Conference report: second UNWTO/UNESCO world conference on tourism and culture: fostering sustainable development

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this conference report is to provide an overview of the Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Fostering Sustainable Development.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a conference report that provides an overview of the Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Fostering Sustainable Development. Based on the authors’ involvement in setting the scene for the conference and their attendance, they follow a thematic content analysis procedure to extract and synthesize the most important issues and concerns being discussed during the discussions and commentaries of the conference.

Findings

The report presents an overview of the conference, the main outcomes of its sessions and the main reoccurring themes during the conference’s sessions.

Originality/value

This is the first conference report on the Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Fostering Sustainable Development.

Citation

Almuhrzi, H.M. and Al-Azri, H.I. (2018), "Conference report: second UNWTO/UNESCO world conference on tourism and culture: fostering sustainable development", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 144-150. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-07-2018-0091