World Tourism Day | World Tourism Day 2019

World Tourism Day was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization in 1980 which is celebrated every year on 27 September. This special day was chosen because UNWTO laws came into effect on this day in 1970.

Every year a message is sent to the general public by the Secretary-General of the UNWTO to participate in the occasion. It is celebrated with great pleasure by different tourism enterprises, organizations, government agencies and etc. On this day different types of sports like photo graphy, tourism prize presentations with free entry, discounts / special offers for the general public are organized.

Tourism not only helps in bringing back the moment of happiness in our life but it also plays an important role in the social, cultural, political and economic development of any country.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization declares a country as host country for World Tourism Day each year, and sets a theme each year.

In today's time, the first need of every country is to strengthen the economy, whereas today the economy of many countries revolves around tourism industry due to tourism.

To highlight the cultural, political and economic importance of any country. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has prepared the world "Code of Conduct of Tourism" to protect the cultural heritage and environment of any country from the negative effects of tourism. Tourism is the only way through which people visit countries to learn about new cultures and to see them and that journey with many peoplea