CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

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

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

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?

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

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

INTERVIEW: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Introduction to Western riding

Visit of a pottery workshop 

Pottery with Quincha Quintil

Barcelos creative tourism for seniors

Marie Line’s Creative Workshop in Brouage

Up Fab Lab 3D printing 

Experiencing authentic culture in Trinidad & Tobago with Pure Lopino Tours

Kite making workshops for kids 

Djerba | Tunisia

Art-deco paper jewellery

Traditional bulgarian dances and musics workshop in Gabrovo

Wood crafting workshop

La Fille de la Mer – body cosmetics workshop

Traditional dances workshop

Iron and derivates 

Creative Arts Workshops

“Azulejos” tiles painting

Sketching workshop in Barcelona

Catalan cooking class

Paint Barcelos’ iconic rooster!

Photographic rally in Barcelona

Do It Your Frites

Watercolour workshop with Diane Boilard

Crazy about the Caribbean Kids Workshop

From alpaca breeding to knitting

Cannes | France

Grape harvesting at Quinta da Tôr

Discover ceramic modeling

Online dance with Latoya

Interactive DIY & upcylcing workshops

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Introduction to creative techniques at the museum

Ceramic workshop at the charming Emo Etar

Travel sketchbook

Traditional weaving workshop

Photography workshops

Gabrovo | Bulgaria

From Market to Table

Glass blowing workshop at La Méduse

Dive into a potter’s workshop

OpArt atelier

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

Catalan castellers

Creative leather workshop: design your own custom bag, jewelry or coin purse!

Christmas ornament blowing workshop

Silleteras farms

Mosaic workshop in Barcelona

A half-day in the world of weaving

My first pottery piece 

Visit of a pottery workshop 

SUCCESS STORIES

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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:

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

Gabrovo Carnival, an International Cultural Landmark

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

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

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

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

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

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