Over-tourism is forcing UNESCO sites to ban photography, citing physical degradation, erosion of cultural sanctity, and ...

Over 900 participants, including over 45 Ministers and Vice Ministers of Tourism and Culture, international experts, speakers and guests from 100 countries, gathered at the UNWTO/UNESCO World ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future in Venice as it tries to relaunch its tourism ...

Locals in celebrations aboard their dhows during the 132nd Maulid Celebration. [Photo/Maarufu Mohamed] Kenya is among eight countries benefiting from the Unesco Covid-19 crisis response programme ...

The Red Fort — itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site — adds symbolic value, representing India’s historical continuity, ...

The World Heritage Committee inscribed the Historic Center of Odessa, Ukraine on the World Heritage List. Ukraine’s President Zelensky made the submission of Odesa to become a World Heritage site ...

Culture, in all of its wondrous expressions, inspires more than 1.2 billion tourists to pack a bag and cross international borders each year. It is an important means to promote inter-cultural ...

The theme of this year’s World Tourism Day is, ‘Tourism and jobs, a better future for all.’ Given the booming worldwide travel industry, tourism now generates 10% of the world’s jobs or 313 million ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Locals in celebrations aboard their dhows during the 132nd Maulid Celebration. [Photo ...

Piazza San Marco in Venice. After a 15-month pause in mass international travel, Venetians are contemplating how to welcome visitors back. Getty Images VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening ...