CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

  • RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT + INNOVATION (R+D+i)
    RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT + INNOVATION (R+D+i)

NEWS

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

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

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 // 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)

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

Creative Tourism in Les Charentes, France:

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Workshop for carnival masks

«The mark of fire» pyrography on wood

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Visit our artist studios

Nagô ancestrality popular culture 

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Stonemason workshop 

Culinary arts experiences 

Guerreiros do passo

Lantern Making in Thailand

Tour of Port of Spain infused with a taste of Trini

Spinning and weaving of linen

Ceramics & other tailor-made crafts

Traditional catalan desserts

A half-day in the world of weaving

Living in island of Gods

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

Bakery for ritual breads

Learn at the ceramic school in La Bisbal

Around Louvre-Lens | France

Soap making with la fille de la mer 

Brew your own beer!

Candle making workshops

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

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

Creative programming of our festivals & museum

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Scented candles workshops 

Sew a Taleigo bag in Loulé

Perpignan-Méditerranée | France

Glass workshop

Sining eskinita 

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Barcelona | Spain

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Ceramic workshop in Thailand

Discover Cannes Honey

Molding the clay on the Potter’s Wheel

Coffee farms

Visit Timis | Romania

Design your own perfumes

Routes through the Commune 13

Traditional weaving workshop

Baguio city creative forum 

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Pottery workshop

Introduction to pottery wheel

Come to Brasilia Teimosa 

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Cartoon drawing masterclass

SUCCESS STORIES

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

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

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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