World Tourism Day 2024: Date, Theme, and Host Country
World Tourism Day 2024 highlights the role of tourism in fostering global peace and understanding, with Georgia as the host and the theme "Tourism and Peace.
Celebrating World Tourism Day 2024: Embracing the Theme of “Tourism and Peace” While Highlighting Georgia as the Host Country
World Tourism Day 2024 is proposed to be observed on 27th September with the theme focusing on “Tourism and Peace.” It is an annual celebration of the role that tourism plays in the world’s economy, societies, and people. The theme for this year underscores the importance of tourism in the promotion of peace, understanding and harmony among people of the world.
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World Tourism Day 2024: The UNWTO chose Georgia as the host country of the World Tourism Day 2024, and its theme is still unknown. Being a country with stunning views and paying much attention to the economic aspect, Georgia can serve as an example of how the tourism and peace relations work. The theme of this year is “Tourism and Peace” which illustrates the role that travel plays in promoting understanding and supporting the process of healing in societies around the world.
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History and Significance of World Tourism Day: World Tourism Day has been observed every year from its inception by the UNWTO in 1980 following the adoption of its statutes in 1970. The day is designed to increase people’s awareness on the social, cultural, political and economical impact of tourism across the globe. Since 1997, with the tradition of having a different host country each year, the emphasis of the program on tourism as a tool for bringing different cultures closer has only increased.
Celebrating World Tourism Day 2024: According to this year’s global theme, people are urged to celebrate annual World Tourism Day by first looking at what role travel activity plays in strengthening peace in the world. You can also share special messages, the greetings and even the images to your friends and families to celebrate the day. The development of tourism can help people to come close, cement international relations, and create a better world.
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