Publications

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BUILDING A STRONGER SILK ROAD
Strategic Recommendations for Enhancing Tourism with a Special Focus on Central Asia These recommendations were formulated following the UNWTO Tour Operators’ Forum on the Silk Road - Creating a Stronger Business Environment for Growth event that took place in Berlin on 9 March 2012, hosted by ITB... 		2013
Conclusions from the UNWTO Silk Road Ministers' Meeting at ITB Berlin 2013
Just over 40 years ago, the World Heritage Convention was conceived to protect sites of ‘outstanding universal value’ to humanity. Today, almost 1,000 sites are World Heritage listed and increasingly millions of people travel each year to experience these unique cultural and natural assets. The... 		2013
FLAVOURS OF THE SILK ROAD Conference - Highlights & Conclusions
On 6 and 7 September representatives from tourism ministries, national tourism offices, tourism officials, experts and grass roots practitioners from across the Silk Road countries met in Baku, Azerbaijan for the “Flavours of the Silk Road: International Conference on Food, Culture and Tourism”.... 		2012
UNWTO AM Report Vol. 4 'Global Report on Food Tourism'
The Global Report on Food Tourism, Volume No.4 of the UNWTO Affiliate Members’ series of in-depth reports explores the links between tourism and food. For many of the world’s billions of tourists, returning to familiar destinations to enjoy tried and tested recipes or travelling further afield in... 		2012
Introduction to the Silk Road Programme 2012
Experience the Silk Road Ministers' Summit - ITB Berlin 2011
Experience the Silk Road Ministers' Summit - Conclusions & Update Report  (9March 2011, ITB Berlin) 		2011
UNCTAD - Investment Guide to the Silk Road
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published many relevant documents on the Silk Road, most notably the Investment Guide to the Silk Road (2009). This Guide, apart from providing readers with comprehensive introductory information, offers a detailed outline of the... 		2009
The Silk Road
This new brochure published by UNWTO presents a mosaic of tourism products, sites and attractions of the Silk Road region as a whole, with the objective of contributing to a better knowledge of its tourism potential. 		2006
A Strategic Approach to Visa Facilitation in the Silk Road Countries
The study includes analysis of existing visa procedures and other formalities in the Silk Road countries, based on the results of a survey of the corresponding embassies and consulates. The results of the survey leads to a comparative analysis on the various rules, regulations and procedures... 		2005
Tourism Pearls of the Silk Road
This publication was published as part of the UNWTO, UNDP and UNCTAD project of ¨Silk Road Initiative¨. The aim of the publication is to familiarize the reader with the immense variety and high quality of the Silk Road tourism resources located in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and... 		2005