The main tourist destinations in middle East They try to continue attracting visitors despite the tension generated by the war between Israel and Hamas, that has paralyzed the sector in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanonand threatens to derail the post-pandemic recovery in Egypt. The Middle East had managed to position itself at the […]
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UNWTO Assembly rejects a third term of the secretary general
The General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) This Wednesday in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) rejected the host country’s proposal to renew, exceptionally, the secretary general for a third term, Zurab Pololikashvilian option that did not have the support of Spain. The United Nations Tourism Organization, based in Spain, celebrates this week its XXV General Assembly […]
UNWTO and Alibaba team up to analyze tourist behavior
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will work with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to analyze user-generated data in real time, providing “unprecedented” insight into tourist behaviour. The secretary general of this United Nations organization, Zurab Pololikashvili, explained to EFE that, with these joint efforts, it will be possible to access, for example, information from rural areas […]