CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 modelo de desarrollo sostenible

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Arts & Crafts markets

Grape harvesting at Quinta da Tôr

Olha! Recife

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Aromalight workshops

Sfax-Kerkennah | Tunisia

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Introduction to Western riding

Tasting and creation of crazy salts 

Haskap and permaculture

Christmas ornament blowing workshop

Traditional bulgarian dances and musics workshop in Gabrovo

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

Do It Your Frites

Raku and pottery workshop at Show d’Boucane

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

Experiencing authentic Bajan life in Nzuri Eco Retreat (Barbados)

Scented and Floral Vegetable Candle Making Workshop with Ombellessence

Raku ceramics craftsmanship

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

Baguio city creative forum 

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Barcelona | Spain

Introduction to creative techniques at the museum

Traditional catalan desserts

Up Fab Lab 3D printing 

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

Creative programming of our festivals & museum

Nicosia | Cyprus

Painting and wine workshops

Wines and vines experiences 

Charentes | France

Create your own soap

Wood carving workshops

Hubs of creative makers

Catalan cooking class

Fooding experience

Survival day: return to -450,000 years

Cultural struggles 

Barcelos imagery

Empordanet | Catalonia

OpArt atelier

Discover Cannes Honey

National Museum Cebu

Art-deco paper jewellery

Tam-Awan village art workshops 

Dry and fresh flower basket and wreath workshop 

Pottery workshop

SUCCESS STORIES

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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

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!

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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:

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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