CREATIVE TOURISM NETWORK®

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

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NEWS

Creative Tourism Network® Honours Essaouira with the “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!

Salvador da Bahia fosters Creative Tourism

CREATIVE FRIENDLY Destinations

INTERVIEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marina Simião, Patchwork Methodology (Brazil)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Mervat Abdel-Nasser, New Hermopolis (Egypt)

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

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

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: Talks on Sapporo, UNESCO City of Media Arts

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

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

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

Interview with Jingdezhen: Revitalizing a Ceramic Capital through Creative Tourism

Interview with Nicolas Monquaut (French Ministry of Culture)

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

CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Introduction to Western riding

Grapes of Roussillon in hand and mouth 

Glass workshop in Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

Dry and fresh flower basket and wreath workshop 

Kaïros, the Gallery of Bowls (Charentes, France)

Routes through the Commune 13

Olha! Recife

“Azulejos” tiles painting

Pottery workshops

Photographic rally in Barcelona

Bumi & Ashe pottery

Workshop for carnival masks

Illustration workshop with Calamina

Art-deco paper jewellery

Nabeul | Tunisia

Wool & felt workshop with Miel de Oveja

Creative writing workshop with Prips

Visit of wine estate Domaine Pautier

Christmas ornament blowing workshop

Olive oil workshop

Print making with Casa Plan  

Bamboo cooking

Coffee workshop with Taller Cafe

Sfax-Kerkennah | Tunisia

Living in island of Gods

Oenological games

Ceramic workshop at the charming Emo Etar

Miel en mer – beeswax candle making workshop

Bear cave printing 

Dahar | Tunisia

Routes to hydrangea and orchid crops

Online dance with Latoya

Cannes | France

Traditional dances workshop

Cocoa beans into chocolate workshop

Bakery workshop in Saint Jean Port Joli

Modeling technique of a small stoneware piece 

Amulet Making in Thailand

San Antonio | Texas – U.S.A

Barcelos | Portugal

Shape your Catalan art ceramics

Algarve Cataplana

Aromalight workshops

Barcelos imagery

Wood Carving Workshop

Embroidery and weaving 

Herbalism and summer care

Arts & Craft Tour in Nevis

Loulé | Portugal

Grape harvesting at Quinta da Tôr

SUCCESS STORIES

Creative Tourism, awarded in the Medellín Product Show Contest

Creative Tourism in the Llanquihue Lake (Chile)

Barcelos inaugura la seva Casa de la Creativitat

Gabrovo Creative Tourissm: successful glass tangle festival

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Barcelos inaugura la sua Casa della Creatività

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

Successful experiential press and fam trips!

Barcelos inaugura su Casa de la Creatividad

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

Barcelos inaugure sa Maison de la Créativité

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

Djerba focuses on creative and sustainable tourism in Tunisia

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

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

New Horizons: Gabrovo, between magic and traditions

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

Les Îles de la Madeleine: un modèle de tourisme créatif

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

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

Barcelos inaugura a Casa da Criatividade

Barcelos inaugurates its House of Creativity

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