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Ko Koens has been involved in sustainable tourism for over twenty years. His work focuses on understanding the impact of urban tourism and designing it in ways that maximize benefits for all. Over the years, he has authored over 30 academic publications and is one of the authors of the UNWTO report on overtourism. Currently, he leads the "Expertise Network Sustainable Urban Tourism." However, he finds the most value in collaborating with practitioners to drive positive change. To this end, he operates "Urban Leisure and Tourism Labs" in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where they actively engage in Regenerative Placemaking activities to enhance the quality of place for both residents and visitors. Links from Ko Koens (all open access): https://www.ensut.eu/projects/urban-tourism-a-call-to-action/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212571X24000416 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261517724001304 In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe, 2024, Rotterdam. Read more ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pwe2024.sched.com/⁠⁠⁠ _____ Let's connect and talk further about this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafa Sherif Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for collaborations Follow Urbanistica on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Monocle's Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with leading Brazilian fashion voice Lilian Pacce, UNWTO sustainability specialist Camila Villas and Brazilian designer Marilia Biasi, curators of ‘Brazil: Creating Fashion for Tomorrow'. The exhibition is being held at the Embassy of Brazil in London until Tuesday 17 of September. This year's theme is ‘A Chain of Women'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reisen bildet, sagt man. Wenn aber Orte zu Hotspots werden, die vor wenigen Jahren als Geheimtipp galten, kommt man ins Grübeln. Und spätestens wenn auch dort Graffitis und Fahnen die Touristen auffordern wegzubleiben, stellt sich die Frage: Soll man aufs Reisen verzichten? Diskutieren Sie mit! Touristen - das sind immer die Anderen Man kommt aus den Ferien oder von einem Städtetrip nach Hause. Die erste Frage ist oft nicht, ob es schön, sondern, ob es sehr voll war. «Ja», seufzt man und klagt, wie viele Touristen die Wanderwege in den Cinque Terre verstopfen. Und wie sich, wahrlich nicht zum Guten, La Boqueria, der schönste Markt von Barcelona, gewandelt hat. Auch Porto, diese Perle in Portugal, überall Touristen, wohin das Auge schaut. Viele Menschen auf Reisen Die Welttourismusorganisation (UNWTO) zählt den Tourismus zu den am schnellsten wachsenden Wirtschaftssektoren. 2019 wurden mehr als 1.5 Milliarden Ankünfte weltweit registriert. Dann kam Corona. Noch 400 Millionen Ankünfte im Jahr 2020 zählte die UNWTO. Doch 2023 waren es bereits wieder 1.2 Milliarden. Neue Pfade erkunden An unberührte Strände fahren, wo es kaum andere Touristen hat, Reiserouten wählen, die noch nicht bekannt sind, das ist die Alternative zum Massentourismus. Deshalb schlagen Reisebranche, Reiseblogger und Zeitschriften immer neue Orte vor, die es zu erkunden gibt. Taiwan statt Japan, Flores statt Bali, Ksamil statt Rimini. «Der Tourist zerstört das, was er sucht, indem er es findet» Doch was heute unbekannt ist, kann übermorgen schon zum Hotspot werden. So erging es Mallorca, Bali, Dubrovnik, die Liste ist beliebig lang. «Der Tourist zerstört das, was er sucht, indem er es findet» beschrieb einst der deutsche Dichter Hans Magnus Enzensberger diesen Vorgang. Sollen wir aufs Reisen verzichten? Darüber diskutieren Gäste mit den Hörerinnen und Hörern im Forum. * Eva Schmassmann, Präsidentin von fairunterwegs.org * Farrah Mettler, Head of Marketing Tourasia  

