CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

The Creative Tourism Network®is the Official World Creative Tourism Organization

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NEWS

Creative Tourism : Essaouira awarded “Best Creative Living Heritage Destination”

Unveiled the Winners of the 13th World Creative Tourism Awards

Creative Tourism Triumphs at FITUR 2026

Creative Tourism Network® and Essaouira strengthen their alliance to promote creative tourism ahead of the UNESCO Conference

Call for entries for 13rd Creative Tourism Awards

Creative Tourism Network® Shines at WTM London 2025

Creative Tourism International Forum Catalyzes a Global Shift Toward Regenerative Travel in MONDIACULT

The Creative Tourism Network® invites destinations from around the world to co-create at its International Forum during Mondiacult

International Forum on Creative Tourism – Barcelona, Sept. 30th 2025 – Mondiacult

Creative Tourism Network® opens Global Call for CreativeFriendlyDestination® Label, fostering the way for a new era of sustainable tourism

Creative Tourism as an All-Inclusive Solution: Spotlight on the UfM’s Conference in Athens

Creative Tourism Featured at UNESCO House Exhibition

Creative Tourism Network® and UNESCO Transcultura launch the Caribbean Creative Tourism Awards

New Orleans Named World’s Best Creative Destination by the Creative Tourism Network®

Creative Tourism, a sustainable driver for UNESCO and European Union.

CREATIVE TOURISM AWARDS 2025: A luxury panel of winners!

CREATIVE TOURISM: CANNES, NEW GLOBAL LEADER!

Salvador da Bahia fosters Creative Tourism

CREATIVE FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

Interview // LouléCriativo (Portugal) a model of sustainable development

Creative Tourism: Interview with Nuno Rodrigues, Director of the Department of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports of Barcelos, Creative City UNESCO

Interview with Yonka Bakardzhieva-Agalova – My Story Travel (Bulgaria)

Entrevista // LouléCriativo (Portugal) um modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável

Intervista con Maeva Riroroco, Presidente della Camera del Turismo di Rapa Nui (Isola di Pasqua, Chile)

Intervista // LouléCriativo (Portogallo), un modello di sviluppo sostenibile

Entrevista // LouléCriativo (Portugal) un model de desenvolupament sostenible

Catherine and Sophie, La Méduse (Iles de la Madeleine, Canada)

Entretien / Alyssa Phares, Directrice Exécutive de Paducah (États-Unis), de Ville Créative de l’UNESCO au tourisme créatif

Entrevista / Alyssa Phares, Directora Executiva de Paducah (EUA), de Ciutat Creativa de la UNESCO al turisme creatiu

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

Entretien // LouléCriativo (Portugal) un modèle de développement durable

Interview with Ivana Jelinčić, World Championship in Olive Picking (Postira, Brač Island, Croatia)

INTERVIEW // Mr. Jiao Hui Creative tourism in Chengdu (China), UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

Interview with Sabrina Pratt, SVPratt Creative Strategies – Las Cruces Arts and Cultural District Plan (New Mexico, USA)

INTERVIEW with Carine PATTIER – Wax creator, founder of Ombellessence, Jonzac, Charentes – France.

Entrevista amb Daniela Nikolova, Cap del Centre d’Informació Turística de l’Ajuntament de Gabrovo

Intervista / Alyssa Phares, Direttrice Esecutiva di Paducah (USA): da Città Creativa dell’UNESCO al turismo creativo

Interview with Luis Rodrigo Teixeira, Focal Point of the City of Belém do Pará, Creative City of Gastronomy – UNESCO.

Creative Tourism: Interview with Te’-Lor Woolery-Eugene, Social Media Coordinator of Kingston, Creative City UNESCO

Entrevista / Alyssa Phares Diretora Executiva de Paducah (EUA), de Cidade Criativa da UNESCO ao turismo criativo

Interview / Alyssa Phares Executive Director of Paducah (USA), from Creative City of UNESCO to creative tourism

Entrevista com Daniela Nikolova, Chefe do Centro de Informação Turística do Município de Gabrovo

Creative Tourism: Interview with Dominic McDowell, Business Development Manager of Kingston, Creative City UNESCO

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

Interview with Carol Hay, Director of Marketing UK & Europe for the Caribbean Tourism Organization

Is Creative Tourism the new Swiss army knife of post-covid tourism?

Entrevista / Alyssa Phares, Directora Ejecutiva de Paducah (EE. UU.): de Ciudad Creativa de la UNESCO al turismo creativo

INTERVIEW / Angeliki Vasileiadou, Digital Marketing Manager, Nicosia Tourism Board

Creative Tourism: Interview with Artur Bastos, Head of Division on a substitution basis – Division of Tourism and Cultural Management – of Amarante, Creative City UNESCO

Entretien avec Daniela Nikolova, Responsable du Centre d’Information Touristique de la Municipalité de Gabrovo

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

Interview with Daniela Nikolova, Head of Tourist Information Center Gabrovo Municipality

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

Entrevista con Daniela Nikolova, Jefa del Centro de Información Turística del Municipio de Gabrovo

Intervista con Daniela Nikolova, Responsabile del Centro Informazioni Turistiche del Comune di Gabrovo

Entrevista // LouléCriativo (Portugal) un modelo de desarrollo sostenible

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Embroidery and weaving 

National Museum Cebu

Making a Taleigo bag

Come to Brasilia Teimosa 

Djerba | Tunisia

Creative programming of our festivals & museum

Ecological farm visit

Wild picking and organic market gardening

Wines and vines experiences 

Cartoon drawing masterclass

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Traditional music & dances experiences 

Eco-Art atelier

Customize your Anduze vase

Grandma’s Cooking – Barcelona

Ceramic, drawing & jewelry workshop with Sanaa Studio 

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Cooking Workshop & Spirulina 

Creative writing workshop with Prips

Guided tour to a curds workshop 

Barcelos chocolate experience

Gabrovo | Bulgaria

Photography workshops

Baguio | Philippines

Catalan castellers

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Photographic Route in Loulé (Portugal)

Aromalight workshops

Creative walks

Sculpture workshop

Glass workshop

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

«The mark of fire» pyrography on wood

Introduction to Western riding

Workshop for carnival masks

Perpignan-Méditerranée | France

My first pottery piece 

Kingston | Jamaica

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Tasting and creation of crazy salts 

Recife | Brazil

Rumba rythm

Crazy about the Caribbean Kids Workshop

Visit Timis | Romania

Cebu making space creative workshops

Paint the galo de Barcelos

Beeswax candles

SUCCESS STORIES

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Why is creative tourism a solution to reactivate tourism in times of pandemic?

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Creative Tourism: an alternative to discover the culture and know-how of the Villages and Landscapes of Charentes:

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

World Championship in Olive Picking receives its award for Best Creative Experience at FITUR 2020

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli launches an exclusive creative tourism offer for the summer season!

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Creative Tourism: an alternative to discover the culture and know-how of the Villages and Landscapes of Charentes:

Creative Tourism: an alternative to discover the culture and know-how of the Villages and Landscapes of Charentes:

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

La Ruta Culinaria de Túnez celebra el Día Mundial del Turismo mostrando las experiencias creadas por sus embajadores locales.

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

Les Escapades (Québec), awarded at the Creative Tourism Awards

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