World Tourism Day September 27, 2022: Theme, host country, history, and all you need to know

World Tourism Day 2022 has been marked on September 27 since 1970 globally. This day is celebrated annually to promote tourism in various parts of the world. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) selected the date as September 27, ...

By ET Spotlight Special | Updated: Sep 27, 2022, 07.51 PM IST

The statutes of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) came about in 1970 on this day (September 27) and therefore coincided with the choice of celebrating World Tourism Day.

There was a purpose behind the adoption of those statutes and today it is to throw light on the role of Tourism and how it creates lifetime opportunities for the people who benefit from it. A whole industry is involved, simultaneously creating social values, cultural habits, political ethics, and economic development.

In 1997 a host country was appointed, and people from the industry were encouraged to meet there. It was decided at a meeting in Istanbul in, Turkey.

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Tourists flock to Northern Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park to soak in the beauty of turquoise lagoons in a vast area carpeted with desert.

The valleys surrounded by sand dunes get filled up from the month of January to June when the area is witness to storms and torrential rains.

Lagoa Bonita and Lagoa Azul are two of the most sought-after lagoons among visitors.

Swimmers are a major draw as they like to dive into the warm waters of the lagoons.

World Tourism Day 2022, the theme is to "rethink tourism." A theme was adopted at every annual meeting. The idea was to help spread awareness and increase tourism internationally.

The various countries send their spokespeople to promote their respective tourism packages and garner business for their country's service establishments. Tourism has been segregated to specialise in various branches like Health Tourism, Heritage Tourism, Wildlife, and Nature Tourism.

The local cultures have also started marketing themselves that way, and the business potential is humongous and growing yearly. The pandemic, of course, had halted the ever-burgeoning tourism industry, but it will boomerang positively to great heights.

The jungles, the mountains, the rivers, and the beaches all attract tourists of various types. If those places are safe and have a local heritage they wish to share, every human would love to interchange their positions with everyday work life at least once a year. It positively impacts society and helps the local populations develop a quality of life by getting income.

World Tourism Day this year is being hosted by Bali, Indonesia.

FAQs

Which country gets the maximum tourist inflow every year?
The USA.

Name the following three countries after the USA.
(2) France, (3) Spain, and the (4) UAE.

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