A billion people - that's 15% of the world's population - live with some sort of disability, so ensuring equal access to travel is not just simply the right thing to do not just from an ethical standpoint but it's also just good business. From temporary and permanent disabilities to impairments to speech, vision, hearing, communication, sensory processing, and physical limitations such as people who require walking aids and wheelchair users, there is a significant and growing need for accessible travel.In this episode we speak to two fascinating guests, Jenny Mclaughlin, a Project Manager at Heathrow Airport working on the Airside / Landside Delivery team currently working on the Kilo Apron Development (KAD) project, and also Martin Heng, Internationally recognised accessibility travel expert who previously worked at Lonely Planet for 20 years, first as an Editorial Manager and then became as their first Accessible Travel Manager. We break down what accessible travel can look like for different people, Jenny discusses projects she's worked on including the Inclusive Design Overlay project and the Umbrella Project, as well as discussing Heathrow's ‘Open to All' 2019 paper - the biggest report into passengers and why they hadn't travelled.Martin shares how his travel experiences changed after an accident in 2010 making him a wheelchair user, how he created and maintains the world's largest collection of Accessible Travel Online Resources, featured in the UNWTO's Good Practices in the Accessible Tourism Supply Chain, and also discusses the business-case for making travel accessible for all, with examples of those who have done this already.We finally discuss the future of travel and what they envisage it to look like for everyone. Find out how instead of expecting people to adapt to the world, we can make efforts to adapt the world to the people who live in it.

Welcome to the Climate Friendly Travel Podcast, where each episode, we speak to the great and the good of the global travel and tourism industry to learn more about what they are doing to ensure that the principles of climate friendly travel are being advanced. I'm Ged Brown, your host for this week's episode and for this first episode I'm delighted to be joined by the President and Founder of the Sunx Malta Programme, Professor Geoffrey Lipman. Professor Lipman has operated in the highest capacity at global travel organisations such as IATA, WTTC and the UNWTO. In addition to his position at SunX Malta, he is currently the President of the ICTP and the Green Growth Travelism Institute (GGTI), as well as a Visiting Professor at Hasselt University, Belgium & the Victoria University Australia I caught up with Geoffrey on World Tourism Day this year to learn why Climate Friendly Travel is so vital right now and also to discuss some of the key challenges the movement is facing right now. If you'd like to find out more about how you can get involved in Climate Friendly Travel and indeed become an ambassador by signing up to join The SunX Programme, then please visit climatefriendly.travel or email us at info@thesunprogram.com When it comes to Climate Friendly Travel, every small step forward is giant stride, when we all step together…

So, we are on the final stretch for 2023 - with 10 months down, 2 to go. While this historically marks a busy part of the calendar for travel in South East Asia, it's also a time when jitters start setting in for the new year ahead. So where are we at? This week, Gary and Hannah discuss October's Top 8 travel talking points, which take us from Thailand to Indonesia, Malaysia to Vietnam and Cambodia to the Philippines. En route, we discuss the latest arrivals figures and an interesting UNWTO tourism measurement pilot programme in the Philippines. Two regional airlines collapsed in October and another is preparing to list on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, are slumping currencies starting to impact tourism activity? Plus, Indonesia launched WHOOSH, South East Asia's first high-speed railway, and Cambodia inaugurated a new international airport. Finally, what do the “Two Countries, One Destination” and “Three Countries, One Destination” taglines refer to - and to whom do they matter more, politicians or travellers?     .

①4 Chinese villages named UNWTO "Best Tourism Villages" ②Chinese writers shine at world's prestigious sci-fi awards ③Shandong vlogger inspires fans with honest depictions of everyday life ④580 pieces of relics retrieved from ancient shipwrecks ⑤China's C929 plane has ambitious 'green' plan ⑥Scientists develop low-carbon building material inspired by worms ⑦China launches big data management platform for its ancient, famous trees

Dominican Republic Weekly Ep 7. Elton John - Legend Arena - United Nations World Tourism Organization. Dominican Republic News and Updates.❤️️ Dominican Republic One Of Fastest Growing Destinations in The World: https://dominicanrepublicsun.com/new-study-shows-dominican-republic-among-fastest-growing-destinations-in-the-world/❤️️UNWTO Top 20 Of The Fastest Growing Destinations In The World. Dominian Republic is in the top 20: https://infoturdominicano.com/rd/omt-republica-dominicana-en-el-top-20-global-entre-los-paises-con-mayor-crecimiento-sostenido-en-llegada-de-turistas/❤️️Elton John Inaugural Legends Arena Cap Cana Concert: https://dominicantoday.com/dr/people/2023/10/08/elton-john-thrills-audience-in-cap-cana/

