Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2012 last stage of winner selection
Onsite evaluations successfully completed – it’s decision time
The Winner Selection Committee is due to sit down and decide the winners, based on applications and the on-site evaluations, which have now all been successfully completed.
In addition to Costas Christ, Chairman of the Judges, the 2012 Winner Selection Judges are Hon Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, South Africa; H.E. Sergio Díaz-Granados, Minister of Trade & Tourism, Colombia; Fiona Jeffery, Chairman of World Travel Market & Just A Drop; and Keith Bellows, Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Traveler.
The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards media partner National Geographic Channel is currently putting together the 2012 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards finalist videos.
These videos will showcase the incredible projects, initiatives and operations that our finalists are achieving. They are incredible role models for the Travel & Tourism industry.
Each of the finalists are pioneers in sustainable tourism…take a look for yourself
Community Benefit Award:
– Saunders Hotel Group, USA
– Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, Cambodia
– The Thailand Community Tourism Based Institute, Thailand
Conservation Award:
– Cheli & Peacock, Kenya
– Inkaterra Peru, Peru
– NamibRand Safaris: Wolwedans Collection, Namibia
Destination Stewardship Award:
– Destination Røros, Norway
– Misool Eco Resort, Indonesia
– Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau, Japan
Global Tourism Business Award:
– Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Singapore
– REI Adventures, USA
– Wilderness, Botswana
The 2012 winners will be announced on 17 April at this year’s WTTC Global Summit in Tokyo from 16-19 April 2012, during the Opening Reception and Welcome Dinner.
Valere Tjolle
Valere is editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suite 2012 Special Offers HERE
Valere
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
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