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

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

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

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

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

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 Yonka Bakardzhieva-Agalova – My Story Travel (Bulgaria)

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Visit a farmhouse around sheeps

Eco-Art atelier

Introduction to pottery wheel

Guided tour to a curds workshop 

Aromalight workshops

Olha! Recife

Herbalism and summer care

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

Ceramic, drawing & jewelry workshop with Sanaa Studio 

Braid making

Introduction to Western riding

Writing with a goose feather

Empordanet | Catalonia

Soap making with la fille de la mer 

Draw what you drink

Around Louvre-Lens | France

Tasting and creation of crazy salts 

Grenada Cocoa & Spices Health and Wellness Tour

Cartoon drawing masterclass

Medellín | Colombia

Barcelos pottery

Nicosia | Cyprus

Catalan crafts

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

Barcelos | Portugal

Gîte agrotouristique la Marie-Simonne

Guerreiros do passo

Bakespace cooking workshop 

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

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Hubs of creative makers

Oyster Knife Making

Fooding experience

Wood crafting workshop

Cooking workshops Colombian food

Photographic Route in Loulé (Portugal)

“Azulejos” tiles painting

Olive oil workshop

Create your own upcycled item

Coffee workshop with Taller Cafe

Watercolour workshop with Diane Boilard

Ceramic workshop in Thailand

Visit Timis | Romania

Performing tour 

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Create your own soap

Kingston | Jamaica

Barcelona | Spain

Make your own marbled papers

Sandcastle building workshop for kids

SUCCESS STORIES

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.

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

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!

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

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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:

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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