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Wed 14 Nov 2012	UNWTO Knowledge Network Session & UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium - Istanbul, Turkey - Istanbul - Turkey
Tue 23 Oct 2012	1st Meeting of the UNWTO Knowledge Network in the Americas Region - Campeche - Mexico
Mon 10 Oct 2011	General Assembly - Nineteenth session - Gyeongju - South Korea
Thu 02 Jun 2011	2011 UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards - Vilamoura - Portugal
Wed 01 Jun 2011	UNWTO Algarve Forum - Tourism and Science: Bridging Theory and Practice - Vilamoura, Algarve - Portugal
Wed 19 Jan 2011	UNWTO Knowledge Network Kick-off Meeting - Madrid - Spain


15 Nov 12 Press Release	UNWTO unveils winners of the 2012 Ulysses Awards Since 2003, the UNWTO Ulysses Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism have honored tourism initiatives that have contributed to the advancement of tourism through knowledge creation and...
13 Nov 12 Press Release	Leading scholar awarded top prize for contribution to tourism knowledge Mr. Cohen, the George S. Wise Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been announced as the winner of the UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and...
13 Nov 12 Press Release	UNWTO announces winners of the first UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement The UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement was established in 2012 as an annual award recognizing those individuals who have demonstrated excellence throughout their tourism careers and who serve as...
06 Nov 12 Press Release	One Billion Tourists: One billion Opportunities - new UNWTO campaign calls on one billion tourists to make their actions count Recalling the power of travel and tourism in driving economic growth and sustainable development, the One Billion Tourists: One Billion Opportunities campaign asks the public to vote for the travel...
21 Sep 12 Press Release	Countdown to World Tourism Day 2012 In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Maspalomas, one of Spain’s famed seaside towns on the island of Gran Canaria, will host the official...