UNWTO Report: Walking Tourism – Promoting Regional Development  | Industry Sector | Scoop.it

Walking tourism can be developed anywhere as a sustainable tourism offering with relatively small investment the UNWTO reports. 

 

Walking tourism is now one of the most popular ways to experience a destination and has many benefits including;

  • allowing tourists to engage with local people, nature and culture.
  • fulfilling the modern travellers’ preference for physical and healthy activities during travel.
  • social and economic benefits to residents and communities if properly developed and managed. 

 Read more in this executive summary.