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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Dominic McDowell, Business Development Manager of Kingston, Creative City UNESCO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Catalan crafts

Teimocidade 

Create your own upcycled item

Create your own soap

Draw what you drink

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Gourmande de nature – Culinary workshop

Basketry and wicker 

Kingston | Jamaica

Mind Lab crafts

Dahar | Tunisia

Nicosia | Cyprus

Barcelos | Portugal

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

Molding the clay on the Potter’s Wheel

Haskap and permaculture

Arts & Crafts markets

Introduction to Western riding

Cannes | France

Iloilo | Philippines

Beeswax candles

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

Visit a farmhouse around sheeps

Christmas ornament blowing workshop

Olive oil workshop

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Algarve Cataplana

Regional Folk Dance Workshop 

Empordà-style decoration workshop

Eco-Art atelier

Dry and fresh flower basket and wreath workshop 

Oyster Knife Making

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Wood Carving Workshop

Come to Brasilia Teimosa 

Tozeur | Tunisia

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Carnival Experience in Trinidad & Tobago

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Kite making workshops for kids 

Creative leather workshop: design your own custom bag, jewelry or coin purse!

Soap making with la fille de la mer 

Working with palm leaves to make plaiters

Iron and derivates 

Tam-Awan village art workshops 

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Botanical printing

Recife | Brazil

SUCCESS STORIES

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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:

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

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

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:

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

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