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WTTC calls for entrants to 2011 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards    
To see multimedia report of 2010 winners CLICK HERE

The WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are once again open for entries. WTTC invites those showcasing best practice in sustainable tourism across the world to submit their applications for this coveted international award.

The finalists and winners of the 2011 Awards will:

• be publicly recognised and will meet government and industry leaders at the Awards ceremony which will take place at WTTC’s 11th Global Travel & Tourism Summit, to be held from 17-19 May 2011 in Las Vegas, USA
• receive outstanding, international media exposure thanks to WTTC’s extensive media partnerships
• be endorsed by a panel of judges comprising internationally acclaimed experts in sustainable tourism
• be invited to submit case studies to be featured on WTTC’s comprehensive Best Practice Gateway, the world’s first online library of case studies for sustainable tourism across all sectors and regions of the world.

Entries for the 2011 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards will be accepted between now and 10 December 2010. Submit your application online atwww.tourismfortomorrow.com or contact WTTC for more information.


Get sustainable tourism case studies from Global Business to Conservation Ecolodge:

Global Tourism Business Award: 
In 2010 Accor won the Global Tourism Business Award category. Accor approaches sustainability from a holistic perspective, going beyond environmental operations management in order to give equal attention to social responsibility
Download Accor Case Study

Open to any large company from any sector of Travel & Tourism – cruise lines, hotel groups, airlines, tour operators, etc – with at least 500 full-time employees and operating in more than one country, this award recognises best practices in sustainable tourism at a large company level.

Destination Stewardship Award:
The 2010 winner was the Botswana Tourism Board for their work in the Okavango Delta. The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a remote 55,374 square kilometre wetland consisting of palm-covered islands, open grasslands, baobab trees, vast swamps and mopani woodlands.

Download Botswana Tourism Board Case Study
This award goes to a destination – country, region, state, or town – which comprises a network of tourism enterprises and organisations which show dedication to and success in maintaining a programme of sustainable tourism management at the destination level, incorporating social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits as well as multi-stakeholder engagement. Applicants may include governments, NGOs, businesses, or community organisations on behalf of the destination.

Conservation Award: For its outstanding conservation efforts, Emirates Hotel & Resorts (EH&R) won the 2010 Conservation Award. EH&R is part of the Emirates Group, widely known for its Dubai-based international airline. Its first project, Al Maha Desert Resort, was a pioneering desert ecolodge.
Download Emirates Hotels & Resorts Case Study
Open to any tourism business, organisation or attraction, including lodges, hotels, or tour operators, able to demonstrate that their tourism development and operations have made a tangible contribution to the conservation of nature. This includes, but is not limited to, the protection of wildlife, expanding and restoring natural habitat, and supporting biodiversity conservation.

Community Benefit Award: The 2010 winner was Whale Watch Kaikoura Ltd (WWK). WWK, New Zealand’s only year-round whale-watching operator, is an outstanding example of how sustainable tourism development can enable economic rejuvenation and cultural self-determination at the local level.
Download Whale Watch Kaikoura Case Study
This award is for a tourism initiative that has effectively demonstrated direct benefits to local people, including capacity building, the transfer of industry skills, and support for community development and enhancement and support for cultural heritage in the area.


Valere Tjolle

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Valere Tjolle is editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suitewww.travelmole.com/stories/1143624.php