{"id":266298,"date":"2023-10-26T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=266298"},"modified":"2023-10-27T08:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T03:16:33","slug":"as-gujarats-dhordo-village-gets-unwto-recognition-pm-modi-says-it-showcases-indias-tourism-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/as-gujarats-dhordo-village-gets-unwto-recognition-pm-modi-says-it-showcases-indias-tourism-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"As Gujarat\u2019s Dhordo village gets UNWTO recognition, PM Modi says it showcases India\u2019s tourism potential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cAs Gujarat\u2019s Dhordo village gets UNWTO recognition, PM Modi says it showcases India\u2019s tourism potential\u201d<\/b> published in<\/span> \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) has included Dhordo village (Gujarat) on the list of \u2018Best Tourism Villages 2023\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where is Dhordo Village?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Located in: <\/b>Great Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Known for: <\/b>Annual Rann Utsav Festival, which celebrates the region\u2019s rich cultural heritage, traditional arts, music and crafts.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Best Tourism Villages Initiative?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Started by:<\/b> United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aim:<\/b> To promote tourism for sustainable development globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The award is given to villages <\/b>that are leaders in rural development and preservation of landscapes, cultural diversity, local values and food traditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specification\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Established in<\/b><\/td>\n1975<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/b><\/td>\nUnited Nations Specialized Agency<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/b><\/td>\nTo promote responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Headquarters<\/b><\/td>\nMadrid, Spain<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/b> Art and Culture\/International Organizations<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cAs Gujarat\u2019s Dhordo village gets UNWTO recognition, PM Modi says it showcases India\u2019s tourism potential\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 26th October 2023 Why in the News? The United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) has included Dhordo village (Gujarat) on the list of \u2018Best Tourism Villages 2023\u2019. Where… Continue reading As Gujarat\u2019s Dhordo village gets UNWTO recognition, PM Modi says it showcases India\u2019s tourism potential<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11211,1],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-266298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-places-in-news","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":20,"cached_at":1698382596,"cached_date":1698478014},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}