VISTAS! at ITB: save the date more shortlisted green destinations announced

You can show off YOUR destination’s green attractions to a global audience

VISTAS! 2014 sustainable tourism award event will include destinations from all over the world making one-minute sustainable destination pitches and beginning a Green Carpet ride to VISTAS! 2015

The event will take place on the main adventure stage at ITB in hall 4.1 at 17.30 on 6 March 2014

There is still space to register for the part of the show where destinations with a commitment to sustainability, and a wish to win a prestigious VISTAS 2015 award, will make a 1minute presentation about how their visitors and residents are benefitting from sustainable tourism.

Each presentation will be videoed and broadcast via all the supporting networks – including TravelMole’s Vision on Sustainable Tourism, TravelMole TV, BookDifferent.com, GreenHopping.eu, TravelMotion.de, DestiNet.eu gaining an immediate mass audience throughout the travel, tourism and direct consumer world.

Participating destinations will not only get a massively beneficial green makeover and marketing assistance and exposure throughout their green carpet ride to VISTAS! 2015, but also a possibility of winning the big prize – a prestigious VISTA! award.

BEWARE Greenwashers – there will also be a ‘Rusty Nail’ VISTA! award for the worst example of UNsustainable tourism!!

Winners of this year’s pilot VISTA! awards for innovation in sustainable tourism will be announced.

Each week we will be showcasing three of the destinations shortlisted for this years VISTAS! and today’s three are as follows:

Cascais (Portugal) offers visitors a rare mix of nature, history and culture, wonderful beaches and luxury facilities. It received a QualityCoast Award 2013. Promoting soft mobility, Cascais offers tourists to rent bicycles free-of-charge. Two innovative nature restoration projects greatly enhance the rich coastal biodiversity of the area, supporting excellent education and information facilities.

Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli (Italy), is a regional nature park near Pisa, Tuscany, presenting a variety of wetlands, woodlands and dunes. 95% of the park is nature area, a most famous bird area hosting over 200 species. All public beaches have an excellent bathing water, and special facilities for disabled. It won a QualityCoast Award in 2012.

The Portuguese West Region (Oeste), that has a QualityCoast Award 2013, offers a unique combination of traditional wine cultivation, Ecological and Agriculture Reserves, and a number of wonderful coastal towns and resorts, e.g. Nazaré, Peniche and Santa Cruz. The Project "Accessible Beach" makes about 16 beaches accessible to people with disabilities.  

Start your Green Carpet ride now. To apply to make a presentation at the VISTAS! ITB event and to get more green tourism benefits for your destination: email 50 words about your destination’s sustainable tourism success to [email protected] VISTAS! is an initiative of the DestiNet Innovation Group, formed by Ecotrans, QualityCoast, EDEN Network and Alpine Pearls in partnership with TravelMole’s Vision on Sustainable Tourism. For more information visit http://www.vistawards.com

Valere Tjolle

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