel addressed a virtual meet on the theme of “Tourism and rural development”.
- Commended the Ministry of Tourism for its novel initiative ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ that promotes and encourages local heritage and tourist sites.
- offers immense job opportunities and called for weaving sustainability with tourism and
- Collaborating to switch prime tourist cities to 100 percent clean fuels, which will further help protect monuments and ensure a cleaner environment for tourists.