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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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Maracatu raízes de pai adão 

Candle making workshops

Pottery workshop with Show d’Boucane 

Braid making

Sining eskinita 

Marie Line’s Creative Workshop in Brouage

Dahar | Tunisia

Experiencing authentic Bajan life in Nzuri Eco Retreat (Barbados)

Graphic audiovisual art with Perro Sur 

Baguio | Philippines

Oyster Knife Making

Coffee farms

Visit of a pottery workshop 

From grain to bread 

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Wood crafting workshop

Kite making workshops for kids 

Traditional dances workshop

Scented and Floral Vegetable Candle Making Workshop with Ombellessence

Visit Timis | Romania

Catalan crafts

Iron and derivates 

Catalan cooking class

Discover ceramic modeling

Illustration workshop with Calamina

Spinning and weaving of linen

Sculpture workshop

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Loulé | Portugal

Raku and pottery workshop at Show d’Boucane

Pottery with Quincha Quintil

Basketry and wicker 

Introduction to pottery wheel

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | Quebec

Pottery workshop at “La Maison du Potier” (The potter’s house)

Create your own upcycled item

Regional Folk Dance Workshop 

Scented candles workshops 

Ceramics & other tailor-made crafts

Local cuisine workshop

Wild picking and organic market gardening

Recife tour & manguebeat story 

Cooking workshops

Wood carving workshops

Barcelos | Portugal

Lantern Making in Thailand

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

Create your own soap

Workshop Art and Creativity / Writing Art-Nature at Nicole Gravel Workshop & Gallery

Nicosia | Cyprus

SUCCESS STORIES

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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:

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

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

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

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

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

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

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