The UNWTO defines 'Ecotourism' with 5 characteristics. Jay sits down with Greg Wolf for his third and final episode to discuss these characteristics and the impact ecotourism has on the environment. The Dive Table www.thedivetable.com Fish Dive Surf, Inc. www.fishdivesurf.com Gardner Underwater www.gardnerunderwater.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/message If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways:  Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop; Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts; Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor. Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy. Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-porter73/message

The UNWTO defines 'Ecotourism' with 5 characteristics. Jay sits down with Greg Wolf for his third and final episode to discuss these characteristics and the impact ecotourism has on the environment. The Dive Table www.thedivetable.com Fish Dive Surf, Inc. www.fishdivesurf.com Gardner Underwater www.gardnerunderwater.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/message If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways:  Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop; Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts; Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor. Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy. Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-porter73/message

The United Nations World Trade Organization (UNWTO) defines 'Ecotourism' with 5 characteristics.  Jay sits down with Greg Wolf for his third and final episode to discuss these characteristics and the impact ecotourism has on the environment.The Dive Tablewww.thedivetable.comFish Dive Surf, Inc.www.fishdivesurf.comGardner Underwaterwww.gardnerunderwater.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/messageIf you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop;Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.Also visit us at, www.fishdivesurf.com

We're well into the summer, and the tourist season is in full swing in Greece. With more and more visitors looking to experience Greece every year, a discussion has kicked off about the future of tourism in Greece and the need for sustainability in the industry. Expert Daniel Levine, who contributed to this discussion at Kathimerini's recent “Reimagine Tourism in Greece” conference, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the latest global trends in tourism and break down the challenges ahead for Greece as it looks to adapt and strengthen its brand as a top tourist destination. Daniel Levine one of the world's best-known trends experts, and is the director of the Avant-Guide Institute, a New York-based trends consultancy where he is the leader of a huge team of trendspotters who track the latest ideas and experiences from around the globe. As a consultant, Daniel works with many of the top names in travel including American Express, UNWTO, South African Tourism, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Virtuoso Network and many more.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Are Greeks happy with tourism?Tourism is in need of shiftsRestart seen in talks between Greece, TurkeyGreece's new parliament sworn in following conservative party's election victory

①Global tourism rebounds to 80% of pre-pandemic levels, UNWTO reports ②China to install new optical telescope on Pamirs ③The Long Season: Audiences drawn to changing times ④Norway's salmon exports to China jump to record highs ⑤Ancient tea embraces new beverage fashion ⑥Chinese youngster Chen aims to run 100m under 10 secs

Ripoti mpya iliyotolewa leo na mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa na wadau imeeleza bayana jinsi utalii kwenye maeneo ya milimani unaweza kuwa na manufaa sio tu kwa baiyonuwai bali pia kwa jamii zinazoishi kwenye maeneo hayo.Taarifa iliyotolewa na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la chakula na kilimo, FAO mjini Roma, Italia hii leo imesema chapisho hilo limetolewa ili kwenda sambamba na hitimisho la mwaka wa kimataifa wa maendeleo endelevu ya milima ulioanza mwaka jana wa 2022. Chapisho hilo linasema utalii wa milimani iwapo utasimamiwa kwa uendelevu, una nafasi kubwa ya kuinua vipato vya jamii zinazozingira maeneo hayo na kusaidia kulinda maliasili na utamaduni. Hata hivyo imebainika kuwa ukosefu wa data na ufahamu kuhusu fursa za kiuchumi na mazingira zitokanazo na utalii wa milimani umezuia jamii nyingi kunufaika na fursa hizo. FAO kwa ushirikiano na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la utalii duniani, UNWTO na shirika la Mountain Partnership, MP, wametoa ripoti hiyo kama njia ya kuondoa pengo ili hatimaye jamii za maeneo ya milimani zipate kunufaika na fursa zilizoko. Mathalani chapisho linataka kusongesha upatikanaji wa takwimu za utalii wa milimani ambako ni makazi ya watu wapatao bilioni 1.1, baadhi yao wakiwa ni wale hohehahe zaidi na waliotengwa. Milima ina maeneo ambako watalii wanaweza kutembea, kupanda na kufanya michezo nyakati za majira ya baridi kali. Maeneo hayo yanaweza pia kuvutia wageni kutokana na taswira zake, utajiri wa  baiyonuai na tamaduni za kipekee. Hata hivyo takwimu za karibuni zaidi za mwaka 2019 zinaonesha nchi 10 zenye milima zaidi duniani zilipokea asilimia 8 pekee ya watalii wa kimataifa duniani kote. Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa FAO QU Dongyu na Katibu Mkuu wa UNWTO Zurab Pololikashvili kupitia utangulizi wa ripoti hiyo wamesema kupata takwimmu za watalii wa milimani ni hatua ya kwanza muhimu tunayopaswa kuchukua. Uwepo wa takwimu sahihi utawezesha kufuatilia mienendo ya utalii kwenye maeneo hayo na kisha kutumia takwimu kusaidia mipango na kuandaa bidhaa endelevu kulingana na mahitaji ya watalii kwenye kila eneo husika na hatimaye sera za kuchochea utalii wenye manufaa kwa jamii. 

