Global Tourism Resilience Day
A/RES/77/269
A/RES/77/269
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule. Public-holiday or government status is never inferred from the observance name alone.
Overview
Global Tourism Resilience Day is observed on 17 February. It focuses attention on the ability of tourism destinations, workers, businesses and public institutions to prepare for, withstand and recover from disruptions.
The UN General Assembly created the Day in 2023 after a Jamaica-led initiative.
Why it matters
Tourism resilience includes more than recovery after a crisis. It can involve risk assessment, diversified local economies, emergency planning, climate adaptation, social protection, infrastructure, business continuity and protection of communities that depend heavily on visitors.
A resilience lens is most useful when it considers workers and residents as well as destinations and tourism businesses.
History
Jamaica advocated for an international tourism-resilience observance and introduced the draft resolution in the General Assembly.
On 6 February 2023, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/77/269 and proclaimed 17 February as Global Tourism Resilience Day.
Jamaica convened the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference in Kingston from 15 to 17 February 2023, providing the first observance cycle immediately after the UN proclamation.
How the observance developed
This timeline is assembled only from verified provenance fields. Missing stages are omitted rather than inferred.
Jamaica
UN General Assembly meetings coverage records Jamaica’s Minister for Tourism introducing the draft and advocating for the international Day.
United Nations General Assembly
UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/77/269
First documented observance
The General Assembly meeting record states that Jamaica would commence commemoration through the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference, held 15–17 February 2023, culminating on the designated date.
What the evidence establishes
Verified institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Fields that the reviewed sources do not establish remain fail-closed and are available below without competing with the confirmed record.
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Ways to observe
Review a destination’s publicly available disaster, climate or business-continuity plans and identify how tourism-dependent communities are included.
Study a tourism shock and distinguish short-term visitor recovery from long-term economic and social resilience.
Support locally owned businesses and community-led tourism where appropriate so tourism value is not concentrated only in large operators.
When discussing crisis recovery, avoid encouraging travel to areas where authorities are still restricting access or prioritizing emergency operations.
Useful facts
The Day is observed on 17 February.
The UN General Assembly adopted A/RES/77/269 on 6 February 2023.
Jamaica introduced the establishing draft in the General Assembly.
The inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference was held in Kingston from 15 to 17 February 2023.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
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Evidence & sources
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United Nations Digital Library — A/RES/77/269 (opens in a new tab)
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Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then use reviewed distinctions and related authority records to understand where this observance fits.
Frequently asked questions
When is Global Tourism Resilience Day?
17 February The stored recurrence guidance is: 17 February.
Does Global Tourism Resilience Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Global Tourism Resilience Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Nations / international observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Global Tourism Resilience Day?
The reviewed provenance layer identifies United Nations General Assembly as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Jamaica.
Is Global Tourism Resilience Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: United Nations / international observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Who proposed Global Tourism Resilience Day?
Jamaica led the initiative and its Minister for Tourism introduced the establishing draft resolution in the General Assembly.
When did the UN establish the Day?
The General Assembly adopted A/RES/77/269 on 6 February 2023 and proclaimed 17 February as Global Tourism Resilience Day.
What does tourism resilience mean?
In practice it concerns the capacity of tourism systems and communities to prepare for disruption, reduce vulnerability, continue essential functions and recover sustainably.
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