Every 23 May. First global celebration: 23 May 2027.

One date each year and one shared cycle. The founding window closes on the day of the first global celebration.

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The Nanee · Nepal

Available only until 23 May 2027

Become a Founding Partner

Organisations that adhere before the first global celebration are recognised as Founding Partners of World Regenerative Tourism Day. The status is open only until 23 May 2027, and it will permanently mark the organisations that were there from the start.

208 Days left to become a Founding Partner

Key dates

The calendar of the founding year.

  1. 29 Sep 2026

    Founding documents, Version 2.0

    The Founding Declaration, the Global Manifesto and the Adherence Instrument are published with persistent DOI identifiers.

  2. Now – 23 May 2027

    The founding window

    Organisations that adhere in this period join as Founding Partners and help shape the first global programme of action.

  3. 21 May

    World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

    A United Nations observance.

  4. 22 May

    International Day for Biological Diversity

    A United Nations observance.

  5. 23 May 2027

    First global celebration

    Participating organisations implement and share their actions. The Founding Partner window closes.

  6. After 23 May

    Reporting

    Participants document the results and the limitations, which feed into an evidence-based annual report.

  7. Every 23 May

    Annual observance

    Each year the cycle begins again, and each action builds on the last.

21 and 22 May are United Nations observances. World Regenerative Tourism Day is an independent initiative and is not an official United Nations observance.

The annual cycle

How each year unfolds.

  1. Now

    Commit

    Organisations sign the Global Manifesto and choose their participation tier.

  2. Before 23 May

    Prepare

    Working with local partners, each organisation picks one action that suits its destination.

  3. On 23 May

    Act

    On 23 May, participants carry out their action and share it publicly.

  4. After

    Report

    Participants document the results and the limitations, which feed into an evidence-based annual report.

How to celebrate 23 May → Why 23 May →

Be there from the start.

Signing is free and takes a few minutes. 208 days left to join as a Founding Partner.

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