⇒ World Tourism Day is celebrated every year on September 27 around the world.
Focus:
World Tourism Day 2021 was designated by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as a day to focus on “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”.
Purpose:
The purpose of World Tourism Day (WTD) is to foster awareness among the international community on the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
History:
UNWTO celebrated the first World Tourism Day as an international observance on September 27, 1980.
Celebrations in India:
Ministry of Tourism organized an event to celebrate “World Tourism Day 2021” in New Delhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla, delivered keynote Address at the programme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth” organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to mark the World Tourism Day, 2021.
On this occasion, Shri Birla launched NIDHI 2.0 (National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry) and released “India Tourism Statistics: At a Glance, 2021.
The National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry (NIDHI) is the ministry’s portal to register accommodation units in the country.
MoU:
The Ministry of Tourism, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) have signed an MoU to actively promote and support ‘sustainability initiatives’ in the tourism sector of each other.