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WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020

TOURISM: BUILDING PEACE ! FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE!                                       DJIBOUTI AND ADDIS ABABA : HOST NATIONS


from Sep 26, 2020 hours 20:19 (UTC +03:00)
to Sep 29, 2020 hours 20:19 (UTC +03:00)

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from Sep 26, 2020 hours 20:19 (UTC +03:00)
to Sep 29, 2020 hours 20:19 (UTC +03:00)

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World Tourism Day 2020 will be celebrated on September 27 under the theme/slogan of TOURISM: BUILDING PEACE! FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE! announced today a communique from the H.E. Professor Dr. Anton Caragea and The President Office of European Council on Tourism and Trade and European Tourism Academy. 

The Autumn 2019 Meeting of European Council on Tourism and Trade and the official celebrations of world tourism had taken place at the headquarters of global tourism institution.The events had taken place under the leadership of Professor Dr. Anton Caragea, European Council on Tourism and Trade President and a string of key decisions for tourism and culture future in 2020 had been taken.

The main issues debated where the selection of the 2020 host cities for World Tourism Day at European Council on Tourism and Trade, and the announcement of official theme of the next year tourism celebration for European Tourism Academy and European Council on Tourism and Trade.

This theme will be instrumental also in the selection of new candidates for hosting world tourism awards ceremonies in 2020.

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Main world tourism and culture awards ceremonies slated for 2020:

World Capital of Culture and Tourism

World`s Best Tourist Destination Award

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Addis Ababa, the capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Djibouti city, the capital of The Republic of Djibouti were selected as the official model cities for World Tourism Day celebrations and official hosts of global tourism events.

Both Djibouti and Addis Ababa were in previous years selected as World`s Capital of Culture and Tourism and globally recognized as centers of heritage, tourism and culture.

The city of Addis Ababa had also obtained WORLD`S BEST TOURIST DESTINATION status in 2015 and hosted the World Tourism Awards ceremonies the same year establishing himself as a powerful tourism and cultural center of Africa.

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More information on ADDIS ABABA as WORLD CAPITAL OF CULTURE AND TOURISM are available here:

ADDIS ABABA-THE WORLD CAPITAL OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

CEREMONIES FOR ADDIS ABABA-THE WORLD CAPITAL OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

EUROPEAN TOURISM ACADEMY CONFERENCE FOR ADDIS ABABA

WORLD TOURISM DAY HOST ADDIS ABABA

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Addis Ababa and Djibouti have won the honor to be global examples in the tourism and cultural world for 2020.On the venue of the same world tourism gathering the WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020 theme was decided to be Tourism: Building Peace! Fostering knowledge!

The theme is destined not only to enliven tourism during 2020, but also to emphasize that tourism must be used as a base for fostering friendship among nations, building peace and supporting cross-border cooperation and development of tourism projects.


Tourism must be used as a tool to bring peoples and cultures and religions together in building prosperity and development and giving nations a way to rebuild bridges of friendship, in fostering common knowledge and appreciation of cultural and tourism potential and in offering cooperation opportunities in large tourism projects ( Professor Dr. Anton Caragea-ECTT President.

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More information on Djibouti tourism potential and strategy can be extracted from these sources:

DJIBOUTI: WORLD CAPITAL OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

SIX ARGUMENTS THAT BODE WELL FOR DJIBOUTI`S TOURISM FUTURE

WHAT YOU DIDN`T KNOW ABOUT DJIBOUTI

AFRICAN TOURISM ON THE RISE

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Tourism must also be organized in such a manner to foster cultural values to be preserved and knowledge about history and culture, to support raising awareness on historical monuments and to help to acquire the financial support necessary for historical preservation activities situated in disputed lands and borders.

Tourism and peace are inseparable, are growing from the same tree: the sapling of culture and civilization.

Peace and safety are at the root of tourism development and tourism must feed and nurture peace and cooperation as leaves are feeding the tree, said Professor Dr. Anton Caragea-global tourism president.

The next year celebration for World Tourism Day will take place in 27/28 September 2020, placing under the spotlight the peace and knowledge as an integral part of tourism growth and role in the sustainable development goals agenda.

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The European Council on Tourism and Trade was established as the voice of global tourism and culture for European nations and has gradually evolved since 2005 in the main driver of world tourism development.

It is focused on member countries’ politics and statal agenda in terms of tourism and trade and produces strategies, research and studies on tourism and cultural development implemented worldwide.

Its membership includes state actors, private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations and local tourism authorities.

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