CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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    INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

NEWS

Creative Tourism among the Innovative Solutions Featured at TIS Seville 2026

Creative Tourism Network® Invited as a Special Partner of the 19th ECTN Conference in Skiathos

GABROVO (Bulgaria) shines as a Global Creative Tourism Leader, hosting the UNESCO Creative Cities Conference on Crafts and Folk Art

OPEN CALL: The Creative Tourism Network® invites destinations from all over the world to apply for the 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

CREATIVE FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

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

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

Creative Tourism in the Charentes Region (France) : Interview with Sarah Dupuis, ceramist “Shaping the Essence of the Charentes”

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

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

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

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

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

Creative Tourism: Interview with Te’-Lor Woolery-Eugene, Social Media Coordinator 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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

Creative Tourism in the Charentes Region (France): Interview with Elisa Valinejad, Founder of Moulin sous la Vergne :

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

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

Creative Tourism in Les Charentes, France: Interview with Kevin Prat, Les Fleurs de Roussillon: Celebrating Nature Through Creative Floral Experiences

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France): Interview with Jean‑Louis Laboissière, Les Hauts de Talmont: A Creative Wine Experience in Charentes (France)

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France) : Interview with Leather Artistry of FREYA, “Crafting the Soul of the Charentes”

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

CANNES Creative Tourism: Interview with Laure Toma, Leisure Tourism Director, Cannes Visitors Bureau,

Creative Tourism in Charentes (France): Interview with Séverine Fauvel / @Mon Tendre Atelier

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Cyanotype with Algarve Flora Elements

Recife | Brazil

Baguio | Philippines

Sandcastle building workshop for kids

Routes through the Moravian hill

A countryside experience

Working with palm leaves to make plaiters

Wood crafting workshop

Print making with Casa Plan  

Creative walks

Sculpture workshop

Guided tour to a curds workshop 

Limaçon – Stone-cutting workshop

Arts & Crafts markets

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Cosmetic workshop

Grenada Cocoa & Spices Health and Wellness Tour

Creation of leather goods

Haskap and permaculture

Oenological games

Theater museum of puppetry and clown

Visit our artist studios

Cooking Workshop & Spirulina 

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Caboclinho 7 flexas 

Travel sketchbook

Pottery workshop

Introduction to creative techniques at the museum

Loulé | Portugal

Silk painting workshop

Straw marquetry

Wood Carving Workshop

Paint Barcelos’ iconic rooster!

Performing tour 

Stonemason workshop 

Grape harvesting at Quinta da Tôr

Embroidery and weaving 

Traditional music & dances experiences 

Cooking workshops Colombian food

Thai Creative Art in Thailand

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Traditional catalan desserts

From alpaca breeding to knitting

Goat’s hair processing

Live the authentic Saint Vincent lifestyle with NatureFresh Adventures 

Making adornments from wool

Empordà-style decoration workshop

Cévennes cooking workshop

Traditional dances workshop

Barcelona | Spain

SUCCESS STORIES

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Creative Tourism: Ljubljana Named Europe’s Best Creative City Destination!

“Barranquilla Recognized as the World’s Best Creative Destination by the Creative Tourism Network®, and Its Carnival Named the World’s Best Creative Event”!

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

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

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

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

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

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

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