单词:world tourism organization
单词:world tourism organization 相关文章
EXPLORATIONS - Ecotourism By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today
Travellers on horseback visit Dunhuang, a major stop on the ancient Silk Road as well as a tourist city further boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative. [Photo: Xinhua] The Belt and Road initiative has inspired a new generation of travellers to explo
Unit 10 Tourism Part I Warming up 1. Size of international tourism (1999) Tourism clearly counts as one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of the last century. It undoubtedly will keep this position for the century to come. Every ye
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes t
By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 28, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The World Trade Organization is the international system for negotiating trade issues. T
Feb 01 2003 A report by the International Labor Organization says millions of jobs in world tourism have been lost due to political 1) turmoil, the global economic downturn and growing unease among ma
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2007 A new report says the last decade is the warmest on record. The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization says data from around the world shows extreme weather patterns increasing in every region. It says
The United Nations World Tourism Organization has released a report indicating the healthy growth of international tourism in the first half of 2011. But with the current euro zone crisis threatening to have an impact on major world economies and sen
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 10 July 2007 A worldwide poll of more than 100 million people has selected what it calls the new seven wonders of the world. The on-line poll picked: - the Roman Coliseum - the Taj Mahal - the Great Wall of China - Mach
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 October 2007 Former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, calls climate change one of the most critical and threatening issues in the world today. Annan Wednesday launched a new organization, the Global Humanitarian
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou
By Scott Bobb Durban 19 June 2007 The head of soccer's world governing body, Sepp Blatter and senior FIFA officials are in South Africa to view construction on 10 stadiums that are to host the 2010 soccer World Cup. The event is still three years awa
MADRID, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Director of the National Tourism Administration of China Shao Qiwei and Secretary General of the United Nationals World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai have reached agreement to strengthen cooperation on tourism,
By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 09 February 2006 watch Biotech Crops Genetically modified corn For years, the European Union has banned the sale of genetically modified foods in most European countrie
By Uma Ramiah Dakar 12 March 2008 Heads of state from Islamic countries have started arriving in Dakar for the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Uma Ramiah reports from Dakar the 57-nation group aims to tackle issues such as redu
Organizers of the upcoming football World Cup in South Africa are hoping the event will provide a boost to South Africa's economy and especially to its growing tourism industry. But at a recent tourism convention in Durban, some operators are express
President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for tourists from around the world to visit the United States. The president made the announcement on Thursday at one of Americas leading tourist destinations. I want America to be the top tourist destin
The conference, themed promoting world peace and development via tourism, has brought together nearly a thousand people from over 100 different countries and organizations to discuss the development of the global tourism industry. Chinese Primier Li