The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the United Nations, invites bloggers worldwide to highlight the links between tourism and community development. On the occasion of World Tourism Day 2014 (WTD), UNWTO organizes the first ever WTD Blogger competition, inviting the winning author to Mexico to witness first-hand the positive impact of tourism on communities and attending the official WTD celebrations in Guadalajara.
Tourism and Community Development is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day. Celebrated every year on 27 September, WTD is the global observance to highlight tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value.

Are you a blogger who has had the chance to visit a community which benefitted from tourism? Or has your home community experienced improvements thanks to tourism? Enter the competition!

This first WTD Blogger Competition encourages bloggers from around the globe to share their knowledge of tourism and its economic, social and environmental impact, focusing on the local or grassroots level.

By sharing your experiences in a featured blog post on the subject of “Tourism and Community Development”, you have the chance to win a round trip to Mexico, with the opportunity to visit and write about local community projects made possible thanks to tourism. The winner will also be attending the official WTD Celebrations taking place in Guadalajara, alongside UNWTO and tourism stakeholders from around the world, on 27 September.

The deadline for submissions is 15 August.