SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 30, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 28, 2024 – The Nature-Positive Tourism Partnership (NPTP) is taking its mission to the global stage at the UN Biodiversity Summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia. This partnership, composed of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

Launched at COP15 in 2022, the NPTP brings together key stakeholders from the tourism sector, including policymakers and private sector leaders, to advocate for nature-positive practices.

At COP16, the NPTP is calling on governments to actively engage with the global Travel & Tourism sector to achieve the goals outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

Showcasing Tourism's Successes in Biodiversity

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – With less than three weeks to go before official testing begins prior to Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, DS Automobiles and PENSKE AUTOSPORT have presented the DS E-TENSE FE25. Featuring a fresh design, more aerodynamic bodywork, four-wheel drive, and a new powertrain developed by DS Performance, the DS E-TENSE FE25 will be the ace up the sleeve of the Franco-American squad.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – Thanks to a perfectly executed race strategy and an excellent performance by the six drivers, the PEUGEOT 9X8 2024 secured 4th and 8th places at the 6 Hours of Fuji.

Starting from 14th position, the PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 finished 4th, just 3.525 seconds away from the podium. The #94 also gained ten places in the standings to finish 8th.

After a tough race in Austin and a lack of pace in qualifying at the Fuji Speedway, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies managed to turn things around, bringing both PEUGEOT 9X8 2024 cars into the top ten and achieving their best result of the season in front of 65,800 fans.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – After a challenging race in Texas, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies is setting its sights on the 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan, the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The team is determined to bounce back and secure a strong finish at the Fuji International Speedway, a track known for its unique characteristics and unpredictable weather.

"The Fuji Speedway is a diverse racetrack, with a long 1,475-meter start-finish straight and some tight corners in the infield," explains Olivier Jansonnie, Peugeot Sport Technical Director. "Achieving the right balance between top speed and aerodynamic downforce is always a challenge on this circuit, which features 16 corners—10 right-handers and 6 left-handers. Additionally, we have to consider the unpredictable weather at this time of year on Japan's main island, Honshu."

A Familiar Battleground

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – After a promising performance in São Paulo and a rejuvenating summer break, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies is ready to hit the track again as the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) resumes at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. [cite: 4, 5]

This will be the French team's debut at the six-hour Lone Star Le Mans race, which returned to the FIA WEC calendar in 2020. [cite: 4, 5] The team got a taste of the Texan track during a test session in late July, familiarizing themselves with the unique challenges it presents. [cite: 5, 6]

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – The ZADIK (Central Archive for German and International Art Market Studies) will host a special event at ART COLOGNE, offering a unique glimpse into the art world through the history of the Hamburg auction house Hauswedell & Nolte.

This marks the first time the archive of an important auction house, founded before World War II and operating until 2016, has been made accessible to a public German archive. When Hauswedell & Nolte closed its doors in 2015, its business documents, spanning nearly 80 years, were entrusted to ZADIK.

The exhibition, titled "The path to art," showcases the journey of countless objects sold through 466 auctions, tracing their paths to collectors, dealers, museums, and libraries worldwide. It delves into the motivations behind collecting, the diverse players involved, and the lasting impact these collections have on the art world.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 29, 2024 – For the 57th edition of ART COLOGNE, taking place from November 7th to 10th, 2024, the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) will showcase a selection from its corporate collection of modern and contemporary art. The “Transitions” collection presentation, curated by Birgit Wiesenhütter, promises a fascinating journey through the world of transition.

In a 240-square-meter area, positions from the LBBW Collection will be exhibited that not only create transitions between artistic genres and media but also refer in terms of form and content to diverse transitions in space, time, society, and culture.

"'Transitions' reflects processes of change. Transitions accompany the transgression of boundaries and at the same time create connections", explains Birgit Wiesenhütter, who curated the collection presentation as a freelance curator.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – Amadeus and UN Tourism have released the third edition of their Travel Insights report, focusing on travel trends in the Americas for the latter part of 2024. The report offers valuable data and insights to help industry stakeholders understand and adapt to the evolving travel landscape.

Key Trends Shaping Travel in the Americas

The report highlights several key trends, including:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – UN Tourism, in partnership with France, is launching the UN Tourism National Open Innovation Challenge. This is the first time UN Tourism and the French Government have teamed up to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the tourism sector.

France, the world's most visited country with 100 million international tourist arrivals in 2023, is a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. It boasts nearly 60,000 startups and over 30 unicorns.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 27, 2024 – The critical role of women in tourism across Latin America and the Caribbean took center stage at the First Regional Conference on Women's Empowerment in Tourism. Co-hosted by UN Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism of Paraguay in Asunción on October 21-22, the conference debuted a comprehensive report highlighting the contributions and challenges faced by women in this vital sector.

The report underscored the significant role tourism plays in empowering women. Currently, women comprise 52% of the overall tourism workforce, with that number increasing to 60% in specific areas like accommodation and food services. Furthermore, the report revealed that 69% of those enrolled in tourism-related education programs are women, indicating a strong interest in tourism as a career path.