World Tourism Day

When Celebrated

Always on September 27th

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About the Holiday

World Tourism Day was created to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic values. It was created in 1970 by the United Nations to help raise awareness of the benefits of tourism. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 940 million people traveled outside of their home country in 2010.

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