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Major ITB stage for top100 sustainable destinations
2018 Award ceremony – "Sensational"
Award ceremony to include new ITB Earth award
After its major success last year at the Paleis Stage, the Top100 Sustainable Destinations ‘Best of the Best’ awards will take centre stage again this year – even bigger and better!
The Awards presentation, 6 March 2019 4pm, will be hosted by ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel and trade show. 2018 and 2019 Top 100 destinations have now submitted their success stories in the following categories:
ITB Earth Award: Destination showing global leadership in combatting climate change and environmental degradation.
Best of Culture & Communities: Global leadership in protecting culture and tradition, involving local communities, and avoiding overtourism.
Best of Cities: City showing global leadership in urban sustainability and avoiding disruptive mass tourism (overtourism).
Best of Nature: destination showing global leadership in protecting wildlife, natural habitats and landscapes.
Best of Ecotourism: destination showing global leadership in offering responsible ecotourism opportunities
Best of Seaside: coastal or island destination showing global leadership in offering sustainable water-related tourism and leisure opportunities
Best of the Planet: the best green destination of each continent.
Finalists for the Awards are destinations recently selected in the Sustainable
Top100 competition and submitting sustainable tourism success stories. The innovative character of these will be decisive for Award selection.
More info: http://sustainabletop100.org/
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