CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

  • RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT + INNOVATION (R+D+i)

    RESEARCH + DEVELOPMENT + INNOVATION (R+D+i)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Gabrovo | Bulgaria

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

National Museum Cebu

Traditional dances workshop

Raku ceramics craftsmanship

Glass workshop

Traditional Weaving in Thailand

Medellín | Colombia

Empordanet | Catalonia

Basketry and wicker 

Photography workshops

Iloilo | Philippines

Creative workshops at the Bambouseraie

Local cuisine workshop

Catalan cooking class

Mosaic workshop in Barcelona

Cévennes cooking workshop

Create your own soap

Maracatu raízes de pai adão 

Ceramic, drawing & jewelry workshop with Sanaa Studio 

Lantern Making in Thailand

Create your own Sukhothai pattern in Thaïland

Regional Folk Dance Workshop 

Living in island of Gods

Sandcastle building workshop for kids

Photographic rally in Barcelona

From Market to Table

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | Quebec

Ceramic workshop at the charming Emo Etar

Haskap and permaculture

Grenada Cocoa & Spices Health and Wellness Tour

Merit Creation in Thailand

Perpignan-Méditerranée | France

Pottery workshops

Ceramics & other tailor-made crafts

Gîte agrotouristique la Marie-Simonne

Barcelona | Spain

Crazy about the Caribbean Kids Workshop

Cyanotype with Algarve Flora Elements

Up Fab Lab 3D printing 

La Fille de la Mer – body cosmetics workshop

Pottery workshop

Discover and taste Empordanet products 

Introduction to creative techniques at the museum

Nagô ancestrality popular culture 

Cannes | France

Bakery for ritual breads

Making adornments from wool

SUCCESS STORIES

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

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 inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

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:

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!

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

THEY TRUST US