UNWTO o lo'o vala'aulia talosaga mo le 2013 Fa'ailoga mo le Tulaga Lelei ma le Fa'afouina i Turisi, lea e fa'ailoa ai taunu'uga o ta'ita'iga tulaga ese i le vaega. O filifiliga e tatau ona tuʻuina atu aʻo leʻi oʻo i Oketopa 1, 2013.

Talu mai le amataga o le UNWTO Faailoga i le 2003, ua aloaia e le Faalapotopotoga o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa a le Lalolagi le sao o tagata atamamai ma faʻalapotopotoga - lautele, tumaoti, poʻo NGO - i atinaʻe fou o turisi, e aofia ai fesoʻotaʻiga turisi, suʻeina o eleele i luga o le initaneti, poʻo galuega faʻaitiitia le mativa e ala i turisi.

“O le sao o i latou ua fa’amanuiaina i UNWTOO le misiona a le faʻalauiloaina o turisi e avea o se taʻavale mo le atinaʻe gafataulimaina ma le malamalama faʻavaomalo e matua taua lava," o le tala lea UNWTO Failautusi Aoao Taleb Rifai. "I le amanaiaina o taʻitaʻi faʻapitoa tau turisi, tagata atamamai, faʻalapotopotoga, ma kamupani, matou te faʻamoemoe e faʻamalosia le aiga turisi i le lalolagi atoa e faʻaauau pea le tulituliloaina o le faʻatauvaʻa ma le faʻaauauina o turisi atinaʻe e ala i le poto ma mea fou," o lana faʻaopoopo mai lea.

Ole fa'ailoga o le a faia ile Ianuari 22, 2014 ile Madrid International Tourism Trade Fair FITUR ma o le a soso'o ma le UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium (Ianuari 23, 2014), lea o le a fa'atulagaina ai fa'ata'ita'iga sili ona lelei e tu'uina atu.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

“In recognizing exceptional tourism leaders, scholars, institutions, and companies, we aim at inspiring the global tourism family to keep pursuing competitive and sustainable tourism development through knowledge and innovation,” he added.
“O le sao o i latou ua fa’amanuiaina i UNWTO's mission to promote tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development and international understanding is extremely valuable,” said UNWTO Failautusi Aoao Taleb Rifai.
Talu mai le amataga o le UNWTO Awards in 2003, the World Tourism Organization has recognized the contribution of scholars and institutions –.