World Tourism Day has been held on 27 September each year since 1980.
Fact 1
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.
Fact 2
UNWTO General Assembly at its third session commencing in the year 1980 decided to institute World Tourism Day.
Tip 3
This date was chosen to coincide with an important milestone in world tourism: the anniversary of the adoption of the UNWTO Statutes on 27 September 1970.
Fact 4
World Tourism Day comes at the end of the high season in the northern hemisphere and the beginning of the season in the southern hemisphere.