CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

  • SDG-creativetourism

    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

NEWS

Open Call for CreativeFriendlyDestination® Label

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 FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Watercolour workshop with Diane Boilard

Herbalism and summer care

Graphic audiovisual art with Perro Sur 

Cocoa beans into chocolate workshop

Traditional bulgarian dances and musics workshop in Gabrovo

Cultural struggles 

Cyanotype with Algarve Flora Elements

Snow sculpture in Saint Jean Port Joli – Québec

Nabeul | Tunisia

Traditional catalan desserts

Grapes of Roussillon in hand and mouth 

Barcelos pottery

Loulé | Portugal

From alpaca breeding to knitting

Photographic Route in Loulé (Portugal)

Scented candles workshops 

Dahar | Tunisia

Ceramic with la Maison du Potier 

Lobster trap fabrication at Musée de l’Île d’Entrée

Discover and taste Empordanet products 

Ecological farm visit

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

Painting and wine workshops

Gourmande de nature – Culinary workshop

Raku and pottery workshop at Show d’Boucane

Photography school

Baguio | Philippines

Glass workshop

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Online dance with Latoya

“Pélardon” cheese workshop

Sketching workshop in Barcelona

Sining eskinita 

Photography workshop

Sfax-Kerkennah | Tunisia

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

Cévennes cooking workshop

Medellín | Colombia

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | Quebec

Cartoon drawing masterclass

Workshop for carnival masks

Barcelos | Portugal

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

From grain to bread 

Catalan castellers

Cooking class: your own bulgarian specialities

Coffee workshop with Taller Cafe

Discover Cannes Honey

Culinary arts experiences 

SUCCESS STORIES

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

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

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

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

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?

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

THEY TRUST US