CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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 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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

Creative Tourism: Interview with Artur Bastos, Head of Division on a substitution basis – Division of Tourism and Cultural Management – of Amarante, Creative City UNESCO

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Braid making

Limaçon – Stone-cutting workshop

Barcelos | Portugal

Rumba rythm

Illustration workshop with Calamina

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Cartoon drawing masterclass

We’ve crochet café knitting workshop 

Gîte agrotouristique la Marie-Simonne

Travel sketchbook

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

Hand spinning workshop

Introduction to Western riding

Cannes | France

Haskap and permaculture

Tour of Port of Spain infused with a taste of Trini

Glass blowing workshop at La Méduse

Culinary arts experiences 

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Wood carving workshops

Fooding experience

Olha! Recife

Mind Lab crafts

Bakespace cooking workshop 

Routes through the Moravian hill

Baguio city creative forum 

Grape harvesting at Quinta da Tôr

Working with palm leaves to make plaiters

Snow sculpture in Saint Jean Port Joli – Québec

Introduction to pottery wheel

Ceramics & other tailor-made crafts

Cyanotype with Algarve Flora Elements

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

La Fille de la Mer – body cosmetics workshop

“Azulejos” tiles painting

Sining eskinita 

Medellín | Colombia

Saint Honorat island wine tastings

Arts & Crafts markets

Photography workshop

Cooking workshops Colombian food

Barcelona | Spain

Traditional weaving workshop

Crazy about the Caribbean Kids Workshop

Writing with a goose feather

Ceramic, drawing & jewelry workshop with Sanaa Studio 

Barcelos chocolate experience

Stained glass workshop “I Did It Myself”

SUCCESS STORIES

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

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

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:

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

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

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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