Green OTA up for UNWTO award
Team Ecobnb
Social progress, sustainable tourism etourism, culture and heritage figure in UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation
Long list includes green OTA Ecobnb.
12 finalists include initiatives from Belgium, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain .
"The UNWTO Awards reflect the efforts done worldwide by the tourism community to foster innovation and the need of the sector to advance towards a more sustainable and responsible future" said UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai. "In the last decade the Awards have shown the sector’s high commitment to this goal, which this year has a special meaning as we celebrate the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017," he added.
Finalists of the 13th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism are:
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance
- Innovative use of e-tourism/Egypt’s strategy 2020, Advisory Council of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt
- Invat.Tur, Valencia Region Tourism Board, Spain
- Social progress index in tourism destinations in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Tourism Board, Costa Rica
- Strategies for development of sustainable tourism in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State Ministry of Tourism, Mexico
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Enterprises
- Adding color to lives, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Belgium
- Ecobnb: The community of sustainable tourism, Ecobnb, Italy
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organizations
- Culture heritage: tools for sustainability of a World Heritage Site, Petra National Trust, Jordan
- Inclusion of micro- and small enterprises in the sustainable tourism supply chain, Fundación Tropicalia, Dominican Republic
- Govardhan Eco Village, India
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Research and Technology
- Carmacal carbon calculator for travel packages, Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), Netherlands
- Encyclopedia of tourism, Ulysses Foundation, Spain
- IP Tourism 4.0, Turismo de Portugal, Portugal
The 12 finalists will share their expertise and experiences at the UNWTO Awards Forum on 16 January 2017, in Madrid. Two days later, on 18 January 2017, the winners of each category will be announced at the UNWTO Awards Ceremony and Gala dinner.
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