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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 // LouléCriativo (Portugal) a model of sustainable development

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Straw marquetry

Discover ceramic modeling

Barcelos pottery

Tasting and creation of crazy salts 

Workshop for carnival masks

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Spinning and weaving of linen

Maracatu raízes de pai adão 

Cardboard workshop in Loulé

Glass workshop

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

Painting, drawing, engraving workshop

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Lobster trap fabrication at Musée de l’Île d’Entrée

Basketry and wicker 

Visit Timis | Romania

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Do It Your Frites

Print making with Casa Plan  

Traditional music & dances experiences 

Come to Brasilia Teimosa 

Limaçon – Stone-cutting workshop

Haskap and permaculture

From grain to bread 

Barcelos imagery

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Mind Lab crafts

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

Bakery workshop in Saint Jean Port Joli

Barcelona | Spain

Cartoon drawing masterclass

Coffee farms

Performing tour 

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Stonemason workshop 

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Herbalism and summer care

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Arts & Crafts markets

Bamboo cooking

Photowalk: Loulé Street Photography

National Museum Cebu

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Catalan castellers

Photography workshops

Photography workshop

Creative workshops at the Bambouseraie

Pottery workshop with Show d’Boucane 

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Perpignan-Méditerranée | France

SUCCESS STORIES

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

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

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

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:

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

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

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

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

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