The 2023 World Tourism Day a call to action to the international community, governments, multilateral financial institutions, development partners and private sector investors to unite around a new tourism investment strategy.
This year’s programme will be hosted in Ada in the Greater Accra Region on the theme “Tourism and Green Investments” to highlight the power of green investments in creating a better world.
The theme for World Tourism Day 2023 is “Tourism and Green Investments“. Ghana will join other nations around the world in marking this special day with activities in the Greater Accra Region.
According to the UNWTO Secretary General, “We need investments that can empower tourism to build a better and fairer future for all.” – Zurab Pololikashvili, UNWTO Secretary-General
The UN Secretary General on his part believe that, “Investing in sustainable tourism is investing in a better future for all” – Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General
Activities
Activities lined up for the World Tourism Day celebration at Ada include the following:
25th September, 2023
- Tree Planting Exercise
- Exhibition
26th September, 2023
- Fun games
- Regatta
- Exhibition
27th September, 2023
- Grand Durbar
- Tours
- Exhibition
The Ghana Tourism Authority Regional Offices are also celebrating the event with a series of activities to complement the National Celebration in Ada.
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Global Host
The official celebrations will be held on September 27, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. UNWTO’s Member States will mark the occasion in every region through a range of special events and programmes.
About World Tourism Day
United Nations World Tourism Organization begun The World Tourism Day celebration in the year 1980.
World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of UNWTO five years later. It was at its third session (Torremolinos, Spain, September 1979), that the UNWTO General Assembly decided to institute World Tourism Day, commencing in the year 1980.
Ghana hosted the global community for the international celebration for the first time in 2009.