<span style="color: #222222;">World Tourism Day is being observed today. The theme this year is -&nbsp;’Tourism and Rural Development’. This day is observed on the 27th of September every year to celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">This year’s Tourism Day comes at a critical moment, as countries around the world look to tourism to drive recovery, including in rural communities.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">According to the United Nations, the pandemic represents an opportunity to rethink the future of the tourism sector, including how it contributes to the sustainable development goals, through its social, cultural, political, and economic value.</span><br />