CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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 Daniela Nikolova, Head of Tourist Information Center Gabrovo Municipality

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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 // LouléCriativo (Portugal) un model de desenvolupament sostenible

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Glass workshop

Ceramic workshop in Thailand

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Raku ceramics craftsmanship

Creative programming of our festivals & museum

Dahar | Tunisia

Wood crafting workshop

Hubs of creative makers

A half-day in the world of weaving

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

Bakery workshop in Saint Jean Port Joli

Barcelos imagery

Cannes | France

Silk painting workshop

Photographic rally in Barcelona

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Cultural struggles 

Pottery workshop at “La Maison du Potier” (The potter’s house)

Cooking class: your own bulgarian specialities

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Up Fab Lab 3D printing 

Perpignan-Méditerranée | France

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Discover and taste Empordanet products 

Catalan cooking class

Saint Honorat island wine tastings

Catalan crafts

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

Grapes of Roussillon in hand and mouth 

National Museum Cebu

Dive into a potter’s workshop

Bakespace cooking workshop 

Regional Folk Dance Workshop 

Aromalight workshops

Introduction to Western riding

Tozeur | Tunisia

Empordà-style decoration workshop

Nicosia | Cyprus

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | Quebec

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Medellín | Colombia

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

From grain to bread 

Routes through the Moravian hill

Visit our artist studios

Sketching workshop in Barcelona

Wood carving workshops

Wood Carving Workshop

Charentes | France

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

SUCCESS STORIES

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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

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

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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:

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

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

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

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

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

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