Importance of the Day September 27: Have a look at the major event, which happened on September 27, 2023. World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27, 2023. Under the theme, tourism and green investment target for better investments in the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ to fulfil the agenda of the UN roadmap and to shape a better world by 2030. This is the time for implementing innovative solutions (not only on traditional investments) so that it can boost economic growth and productivity.
This year, the biggest celebration related to World Tourism Day will be conducted in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The UNWTO will be going to highlight the Global Tourism Investment Framework and hold a high-level panel series to focus on the challenges and opportunities related to investment in tourism. Along with it, today the audiences in the program will find the names of the winners of the inaugural UNWTO Women in the Tech Startup Competition for the Middle East region.
Aim of World Tourism Day
The World Tourism Day aims to be a call of Action to the international community, multilateral financial institutions, governments, development partners, and private sector investors to tie across a new tourism investment strategy.
On World Tourism Day 2023, the UNWTO is going to emphasize Tourism and Green Investments. This day will try to bring out the importance of World Tourism in front of the presenters.
- Investment for people (by engaging their skills and education)
- For the planet by focusing on sustainable infrastructure, so that the green transformation can be accelerated
- For prosperity, the investment will be made in innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship
How Tourism Should Invest for SDGs Contribution?
Check out the strategic investments for triple-dimension are highlighted here:
- Investment for People: The global tourism workforce needs millions of hospitality graduates in a year by 2030 and a total of 800,000 jobs will be required for vocational training
- For the Planet: By 2030, 424.7 trillion will be invested in developing the green buildings sector of emerging markets
- For prosperity: To upskill the workforce of the tourism industry, digitalization and innovation programs have been strategized