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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Beeswax candles

Photography workshop

Wood crafting workshop

Fooding experience

Catalan wine tasting

Bear cave printing 

Crazy about the Caribbean Kids Workshop

Online dance with Latoya

Creative leather workshop: design your own custom bag, jewelry or coin purse!

OpArt atelier

Coffee workshop with Taller Cafe

Empordanet | Catalonia

Teimocidade 

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

A countryside experience

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

Make your own marbled papers

Photographic Route in Loulé (Portugal)

Creative writing workshop with Prips

Visit a farmhouse around sheeps

Create your own upcycled item

Sfax-Kerkennah | Tunisia

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Cultural struggles 

Haskap and permaculture

Aromalight workshops

Illustration workshop with Calamina

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Botanical printing

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Sandcastle building workshop for kids

Eco-Art atelier

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Candle making workshops

Grapes of Roussillon in hand and mouth 

Brew your own beer!

Carnival Experience in Trinidad & Tobago

Marie Line’s Creative Workshop in Brouage

Visit our artist studios

Barcelona | Spain

Hubs of creative makers

Sew a Taleigo bag in Loulé

Oenological games

Visit Timis | Romania

Amulet Making in Thailand

Making adornments from wool

Wild picking and organic market gardening

Pottery with Quincha Quintil

SUCCESS STORIES

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

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

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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:

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 inaugurates its House of Creativity

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

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

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