ITB: VESTAS Latest: 95 nominations 14 countries 21 partners
All of the nominated initiatives will be showcased on a special Destinet Atlas of European Excellence and at ITB.
The enormously wide range of nominations includes a mosaic of sustainable tourism enterprises in Europe from tiny B&B’s to whole destinations. All demonstrating that tourism is rapidly moving into the green economy at every level.
14 European countries are represented in the VESTA nominations, 20 partner organisations have nominated 95 sustainable tourism ‘Best Practices’
To see the amazingly wide variety of sustainable tourism featured in the VESTA nominations visit: VESTAS NOMINATIONS
All the nominations will be featured at the ceremony at ITB on Friday 11th March at 6pm in Hall 4.1
Said Valere Tjolle “Sustainable tourism at its best connects tourists in a tangible way to the places, people, cultures and environments they visit – delivering life-changing travel experiences. The VESTAS make the connection to the certifying agencies, showcasing the providers and linking the marketplace making a wonderful, sustainable, very effective and committed hoilistic network.”
VESTA partners who submitted nominations are:
- The Austrian Ministry for environment
- Biohotels Germany
- Blaue Schwalbe Germany
- Blue Flag Croatia
- Blue Flag Iceland
- Blue Flag Slovenia
- CSR Tourism
- ECOCAMPING
- Eco Certification, Malta
- Green Globe, Europe
- Green Hospitality Programme
- GreenTravelClub
- Innovation Norway (Ecotourism Norway)
- Innovation Norway (Green Travel)
- Keep Britain Tidy
- Legambiente Turismo
- Pan Parks, Europe
- Steinbock Label
- VIABONO, Germany
- VisitScotland
Although nominations for the main categories are now closed, VESTAS will still accept nominations for the two special categories – the ‘Rusty Nail’ award for unsustainable tourism and the special award for ‘Peace through Tourism’
Full details of the awards are at: VESTAS
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