Putting People First: All UNWTO Events Until 30 April Suspended

Madrid (Spain) – March 15, 2020 (travelindex.com) – In response to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, UNWTO is implementing public health protocols based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Spanish authorities, as the host country of UNWTO.

Effective immediately, all UNWTO events planned until 30 April are suspended.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and with the purpose to support and contribute to the health prevention and regulation actions recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNWTO decided to postpone all events organized by UNWTO and to not attend any event in which UNWTO personnel would participate from today until the end of April.

For the events that will take place in May, UNWTO will review the situation around the COVID-19 outbreak in due course.

Rescheduling to later dates will be evaluated depending on the further development the current situation.