Beautiful places images flood Twitter on World Tourism Day

Scenic locales, beautiful places and destinations images that literally take your breath away took Twitter by storm on World Tourism Day on Tuesday.

Here are some of them

The purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event seeks to address global challenges outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to highlight the contribution the tourism sector can make in reaching these goals.