UN World Tourism Organization Releases Guide to Making Tourism an Effective Tool for Rural Development

Report cover showing agricultural sceneThe United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released “A Guide to Making Tourism an Effective Tool for Rural Development.” It is available in multiple languages here:

https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/book/10.18111/9789284422173

Abstract, from the UNWTO website: “2020 marks the ‘Year of Tourism and Rural Development’, a theme shared with this year’s World Tourism Day. The sustainability of tourism in rural areas will only be successful if a comprehensive, inclusive planning strategy is adopted and implemented based on a multi-action and multi-stakeholder participatory approach. The UNWTO Recommendations on Tourism and Rural Development aim to support governments at various levels, as well as the private sector and the international community [d]eveloping tourism in rural territories in a way that contributes to inclusive, sustainable and resilient development.”