Find out why September 27 is celebrated on World Tourism Day

New Delhi, September 27, 2019, Friday

World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 of each year. This time the theme of World Tourism Day is "Tourism and Job, a Better Future for All". India is going to host this year's World Tourism Day 2019. The purpose of World Tourism Day celebrations is to raise awareness of tourism around the world and promote social, cultural, political and economic values. This day can help increase mutual understanding among people all over the world. A variety of events are organized around the world for World Tourism Day.

Why is this day celebrated?

The World Tourism Day was started to celebrate the importance and popularity of tourism. The purpose of this day's celebration is to make people aware of tourism around the world. To make people aware, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has a different theme for World Tourism Day every year. The United Nations decided to celebrate September 27, 1980 as World Tourism Day. The reason that September 27 was chosen for World Tourism Day was because in 1970 the constitution of the World Tourism Organization was adopted.

According to data from the Ministry of Tourism, in 2017, 1.65 Arab local tourists visited different destinations. The tourism sector is growing in the country. The ministry said the number of foreign tourists has also increased. Last year, one crore five lakh tourists visited India. Tourists coming from abroad prefer to visit Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Agra and Jaipur.