UNESCO Global Geoparks and Tourism

10th April 2025, 12:00 – 14:00 h (GMT)

Participants: Managers and management team members of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Aim: UNESCO Global Geoparks and tourism promotion

• What is the contribution of UNESCO Global Geoparks to local tourism?
• How do UNESCO Global Geoparks contribute to the tourism of different countries?
• What makes UNESCO Global Geoparks ideal model territories for the sustainable tourism?
• What are the future plans for UNESCO Global Geoparks tourism promotion?

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction (5 min) by Prof. Nickolas Zouros, President of GGN

2. Welcome by UNESCO (5 min) by Kristof Vandenberghe, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section

3. UNESCO Global Geoparks and tourism - Results of the Questionnaire on Tourism (10 min)

Marie-Luise Frey, GGN Executive Board member (Germany)

4. UNESCO Global Geoparks and different tourism approaches

Frances Heydeman, Stonehammer UGGp (Canada)

5. Geotourism offer in UNESCO Global Geoparks - EGN booklet

Alain Petit, Famenne-Ardenne UGGp (Belgium)

6. Participation in Tourism Fairs

Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Naturtejo UGGp (Portugal)

7. Promotion through Social Media

Chan Yu Nam, Hong Kong UGGp (P.R. China)

8. Tourism Promotion

Zhu Guohang, Ningde UGGp (P.R. China)

9. Questions - Comments – Proposals from UNESCO Global Geopark managers

10. Closing remarks from the GGN