COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR included in the latest UNWTO Affiliate Members Newsletter

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On 4th March 2019
chinese market, Chinese Tourism, COTRI Analytics, COTRI Analytics Radar, COTRI China, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, tourism, UNWTO, UNWTO Newsletter

COTRI’s recently introduced free powerful tool to analyse the Chinese outbound tourism, COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR, has been included with a full-page article in the latest UNWTO Affiliate Members Newsletter (vol. 6, March 2019). The first COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR provides insights into the quarterly dynamic changes of the 60 most important destinations for the Chinese outbound […]

COTRI accepted as an Affiliate Member of the UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization

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On 13th June 2018
Affiliate member, COTRI Weekly, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, UNWTO

The past week has been eventful and enjoyable for COTRI, and not only because of the unprecedented continuation of warm summer weather at this time of the year in Northern Europe. Your humble editor has been elected to become a member of the Beijing-based WTCF World Tourism Cities Federation Expert Committee, but even more importantly, COTRI […]

Enhancing the Western Silk Road Destinations

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On 11th May 2017
Bulgaria, Enhancing the Understanding of European Tourism, Greece, Ministry of Tourism of Greece, UNWTO, Western Silk Road Workshop

Alexandroupoli, in Greece, has hosted the first International UNTWO Western Silk Road Workshop, organised by UNWTO, the Ministry of Tourism of Greece and the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The workshop is the first part of the “Enhancing the Understanding of European Tourism” Project. The Western Silk Road Project seeks to strengthen and diversify […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt to Take Part in Panel Discussion at UNWTO’s 3rd Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 27th March 2017
Mountain Tourism, Panel Discussion, presentation, Ski Tourism, UNWTO

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt is scheduled to take part in an expert panel discussion at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Georgian Government-organised 3rd Euro-Asian Mountain Resorts Conference, which will be held at the Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi in Tbilisi, Georgia from 4th – 7th April, 2017. Professor Arlt – who […]

UNWTO Issues Statement of Concern and Condemnation On US Travel Ban

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On 31st January 2017
Ban, Press Statement, tourism, UNWTO, US

On 31 January 2017, the UNWTO issued the following press release. ”The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Specialized Agency for Tourism, expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the recently announced travel ban by the United States of America (USA) to nationals of seven countries (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and […]

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt appointed member of the ‘UNWTO Panel of Tourism Experts’

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On 5th January 2017
announcement, award, cotri, UNWTO

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has recently appointed Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt as a member of the ‘UNWTO Panel of Tourism Experts.’ Prof. Arlt is a sinologist and professor with more than 35 years of practical and academic experience in Chinese tourism. Professor Arlt is Head Director at the Chinese Outbound Tourism […]

UNWTO Welcomes 2018 EU-China Tourism Year Amidst Strengthening of Ties with the European Union

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 20th December 2016
2018 EU-China Year of Tourism, European Commission, European Union, UNWTO

While visiting Brussels, Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), welcomed the forthcoming 2018 EU-China Tourism Year amidst wider discussions regarding enhanced relations between the UNWTO and the European Union (EU). Speaking on the first anniversary of the establishment of the Europe China OBOR Culture & Tourism Development Committee of the Europe-China One […]

Joint Chinese-UNWTO “First World Conference on Tourism for Development” Held in Beijing

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 19th May 2016
china, development, Sustainable Development Goals, tourism, United Nations, UNWTO

The First World Conference on Tourism for Development, an event being coordinated by the Chinese government and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will welcome representatives from over 140 countries and regions to Beijing between the 18th and 21st of May, 2016. The conference will focus on the theme “Tourism for Peace and Development” […]