WORLD TOURISM DAY

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated September 27 as World Tourism Day every year since 1980. This date was chosen because the UNWTO Statutes were adopted on this day in 1970. This day is meant to raise public awareness of tourism’s importance to the world economy and demonstrate how it affects global political, economic, social, and cultural values.

This year, Meghalaya Tourism aims to commemorate this day by highlighting adventure tourism and the different adventure tourism-related activities in the state in relation to this year’s theme for World Tourism Day, which is ‘Rethinking Tourism’.

In essence, the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’ will consider where tourism is headed, where it needs to go, and how we should promote it. It also aims to inspire discussion on rethinking tourism for development, including job creation and educational possibilities, as well as on the industry’s environmental effects and potential for more sustainable expansion.

Because adventure tourism is so essential to the character and to the overall development of tourism in Meghalaya, both commercially and culturally, we have selected it as the focus for this tourism day. As it is only natural for this kind of tourism to be popular among locals as well as tourists and visitors from outside the state because adventure is not only interwoven into the fabric of the people of Meghalaya but it is also known to always attract the attention of foreign visitors.

Adventure tourism in Meghalaya:

The inhabitants of Meghalaya have always had a strong connection to all things related to nature and adventure tourism in general. People of various ages have historically enjoyed caving, hiking, and trekking. The hills, lakes, and rivers of Meghalaya provide more adrenaline-pumping activities than you can imagine if you’re looking for a modern adventure. These activities are also getting more popular with tourists and visitors; thus, the adventure tourism sector is now more active than ever.

Travel Meghalaya Travel Local

The goal of Travel Meghalaya Travel Local is to promote a less carbon-intensive tourism destination by offering a selection of carefully selected tours in Meghalaya as well as modest chapters in remote small towns. They concentrate on a simple and controllable approach to tourism by creating camps and small homestays. Through training, continuous connection building, resource mobilization, and the production of a tour that has been thoughtfully designed for visitors by locals, they want to educate everyone they deal with about the importance of sustainable and responsible tourism.

They specifically organise and curate vacations from the perspective and expectations of the consumer because they are a curating agency. The trips are designed to connect people and nature through a variety of perspectives, including adventure, local cuisine, nature trails, meditation, storytelling, and performing arts. This will help their clients relate to and understand the culture, diversity, and understanding of nature that we have lost with modernization.

Nature trails

This nature trail is a brief and easy stroll inside Mawlyngbna village’s lush woodlands. The walk includes folk tales, participation in and sharing of traditional knowledge, all with a focus on the concept “Ka Mariang ka kren“ or ‘the language of the forest,’ a connection between nature and human living with nature, or simply ‘nature reading.’