World Tourism Day

World Tourism Day

World Tourism Day Celebrated every year on September 27, the world celebrates it to promote awareness of the social, cultural, political and economic value of tourism and the contribution that the sector can make towards achieving sustainable development goals.

The Corona pandemic has caused very great social and economic damage, and one of the most harmful sectors is the tourism sector, so resuming tourism will help everyone without exception to start recovery and growth, and it is necessary that the benefit that will be achieved on a large and equitable scale, so the World Tourism Organization set Tourism Day Global 2021 is a day to focus on tourism to achieve inclusive growth.

World Tourism Day 2021 Tourism for Inclusive Growth

This date was chosen on that day in 1970, when the Statute of the World Tourism Organization was adopted. The adoption of this Statute is a milestone in world tourism.

World Tourism Day raises awareness of the role and impact of tourism in the world

Saudi Seasons on World Tourism Day seeks to raise awareness of the role of tourism within society and to show how it impacts social, cultural, political and economic values ​​around the world. The theme for World Tourism Day was “Sustainable Tourism” in 2017, in 2018, the theme was “Tourism and Digital Transformation”, and in 2019 the theme was “Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future for All”. The General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization decided to designate a host country each year to act as a partner of the Organization in the celebration of World Tourism Day. At its twelfth session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997.

Tourism for inclusive growth

The subject of World Tourism Day 2021 is Tourism for Inclusive Growth.

When is World Tourism Day 2021?

World Tourism Day Monday, 27 September 2021, Tourism to achieve inclusive growth.

Who suggested the idea of ​​celebrating World Tourism Day?

It was the late Ignatius Amadou Atebe, a Nigerian citizen, who proposed the idea of ​​celebrating September 27 every year as World Tourism Day. He was finally honored for his contribution in 2009.

Saudi Seasons Initiative on World Tourism Day

On World Tourism Day, the Saudi Seasons website launched Tourism for All initiative to enable individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises and tour guides to take advantage of the opportunity to add their commercial activity sites and market to them for free and for a limited period.

You can benefit from the Saudi Seasons initiative on World Tourism Day through the following link:

Saudi Seasons Initiative on World Tourism Day

 

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