Every year on September 27, World Tourism Day is marked to create and foster awareness about the tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and its contribution to the overall development of a place.
In 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) played an important role in making tourism around the world and making tourism popular.
Late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, is the person behind the idea of commemorating September 27 as World Tourism Day and was recognized for his contribution in 2009.
September 27 was chosen as the date because the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted on this date in 1970. This adoption was considered a milestone for global tourism.
World Tourism Day Theme
This year the theme for World Tourism Day is ‘Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all.’ The aim behind celebrating this day was to create awareness about the various benefits of tourism that may otherwise remain inaccessible
Host country and celebration of World Tourism Day
India will be the host country for this year’s World Tourism Day celebrations and a dedicated 2-day conference around this event has been organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, from September 26 to September 28.
In this event, everything from the need to give more importance to the income generated from tourism to ways and means of boosting the employment opportunities in this field for women as well as young people will be discussed extensively.
