Travel firm, Unesco join hands to protect heritage sites

Paris: A travel company has donated $1.5 million to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to support its work to conserve world heritage sites.

TripAdvisor, an online travel giant, and Unesco have signed a two-year agreement to protect the heritage sites, the Paris-based organisation said in a statement Friday.

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According to the statement, the donation will be used in the conservation work of the 890 natural and cultural sites enrolled on the world heritage list, Xinhua reported.

TripAdvisor will also promote awareness of the world heritage sites among over 25 million online visitors who use the website every month.
Source: IANS