CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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NEWS

Creative Tourism among the Innovative Solutions Featured at TIS Seville 2026

Creative Tourism Network® Invited as a Special Partner of the 19th ECTN Conference in Skiathos

GABROVO (Bulgaria) shines as a Global Creative Tourism Leader, hosting the UNESCO Creative Cities Conference on Crafts and Folk Art

OPEN CALL: The Creative Tourism Network® invites destinations from all over the world to apply for the CreativeFriendlyDestination® label.

Future of Creative Tourism is shaped a in Perpignan‑Méditerranée

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

CREATIVE FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

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

Creative Tourism in the Charentes Region (France) : Interview with Sarah Dupuis, ceramist “Shaping the Essence of the Charenes”

CANNES Creative Tourism: Interview with Laure Toma, Leisure Tourism Director, Cannes Visitors Bureau,

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France): Interview with Jean‑Louis Laboissière, Les Hauts de Talmont: A Creative Wine Experience in Charentes (France)

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France) : Interview with Leather Artistry of FREYA, “Crafting the Soul of the Charentes”

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France): Interview with Séverine Fauvel / @Mon Tendre Atelier

Creative Tourism in Les Charentes, France: Interview with Kevin Prat, Les Fleurs de Roussillon: Celebrating Nature Through Creative Floral Experiences

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

OpArt atelier

Eco-Art atelier

“Come Leh We Go to Tobago” – Patriotic T&T

Design your own perfumes

Spinning and weaving of linen

Graphic audiovisual art with Perro Sur 

Bakery for ritual breads

Soap making with la fille de la mer 

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Algarve Cataplana

Goat’s hair processing

Experiencing authentic Bajan life in Nzuri Eco Retreat (Barbados)

Ceramic workshop in Thailand

My first pottery piece 

Iloilo | Philippines

Local cuisine workshop

A half-day in the world of weaving

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Grandma’s Cooking – Barcelona

National Museum Cebu

Tour operator with Ecomapu 

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Baguio | Philippines

Photography workshops

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Teimocidade 

Sfax-Kerkennah | Tunisia

Catalan castellers

Introduction to pottery wheel

Traditional weaving workshop

Maracatu raízes de pai adão 

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Magdalen Islands) | Quebec

Christmas ornament blowing workshop

Tour of Port of Spain infused with a taste of Trini

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

Forging a rough-forged knife

Amulet Making in Thailand

Aromalight workshops

Hubs of creative makers

Discover Cannes Honey

Recife | Brazil

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Glass blowing workshop at La Méduse

Tasting and creation of crazy salts 

Creative walks

Gourmande de nature – Culinary workshop

Stained glass workshop “I Did It Myself”

Pottery workshop

Step into the soul of Belize through hands-on cultural immersion

SUCCESS STORIES

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Creative Tourism: Ljubljana Named Europe’s Best Creative City Destination!

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

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

“Barranquilla Recognized as the World’s Best Creative Destination by the Creative Tourism Network®, and Its Carnival Named the World’s Best Creative Event”!

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

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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

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