Fiona Jeffery has had a long and accomplished career working in the travel industry, responsible for World Travel Market (WTM) from 1986-2013 both as Managing Director and ultimately as Chairman. Fiona joins Jeannette to discuss her incredible business journey, the most invaluable lessons learned along her rise to the top of her business sector, how it feels to have been awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth, and her impactful charity work in bringing safe water to communities across Asia, Africa and Latin America. KEY TAKEAWAYS When you set your goals towards helping other people, it requires a certain strength. Sometimes you're called upon to look at the tougher side of life. When you work in a small team, it can be very rewarding. However, to truly make an impact, you need to think bigger. Ideas are not always a hit from the off. Sometimes you need vision and patience in order to make them work. Every decision we make needs to be taken with the future in mind. Consider the legacy that you're leaving behind and ask if the future would be proud of you. BEST MOMENTS 'That background really shaped my life' 'I grew as the industry grew' 'How do we really make a positive contribution'   This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette's linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970   ABOUT THE GUEST Fiona Jeffery OBE Born in Scotland and a graduate of Edinburgh University, Fiona Jeffery has had a long and accomplished career working in the travel industry, responsible for World Travel Market (WTM) from 1986-2013 both as Managing Director and ultimately as Chairman. She created and launched a responsible tourism drive across the industry globally, World Responsible Tourism Day in association with the UNWTO, which is now the largest responsible tourism gathering across the world. And launched the very first Ministerial Summit bringing the public and private sectors together to debate, discuss and shape the industry. In 2012, Fiona was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to travel and tourism, and in 2013 received the TTG Contribution to Industry Award and the World Tourism Award for her philanthropic vision in creating Just a Drop. She was recognized in the Directory of Social Change Influencer Awards in 2015 and was inducted into the Global Travel and Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame in 2020. ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.  CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Email - info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the day.Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfootSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My podcast today is coming to you from one of Arabian peninsula's oldest cities of Alula where the second edition of the Best Tourism Villages is being held. Sandra Carvao, the head of Market Intelligence and Competitiveness at UNWTO unpacks the objectives of the Best Tourism Villages project and its unique role in transforming rural communities.  

