As decided by the UNWTO General Assembly, the World Tourism Day

2017 Official Celebration will be held in Doha, Qatar, under the theme “Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development”, in the framework of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017.

About the host

Qatar is a country steeped in history, rich in culture and buoyed by global growth. Owing to the country’s rapid development, visitors have an opportunity to capture the beautiful contrast of past and future in a single frame; the country is home to high rises and modern technology parks, sitting side by side with majestic desert landscapes and 1,400 years of Islamic history. In addition to offering a wide range of authentic experiences, Qatar hosts close to 80 sporting events annually, and will be the first Middle Eastern country to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships, 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FINA World Swimming Championships.

The director of Visit Mogadishu was invited and participated, He had great time with UNWTO general secretary Taleb Refai, and discussed about Somalia tourism restore, as 2017 Somalia officially restored its membership of UNWTO.