Mission & Objectives
The Documentation Resources and Archives Section aims to promote and facilitate access to tourism information for UNWTO Members and other institutional partners through appropriate mechanisms and effective information support services in two main areas:
Area One: Provision of information support services
Objective: To provide permanent information services on legislative, administrative and policy measures related to the tourism sector
Tourism Legislation Database (LEXTOUR):
An online access system to information on tourism legislation worldwide
Interactive discussion forum on tourism legislation
Place to discuss and exchange ideas in a interactive manner on timely legal issues concerning the tourism activity
Facilitation
An online access system to international instruments relative to facilitation of tourist travel
Archives: Access to UNWTO's historical and institutional archives
Area Two: Linkage networking between the Documentation Resources and Archives Section and its partners
Objective: To provide a permanent tourism information referral service and a standardized tool for tourism information transfer and exchange
An online access system to libraries, documentation services, information brokers and databases related to tourism worldwide
UNWTO Thesaurus on Tourism and Leisure Activities:
Access to a multilingual instrument to facilitate tourism information indexing and retrieval
Area Three: Promotion of the tourism information networking
Objective: To provide direct support to UNWTO Members, especially to National Tourism Administrations to permit them to fully participate in the tourism information networking development
