Investments Strategy

Mission: Promote tourism through traditional and innovative investments services for the development of a competitive and sustainable tourism sector.

UN Tourism Investments

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investments@untourism.int

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The investment portfolio was introduced in 2019 as a strategic area of work for UN Tourism with the mission of promoting tourism through traditional and innovative investment services for the development of competitive and sustainable economic growth.

The main objectives are:

  • Enhance access to finance and investments by connecting key tourism stakeholders, and public and private capital sources.
  • Promote investments that boost economic growth, job creation, and sustainability.
  • Develop sustainable investment mechanisms by partnering with key stakeholders to mobilize resources with a positive impact on tourism.

Investment Services

UN Tourism investment services encompass different areas of collaboration to effectively engage with the diverse stakeholders that operate in the sector and amplify the impact:

1. Investment Networks:

  • Multilateral Cooperation Agreements: facilitating partnerships and agreements between multiple countries and/or international organizations to streamline investment in tourism. This involves collaborations related to researching trends and niches, updating policies, identifying opportunities, and securing financing. Access our “ Tourism Doing Business ” guidelines, with selected editions prepared in collaboration with CAF.
  • Public Private Partnerships (PPPs): fostering collaborations between public and private sectors to pool resources and expertise for sustainable tourism investment. These partnerships enhance destination management and promotion, strategic alliances, promote co-investment projects, and implement capacity-building initiatives.

2. Investment Promotion:

  • Specialized Investment Online and Offline Events: organizing forums, information sessions and online webinars where investors, government officials, and stakeholders discuss investment opportunities and challenges in the tourism sector.
  • Knowledge of Investments and FDI guidelines: providing guidance and information on investment best practices, through mainly foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines, to assist countries in attracting and managing investments effectively. Learn more about our partnerships

3. Investment Mobilization:

  • Liaison Investors Pipeline Services: facilitating connections between potential investors and tourism projects through services like information provision, and streamlining the investment process with the member countries.
  • Pipeline Development: supporting the development of investment pipelines by supporting the identification of opportunities and promoting viable tourism projects to potential investors.
  • Investment Mechanisms: assisting countries with technical knowledge and good practices in establishing effective investment mechanisms such as investment funds, incentives, and regulations to mobilize private sector capital for tourism development.

For more information contact investments@unwto.org.

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