CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

  • INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

NEWS

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

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!

CREATIVE FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Diretora Executiva de Paducah (EUA), de Cidade Criativa da UNESCO ao turismo criativo

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

A half-day in the world of weaving

Amulet Making in Thailand

Scented candles workshops 

Aromalight workshops

Algarve Cataplana

Theater museum of puppetry and clown

Cooking Workshop & Spirulina 

Do It Your Frites

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Create your own upcycled item

Iloilo | Philippines

Graphic audiovisual art with Perro Sur 

Catalan wine tasting

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Tam-Awan village art workshops 

Ceramics & other tailor-made crafts

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

Ceramic workshop at the charming Emo Etar

Bear cave printing 

Gabrovo | Bulgaria

Rumba rythm

Olive oil workshop

Photography workshops

Wild picking and organic market gardening

Catalan castellers

Catalan cooking class

Lantern Making in Thailand

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Stained glass workshop “I Did It Myself”

From alpaca breeding to knitting

Wood crafting workshop

Empordà-style decoration workshop

Grenada Cocoa & Spices Health and Wellness Tour

Charentes | France

Survival day: return to -450,000 years

Baguio city creative forum 

Traditional music & dances experiences 

Tour operator with Ecomapu 

Wood carving workshops

Online dance with Latoya

Empordanet | Catalonia

Make your own marbled papers

Catalan crafts

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

Working with palm leaves to make plaiters

OpArt atelier

Introduction to Western riding

Raku ceramics craftsmanship

SUCCESS STORIES

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

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

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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.

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

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

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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:

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