With relative calm restored after years of conflict, close to 15 flights a day now lift off or land at Mogadishu airport. But it is still not recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization due to safety and security issues. AU-UN IST
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Brasilia, inscribes several new natural and cultural sites to its World Heritage List. UNESCO
Egypt’s economy depends on the millions of tourists who flock to the country each year. A new air terminal in Cairo aims to increase and better accommodate tourists. WORLD BANK
As the only region currently showing growth in tourism across the globe, African leaders are now looking to get beyond the stereotypical view that the continent is just about safaris. UNWTO
Tourism across southern African is set to be one of the major winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup next year, as the region’s ministers put in plans to capitalize on an event that could draw up to 450,000 overseas visitors. UNWTO
Tourism leaders from 142 countries met to endorse a roadmap for recovery in a bid to boost global travel. This comes as the industry faces one of the worst slumps in modern history. UNWTO
As the world faces one of the worst years in history for international tourism, ministers and representatives from 142 countries met in Astana to encourage people to travel again. Confidence in the sector is now being slightly bolstered by less negative figures. UNWTO
After Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the country and South America is now looking to the benefits that tourism will bring from hosting the event. UNWTO
With the security situation in Haiti relatively stable over the last months, a lot of Haitians from the diaspora returned to the country this summer – for a vacation on the beach. MINUSTAH
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon poses with a cutout of himself, which is part of the many new features recently added to the headquarters tour route. UNTV