Itb: why it pays the top global 100 green destinations to be green
Come and judge for yourself – see profitable best practice presentations from some of the top players in the Green Tourism Economy
A seminal event is happening at ITB this year.
The launch of the Green Destinations top 100 at ITB will herald in a new breed of destinations who address both the current and future needs of visitors, and of their own communities.
The list of destinations was released in December to provide a global platform for the exchange of good and effective practice.
It is the result of open calls in the social media, and a selection by 30 international tourism sustainability experts.
Full story here: https://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2014535
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The ITB event will launch the new Green Destinations Community: destinations that will develop and monitor their strengths on the basis of the Global Sustainable Tourism Review (GSTR) and other innovative tools.
Where, when, who:
Hall 4.1 Adventure Stage
17.00-18.00 Green Destinations Global Top 100 – Showcasing the Green Tourism Economy
Presented by:
- Albert Salman, Founder and Managing Director , Green Destinations, United Kingdom
- Herbert Hamele, Managing Director , ECOTRANS – DestiNet, Germany
- Moderated by: Valère Tjolle, Sustainable Tourism Editor, TravelMole.com, United Kingdom
Vision and Innovation in Sustainable Tourism (VISTA) Awards 2015 will include:
- Best-practice winners from the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations
- The Global Top 100 event will be the start of the VISTAS 2016 Award competition, through the presentation of new good practice cases
- Also the VISTAS Spotlight on Irresponsible Tourism continues, reporting progress on last year’s cases.
The event will close with a presentation on Sustainable Tourism in Mongolia – this year’s ITB sponsors.
Further information about the Global Top 100 Green Destinations at: http://greendestinations.info/top100/
Valere Tjolle
This week’s special sustainable tourism offer HERE
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