What day is it today?

September 27th every year is the "world tourism day", which is a festival for tourists and tourists all over the world. This festival was decided at the Third Congress of the World Tourism Organization on September 27th, 1979. Its purpose is to attract people's attention to tourism, provide opportunities for tourism promotion and promote exchanges and cooperation among countries in tourism. This day was chosen as world tourism day. First of all, the predecessor of the World Tourism Organization, the International Official Tourism Union, adopted the Constitution of the World Tourism Organization at the special congress in Mexico City on 1970. In addition, this day happens to be the handover time just after the peak tourist season in the northern hemisphere and the peak tourist season in the southern hemisphere.

With the improvement of human civilization and the rapid development of high technology, more and more people travel abroad. As a major foreign exchange earning industry and an important means to solve the employment problem, tourism has been paid more and more attention by governments all over the world. According to the forecast of the World Tourism Organization, by 20 10, more than 654.38 billion people will travel abroad every year in the world.

1983 China officially became a member of the World Tourism Organization. Starting from 1985, a province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government will be designated as the main venue for world tourism day celebrations every year.

In order to popularize the concept of tourism all over the world and promote the continuous development of world tourism, the World Tourism Organization launches a theme slogan of world tourism day every year.