Leo ni siku ya mnepo katika sekta ya utalii duniani, na Umoja wa Mataifa unahimiza umuhimu wa kujenga mnepo katika sekta hiyo kwa kuwa ni chanzo cha kipato na ajira kwa mamilioni ya watu lakini pia kuweza kuhimili mishtuko na majanga makubwa kama COVID-19.Kwa mujibu wa Umoja wa Mataifa nchi nyingi zikiwemo zenye maendeleo duni, mataifa ya visiwa vidogo vinavyoendelea, nchi za Afrika na nchi za kipato cha kati “utalii ni chanzo kikuu cha uchumi, pato la nje, kodi na ajira.” Na kwa sababu utalii unaunganisha watu na asili, Umoja wa Mataifa unasema utalii endelevu una uwezo wa kipekee wa kuchagiza jukumu la kulinda na kuhifadhi mazingira.  Umeongeza kuwa “zahma yoyote inapoikumba sekta ya utalii basi inasambaratisha na kupindua maisha ya nchi na ya mamilioni ya watu mathalani lilipozuka janga la COVID-19, sekta ya utalii imekuwa moja ya sekta zilizoathirika vibaya.” Na pigo kubwa zidi Umoja huo unasema limeshuhudiwa katika nchi za visiwa vidogo zinazoendelea ambako utalii unachangia zaidi ya asilimia 20 ya pato la taifa GDP na asilimia zaidi ya 30 ya palo la jumla la nje. Duniani kote “sekta ya utalii inatoa ajira kwa mamilioni ya watu  iwe moja kwa moja na kwa njia isiyo ya moja kwa moja hususani kwa wanawake na vijana na ndio maana mwaka 2020 takriban ajira milioni 120 za moja kwa moja kwenye sekta hiyo  zilikuwa hatarini kutokana na janga la COVID-19.” Hata hivyo kwa mujibu wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la utalii duniani UNWTO kuna matumaini kwani “mwaka huu wa 2023 utalii wa kimataifa unatarajiwa kuongezeka na kufikia asilimia 80 hadi 95 ya ilivyokuwa kabla ya janga la COVID-19 ukitegemeana na kiwango cha kudorora kwa uchumi, kujikwamua kwa safari za kimataifa Asia na Pasifiki na mwenendo wa vita ya Urusi dhidi ya Ukraine inayoendelea miongoni mwa sababu zingine.” Takwimu za UNWTO zinaonyesha kuwa “mwaka jana 2022 zaidi ya watalii milioni 900 walisafiri kimataifa idadi ambayo ni mara mbili ya ilivyokuwa mwaka 2021.” Shirika hilo linasisitiza kuwa sekta ya utalii endelevu na wenye mnepo unachangia katika ufikiaji wa malengo ya maendeleo endelevu kupitia ukuzaji wa uchumi, kupunguza umasikini na kuzalisha ajira na kazi zenye staha kwa wote. Pamoja na kujenga mnepo lengo lingine kubwa la siku hii “ni kutoa wito kwa nchi wanachama kuunda mikakati ya kitaifa ya kujikwamua baada ya majanga ikiwemo kupitia ushirikiano na sekta binafsi na kupanua wigo wa shughuli za sekta hiyo na bidhaa zake.” 

2023 will be known as the year that the tourism industry in Europe and the Middle East finally returned to pre-pandemic levels. That's the projection the UN World Tourism Organisation made last week, as global tourism operators eye the return of more travelers. But many parts of the world remain cautious due to the conflict in Ukraine, and also rising inflation, which might keep some people from travelling. But if 2022 was the year that travellers began venturing out with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, this year is set to be marked by the return of mass tour groups, and their demand for luxury items and vacations. After enforcing an almost three-year zero-Covid policy that locked in the world's largest source of tourists, China is now re-opening its doors to the outside world. The UNWTO also expects demand from US travelers for overseas trips to remain high. In 2022, a strong US dollar and a weaker Euro saw an influx of American holidaymakers to Europe. But it might still be a few years before global tourism revenues go past the 1.7 trillion dollar mark of 2019. Guests: Virginia Messina Senior Vice President of WTTC Sinan Koseoglu Vice President of Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Torniamo sull'aumento dei carburanti e capiamo come impattano sui gestori degli impianti di rifornimento con Giuseppe Sperduto, presidente della Faib, la Federazione dei gestori carburanti Confesercenti.In apertura parliamo di numero chiuso per fronteggiare gli impatti negativi del turismo nelle località dove la vocazione turistica è più forte. Vediamo qual è la situazione in alcune delle destinazioni dove il tema è più sentito. A Venezia sentiamoClaudio Scarpa, direttore associazione veneziana albergatori. Nelle 5 terre troviamoFabrizia Pecunia, sindaca di Riomaggiore (5 Terre). A Bolzano sentiamo Daniel Alfreider, assessore alla mobilità della provincia di Bolzano. Quali sono le strategie per affrontare questo problema all'estero?Alessandra Priante, Direttore per l'Europa di UNWTO, l'Agenzia delle Nazioni Unite che si occupa di turismo a livello globaleParliamo di sicurezza nelle aree di sosta. Un tema che riguarda tutti gli utenti ma in particolare le persone che in questi luoghi svolgono i loro turni di lavoro diurni e notturni. Barbara Ducoli, Nuova Sidap Valleggia (Sv), Lavoratrice Delegata sindacale Uiltucs e Rsu e Rosita Tracà, delegata RSA Filcams Cgil Autogrill "Sacchitello Nord" Autostrada CT - PA (A19)Lontananza da casa e stipendi bassi. Sono alcune delle ragioni del declino della professione di autotrasportatore, ne servirebbero 20 mila. Ci racconta di più Tiziano D'Aprile, autotrasportatoreSmartphone ai più piccoli. Paolo Ferri, docente di "Teoria e tecnica dei nuovi media" all'università Bicocca di Milano La farina di grillo entra nei cibi europei -Luisa Torri, professore associato di scienza e tecnologia del cibo e responsabile del Laboratorio di Analisi Sensoriale UNISG (Università degli studi di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo – CN) I trofei sul campo di calcio e due lauree all'Università per Raphael "Rapha" Odogwu, attaccante del Sud Tirol, che milita in Serie B

