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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creative Tourism: Interview with Dominic McDowell, Business Development Manager 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 con Daniela Nikolova, Jefa del Centro de Información Turística del Municipio de Gabrovo

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Wood carving workshops

Bakery for ritual breads

Stonemason workshop 

Glass blowing workshop at La Méduse

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Wines and vines experiences 

Stained glass workshop “I Did It Myself”

Gîte agrotouristique la Marie-Simonne

Iron and derivates 

Kingston | Jamaica

Local cuisine workshop

From alpaca breeding to knitting

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

Charentes | France

Soap making with la fille de la mer 

OpArt atelier

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Barcelos chocolate experience

Nicosia | Cyprus

Braid making

Photowalk: Loulé Street Photography

Empordà-style decoration workshop

Silleteras farms

Draw what you drink

Cyanotype with Algarve Flora Elements

Olha! Recife

Bumi & Ashe pottery

Traditional bulgarian dances and musics workshop in Gabrovo

Routes through the Commune 13

Cévennes cooking workshop

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

Gourmande de nature – Culinary workshop

Theater museum of puppetry and clown

Customize your Anduze vase

Street art with VSA tour 

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Cooking Workshop & Spirulina 

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

«The mark of fire» pyrography on wood

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Iloilo | Philippines

Cebu | Philippines

Discover Cannes Honey

Routes through the Moravian hill

Catalan wine tasting

Maracatu raízes de pai adão 

Glass workshop

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

SUCCESS STORIES

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

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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

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.

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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