World Tourism Day is observed internationally on 27 September to promote knowledge on the role of tourism within the international community and demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values everywhere.
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The theme for World Tourism Day 2021 is Tourism for Inclusive Growth. UNWTO has termed it as an opportunity to look beyond tourism statistics and recognise that, behind every number, there is a person.
On 27 September 1980, World Tourism Day was celebrated annually across the world 27 September as the United Nations World Tourism Organization Laws were adopted, which is considered a breakthrough in global tourism.