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 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 // LouléCriativo (Portugal) un modelo de desarrollo sostenible

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Cocoa beans into chocolate workshop

Marie Line’s Creative Workshop in Brouage

Gabrovo | Bulgaria

Wood carving workshops

Workshop for carnival masks

A half-day in the world of weaving

Online dance with Latoya

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Travel sketchbook

“Pélardon” cheese workshop

Algarve Cataplana

Catalan wine tasting

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Molding the clay on the Potter’s Wheel

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Photography school

Bakespace cooking workshop 

Recife tour & manguebeat story 

Create your own Sukhothai pattern in Thaïland

Introduction to Western riding

Scented candles workshops 

Nabeul | Tunisia

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

Pottery workshop with Show d’Boucane 

Breads of Barcelos creative city

Oyster Knife Making

Carnival Experience in Trinidad & Tobago

We’ve crochet café knitting workshop 

Medellín | Colombia

Raku ceramics craftsmanship

Visit Timis | Romania

Limaçon – Stone-cutting workshop

Create your own soap

Sew a Taleigo bag in Loulé

Embroidery and weaving 

Bamboo Weaving in Thailand

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

Working with palm leaves to make plaiters

Routes through the Commune 13

Nicosia | Cyprus

Wood Carving Workshop

Guided tour to a curds workshop 

Fig Trilogy

Local cuisine workshop

Mosaic workshop in Barcelona

Brew your own beer!

Creative walks

Botanical printing

La Fille de la Mer – body cosmetics workshop

SUCCESS STORIES

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:

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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

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

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

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

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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