From 1979 we are celebrating World Tourism Day on
27th September.
Purpose of World
Tourism Day..
The purpose of this day is to display awareness
that tourism is important to the international community and to show how it
affects the social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism
Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27. This date was
chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.
The adoption of these Statutes is considered a
milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on
the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how
it affects social, cultural, political & economic values worldwide.
At its Twelfth Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in
October of 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country
each year to act as the Organization's partner in the celebration of World
Tourism Day.
At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing, China, in
October of 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be
followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia;
2008 in the Americas and 2009 in Africa.