My Guest today is the Director of Innovation, Education, and Investments at the World Tourism Organization, Natalia Bayona. UNWTO at its recent 117th Executive Council Session in Marrakesh, Morocco announced a partnership with the Moroccan authorities to accelerate the digitalization process of 10,000 SMEs through its Digital Futures Program. Natalia in this conversation unpacks the figures and rationale behind this project. Natalia Bayona leads the innovation, education and investment strategy of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations specialized agency for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and accessible tourism worldwide. With a diverse background in politics, destination management and business, she has become the first innovation director at UNWTO, has introduced entrepreneurship and education as key factors for tourism and development, and has positioned UNWTO as an innovation benchmark within the wider United Nations system as recognized in the UN 2020 Mapping of Innovation, Data, and Digital Capacities. Furthermore, she has joined the UN Executive Leadership Programme for Sustainable Development led by the UN System Staff College (UNSSC). Her work consists of identifying the most disruptive startups and investment projects and matching them with Member States and leading corporations. As an advocate of youth and technology, she seeks to make entrepreneurs grow for a promising future in all regions.

In this episode, I talked with Jessica Blotter about the future of sustainable of regenerative and sustainable travel, and how she's making the planet a better place for animals with Kind Traveler. Jessica Blotter is CEO & Co-Founder of Kind Traveler, a speaker and journalist on sustainable and regenerative tourism, and serves on the Board of Directors for CREST (Center for Responsible Travel) in Washington, D.C. After witnessing extreme poverty on a vacation to Belize, Blotter co-foundedKindTraveler.comasthe first socially consciousGive + Gethotel booking and media platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit. Blotter's efforts on behalf of Kind Traveler have been cited in 500+ news articles and earned awards from Newsweek(2021), Fast Company(2021), Travel + Leisure(2020), Lufthansa Innovation Hub (2019) and UNWTO (2019). She holds a M.A. in Education from Ottawa University and a B.S. in Biology from Arizona State University. Find inspiration to #TravelKindly and make a positive impact on KindTraveler.com Connect With Jessica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindtraveler/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindtraveler Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/company/kind-traveler/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KindTravelerOfficial Website: https://www.kindtraveler.com/ 2022 Impact Tourism Report: https://www.kindtraveler.com/content/2022-kind-traveler-global-impact-tourism-report ------------------- TRAVEL COACHING RESOURCES Are you ready to elevate your travel business? To achieve clarity, focus, and success instead of constant confusion? If so, then I'd love to invite you to join the Travel Coach Certification Program. Join the conversation in our Travel Coach Network Global Community. It's our free Facebook Group for aspiring and inspiring travel coaches. If you're brand new to the concept of travel coaching, be sure to grab the Beginner's Guide to Travel Coaching by clicking below. Website: https://thetravelcoachnetwork.com/ TCN Global Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/travelcoachnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetravelcoachnetwork/ The Travel Coach Certification Program: https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/the-travel-coach-program Free Beginner's Guide to Travel Coaching: https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/main-email-series-and-workbook Ultimate Travel Business Planner Bundle: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TravelCoachNetwork?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

