World Tourism Day - Unite Countries, Cultures & People
“The World is a book and those who don’t travel read only one page of it ”. That’s so true!!!! Nothing can describe the importance of travel and tourism better than the above line. Tourism is the sector that brings countries, cultures, and people together. Tourism is one of the sectors that contribute most to world GDP. It is estimated that 10% of this comes from this sector. So now if we have to choose a date to highlight the importance of travel and tourism, then there could be nothing more appropriate than 27th September, and i.e., none other than World Tourism Day . Importance of World Tourism Day World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) five years later. The day aims to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social,