World Tourism Day is being celebrated with the theme 'Tourism and Peace', know the special things related to the day

World Tourism Day 2024: Call it tourism or travel holds a different place in life, through it we forget all the worries and immerse ourselves in the lap of nature. Tourism is a medium which introduces people to the specialties of every corner of the world. World Tourism Day is being celebrated today on 27th September to promote tourism and travel across the world. Tourism, which is often seen as contributing to economic development, also plays an important role in promoting peace. Not only this, tourism is not limited to just one part but has a different place at the global level. Let us know the history of this day..

Tourism journey from 1980 till now

If we talk about the beginning or journey of Tourism Day in the world, World Tourism Day is being celebrated every year on 27th September since 1980. This date was specifically chosen to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Tourism Act. If we talk about earlier times, the concept of making a law on tourism was done on September 27, 1970.

These laws are considered a milestone in global tourism. The day also marks the end of high season in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of high season in the Southern Hemisphere. In October 1997, the UN WTO General Assembly decided to nominate one host country each year to act as the United Nations partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day. Since then, every year a country is chosen as the host. This year, Georgia has been kept as the host country for 2024.

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The theme changes every year

World Tourism Day is celebrated every year with a new theme. This time the theme of World Tourism Day 2024 has been kept – 'Tourism and Peace'. That means maintaining peace along with giving tourism a global status. Explaining the theme of this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in the UN Tourism website – 'Tourism brings people together. This World Tourism Day, we are reflecting on the deep connection between tourism and peace. This time it will happen that the level of tourism will increase and the level of employment will also increase.

Talking on the basis of theme, the aim is to enhance the importance of cultural and natural heritage in the field of tourism while preserving it. If we talk about tourist places around the world, the names of Eiffel Tower Paris, Buckingham Palace London, Statue of Liberty New York, Machu Picchu Peru, Burj Khalifa Dubai come first and everyone likes to go here.