ESG is a term we are hearing more and more in the investing world.  Environmental, Social, Governance refers to companies or investment strategies that make a positive impact on society and nature. It can have broad interpretations with many companies claiming ESG standards that are more a ruse than action. Christian de Boer is the epitome of ACTION.  His luxury 36 suite hotel is located on the doorsteps of UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Christian has instituted a PLASTIC FREE policy.  And he has taken this paradigm to the global community as an advisor to the United Nations and UNWTO.  Christian de Boer, Managing Director of Jaya House Hotels, Jaya Organics, and Co-Founder of RefillNotLandFill, and Special Advisor to the United Nations.  While working with Virgin Founder Richard Branson, Christian learned to think outside the box and how to approach business from a new perspective.  Christian has done so by creating one of the first ultra-luxury resort experiences committed to PLASTIC FREE.  His previous hotels have been ranked top ten in the world and his leadership on the environmental awareness front is unmatched.  Peacefully located alongside the Siem Reap River, surrounded by fully grown trees, is a hidden gem. A small, upmarket hotel with only 36 rooms, two swimming pools, a Spa and an all-day-dining restaurant. The hotel is located about a 6-minute tuk-tuk journey from town in the direction of the magnificent temples of Angkor Wat.  Each of its 36 rooms has either balcony or direct garden & pool access. The mission is to inspire and to lead the hospitality industry by showcasing that being plastic-free is a viable option. To find out more, please visit : Jaya House Hotels (https://www.jayahouseriverparksiemreap.com)Jaya Organics products are carefully formulated and handmade in small batches to ensure the freshness and stability of antioxidants and the natural goodness in the extracts, butters, and natural oils. The products' plant formulations focus on the powerhouse ingredients of Cambodian native botanicals, as well as the unique natural fragrances found in Cambodian essential oils. To find out more, please visit : Jaya Organics(www.jayaorganics.com)Founded in 2016 by Christian de Boer (Jaya House Hotels) and Dean Mclachlan (JustRide Motorbike Adventures), Refill Not Landfill is a global campaign to reduce single-use plastic drinking bottles and other single-use plastic waste. To find out more, please visit RefillNotLandfill: www.refilltheworld.comTo learn more, visit:https://billbymel.com/Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/bill-bymel/

Following the renewed partnership between Meta and UNWTO and the launch of their latest program dubbed ‘'See the world through my eyes'' the policy program manager at Instagram Asya  and Elizabeth Instagram‘s manager of politics, government, and civic engagement says  the project is expected to train young people and creators around the world on how they can become tourism ambassadors for their hometowns, and countries using Instagram's smart glasses Technology called Ray-Ban Stories.

In today's episode, the United Nations Secretary General's Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayake is my Guest. At the recently held Global Youth Tourism Summit in Sorrento, Jayathma implored the youth not to wait to be invited to the table but take the initiatives they feel strongly about it since it's the surest way to effect change. She applauded the UNWTO for organizing the landmark youth summit. Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. She is the youngest senior official in the UN and the first woman to hold this position. In this role, Jayathma works to expand the UN's youth engagement and advocacy efforts across all four pillars of the organization's work — sustainable development, human rights, peace and security, and humanitarian action — and serves as a representative of and advisor to the Secretary-General. In 2019 Jayathma was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the “Time 100 Next: Rising stars shaping the future” and in 2020 she was recognized by Forbes magazine as part of its “30 under 30” list.   Originally from Sri Lanka, Ms. Wickramanayake has worked extensively on youth development and participation, including playing a key role in transforming the youth development sector in her home country. Prior to taking up her post, Ms. Wickramanayake was instrumental in creating the movement for civic and political engagement of young people, especially young women, in Sri Lanka through the “Hashtag Generation” movement. Previously, she advocated for global youth development on an international level including as the first ever Sri Lankan Youth Delegate to the United Nations and as the youth lead negotiator and member of the International Youth Task Force of the World Conference on Youth 2014 where she played a critical role in mainstreaming youth in the Post-2015 Process and in the establishment of World Youth Skills Day.

