CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

Creative Tourism in the Charentes Region (France): Interview with Elisa Valinejad, Founder of Moulin sous la Vergne :

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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 // LouléCriativo (Portugal) a model of sustainable development

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Ecological farm visit

Breads of Barcelos creative city

Discover ceramic modeling

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Kite making workshops for kids 

Learn at the ceramic school in La Bisbal

We’ve crochet café knitting workshop 

A countryside experience

Iloilo | Philippines

Marie Line’s Creative Workshop in Brouage

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

OpArt atelier

Creation of leather goods

Come to Brasilia Teimosa 

Making a Taleigo bag

Introduction to pottery wheel

Local cuisine workshop

Guerreiros do passo

Snow sculpture in Saint Jean Port Joli – Québec

Coffee workshop with Taller Cafe

Nabeul | Tunisia

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Traditional catalan desserts

Mosaic workshop in Barcelona

National Museum Cebu

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Botanical printing

Catalan cooking class

My first pottery piece 

Introduction to creative techniques at the museum

Charentes | France

From grain to bread 

Scented and Floral Vegetable Candle Making Workshop with Ombellessence

Barcelos chocolate experience

Brew your own beer!

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Barcelona | Spain

Photographic rally in Barcelona

Loulé | Portugal

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Paint Barcelos’ iconic rooster!

Sew a Taleigo bag in Loulé

Teimocidade 

Living in island of Gods

Tour operator with Ecomapu 

Creative writing workshop with Prips

A half-day in the world of weaving

SUCCESS STORIES

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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

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

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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

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 in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

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

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.

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

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

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