{"id":6797,"date":"2024-01-21T04:33:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T04:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=33178"},"modified":"2024-01-21T04:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T04:33:48","slug":"unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"UNWTO Launches Tool to Promote Collaboration Among Best Tourism Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"754\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p_brief\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33179 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages.jpg\" alt=\"UNWTO Launches new Tool to Promote Collaboration Among World\u2019s Best Tourism Villages - TRAVELINDEX\" width=\"754\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a>Madrid, Spain, January 20, 2024 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ UNWTO has launched the world\u2019s biggest digital hub for communities focused on rural tourism. The \u2018TourismConnectsRural\u2019 platform will boost collaboration across the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO Network, connecting around 200 rural destinations in every global region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Empowering Village Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TourismConnectsRural is designed to facilitate internal communication, allowing villages to exchange experiences and insights, and take part in masterclasses focused on growing tourism as a driver of rural development. Key features of the platform include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Experience Exchange<\/strong>: Villages can share their unique experiences, insights, and best practices through the platform, or work together on specific topics creating a dynamic ecosystem of knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Masterclasses:<\/strong>\u00a0A comprehensive bank of masterclasses will allow villages to enhance their skills and sustainable tourism practices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interactive Communication:<\/strong>\u00a0The platform enables real-time interaction, allowing villagers to engage in meaningful conversations, ask questions, and collaborate effortlessly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Event Hub:<\/strong>\u00a0Villages can showcase their events and stay informed about special occasions, fostering a sense of community through the exchange of information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zorista Urosevic, Executive Director at UNWTO says: &#8220;UNWTO is empowering rural communities by providing a digital space where they can converse, collaborate, and collectively learn and contribute to the sustainable development of their regions. Communities in our Best Tourism Villages Network now have unprecedented access to a space where they can communicate, share, and learn from their counterparts globally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>First published at<a href=\"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/more-news\/organizations\/international-organizations\/un-world-tourism-organization-news\/unwto-launches-tool-to-promote-collaboration-among-best-tourism-villages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> TravelCommunication.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid, Spain, January 20, 2024 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ UNWTO has launched the world\u2019s biggest digital hub for communities focused on rural tourism. The \u2018TourismConnectsRural\u2019 platform will boost collaboration across the Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO Network, connecting around 200 rural destinations in every global region. Empowering Village Connections TourismConnectsRural is designed to facilitate internal communication, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1924,43,1925],"class_list":["post-6797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-corporate","tag-global-travel-news","tag-latest-travel-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}