Responsible tourism awards shortlist announced
57 Organisations and 10 photographers in the frame
The winners will be revealed on Wednesday 06 November during World Responsible Tourism Day
Best for Responsible Wildlife Experiences – sponsored by Namibia Tourism
- African Impact, Southern and East Africa
- Global Vision International, worldwide
- Great Plains Conservation, Botswana & Kenya
- Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays, Europe
- Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Marine Dynamics Shark Tours, South Africa
- Mark Thornton Safaris, Tanzania
- Nam Nern Night Safari, north-eastern Laos
- Naankuse Foundation, Namibia
- Nutti Smi Siida, Sweden
- Orangutan Odysseys, Sumatra & Indonesian Borneo
- Quest Overseas, South America & Africa
- ReefCI, Belize
- The Great Projects, Africa, Asia, South America & Europe
Best for Water Conservation
- Chepu Adventures Ecolodge, Patagonia
- Chumbe Island Coral park, off Zanzibar/Tanzania
- Nurture Lakeland, England
- Spier, South Africa
- The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Malaysia
Best for the Local Economy – sponsored by Johannesburg Tourism
- Asian Oasis, Thailand
- Azafady, Madagascar
- Basecamp Explorer, Kenya
- Bloom Microventures, Vietnam
- Fundacion En Via, Mexico
- G Adventures / Planeterra Foundation, worldwide
- Lapland Vuollerim, Swedish Lapland
- Sumak Sustainable Travel, Latin America
- Sun International, Zambia
- The Travel Foundation for the Jungle Jams project, Mexico
- Village Ways, India & Ethiopia
Best for Responsible Tourism Campaigning
- Nurture Lakeland, England
- People & Places, worldwide
- Snowcarbon, The Alps
- The Travel Foundation, worldwide
- Tourism Concern, worldwide
Best Destination for Responsible Tourism – sponsored by Jersey Tourism
- Bonito, Brazil
- Bhutan
- Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, Ireland
- Nature Park & Glacier Region Kaunertal, Austria
- Lithuania
- Loop Head Peninsula, Ireland
- Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya
- Valleys Regional Park, Wales
Best for Child Protection – sponsored by Visit Norway
- Friends International for ChildSafe Network, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand & Indonesia
- Intrepid Travel, worldwide
- Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Ol Tukai Lodge, Kenya
- People and Places, worldwide
- The Code, worldwide
- Thomas Cook Group plc, worldwide
- TUI Nederland, Brazil
- World Vision for Project Childhood Prevention Pillar, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand & Vietnam
Best Photography for RT – sponsored by Lithuania Tourism
Alicia Ng, Cheryl Mvula, Christopher Tafuri, Christopher Willan, Francis Minien Kelly Little, Macy Anonuevo, Michael Bader, Randy Kerr, Tanushree Sing
People’s Choice – sponsored by Destination British Columbia
- Whale Watch Kaikoura, New Zealand
- Reality Tours & Travel, India
- Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, Chile
- Battlesteads Hotels, England
- 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking, Nepal
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