At the recently held first Global Youth Tourism Summit in Sorrento, Italy I sat down with eight delegates who expressed profound appreciation to the UNWTO and its partners for creating a platform to help them understand the issues around tourism, public speaking, and most importantly the simulation of the UN General Assembly. In an enthralling end to  5 memorable days in Sorrento, Gytsers from Spain, Chile, China, Cabo Verde, Cook Island, DR Congo, Seychelles, Ukraine, and Qatar in their languages pledge to stand for sustainable tourism on the podcast

Antonio Intiglietta, presidente Ge.Fi Gestione-Fiere, presenta Tenuta Liliana, di cui è fondatore. Grazie a questo progetto è stato possibile rigenerare ettari di terreno in Salento, distrutti dalla xylella, piantando delle vigne. Mirko Cipollone è stato premiato in occasione dell'edizione 2020 di "RestartApp", per il progetto "Appennini for All", che rende accessibile il turismo anche alle persone affette da disabilità.Il Gruppo CAP, gestore del servizio idrico della Città metropolitana di Milano, ha prodotto il podcast "Capirci un tubo", di cui Alberto Agliotti è voce principale e autore. Il podcast spiega cosa si nasconda dietro al semplice gesto di aprire il rubinetto, ma anche quanta acqua sprechiamo e come utilizzarla al meglio.E' in corso a Sorrento in questi giorni il Global Youth Tourism Summit, ideato e organizzato dall'Organizzazione Mondiale del Turismo. Alessandra Priante, Direttore per l'Europa di UNWTO, presenta gli obiettivi della manifestazione.Paolo Galli, coordinatore scientifico di "Oceano verticale" ed ecologo dell'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, racconta la collaborazione non solo dal punto di vista della scienza, che le Maldive hanno instaurato con l'ateneo milanese.Nicole Traini è co-fondatrice di mammaBo project, una startup che ha recentemente brevettato la rastrelliera per passeggini "mammaBlock".

俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭，受到國際譴責，並且遭到全球許多組織撤銷會員資格。而如今，又有組織取消俄羅斯的會籍。聯合國世界觀光組織UNWTO，4月暫停了俄羅斯的會員資格，而10日，俄羅斯政府也宣布，正式退出UNWTO。 聽眾五星留言+訂閱

Sandra Howard is the Executive Director of Medellín Convention & Visitors Bureau. For five years she led Colombia's public policies and sustainable tourism development strategies as Vice-minister of Tourism under President Juan Manuel Santos. She served as State Secretary of Education and Culture, and also as Governor of the Colombia Island Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia, where she was born. She is an Associate of Beyond Green Travel, a sustainable tourism firm. Her commitment to the promotion of sustainable tourism as a way to address poverty alleviation, nature conservation, and protecting cultural heritage remains fundamental to her professional work. Sandra has appeared on stage at global events including UNESCO World Heritage Tourism Summit, Small Island Developing States Summit, and Caribbean States Association for Heritage Tourism, among others. In 2015, she was responsible for organizing and co-hosting the 21st UNWTO General Assembly in Colombia, attended by 170 countries. From 2016 to 2018 she also led the Sustainable Tourism Commission of the UNWTO. The International Institute for Peace through Tourism recognized her as one of the World's women empowered in tourism, during ITB Berlin 2018. Besides being a seasoned journalist, tourism administrator, and specialist in cultural management, Sandra is also the mother of Camila and Mariana and a curious traveler. What You Will Learn: How the diversity of culture in her upbringing impacted Sandra's life How the city of Medellin has transformed since the 80s and 90s and is becoming one of the most innovative cities in Latin American Why did Sandra decide to allow her daughters to go back to Colombia with their father while she stayed in the United States What judgments and expectations does society place on mothers, that are not placed on fathers What limitations are put on women in Latin America, and how have things improved for women in Colombia How to Contact Sandra Howard Twitter: https://twitter.com/sahowardt LinkedIn: https://co.linkedin.com/in/sandra-howard-45356aa2