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Skal sustainable tourism successes

Friday, 27 October 20173 min read
Skal sustainable tourism successes

Lampivaara Amethyst Mine, Finland

Winners from all parts of the industry

47 entries from 28 countries have competed in ten categories for this year’s sustainable tourism awards. They were evaluated according to a series of criteria such as nature preservation, carbon offsetting, climate change mitigation, human rights protection and local employment,

Winners were as follows:

  • Community and Government Projects – Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Kenya
  • Countryside and Wildlife – Panthera Africa, South Africa
  • Educational Iinstitutions / Programmes and Media – El Nido Resorts / Ten Knots Development Corporation, Philippines
  • Major Tourist Attractions – Lampivaara Amethyst Mine, Finland
  • Marine – Marine Dynamics Tours, South Africa
  • Award collected by Brenda du Toit, PR, Marine Dynamics Tours
  • Rural Accommodation – La Loma Jungle Lodge and Chocolate Farm, Panama
  • Tourism Destinations – Tourism Central Australia, Australia
  • Tour Operators – Travel Agents – Gamewatchers Safaris & Porini Camps, Kenya
  • Transportation – Okeanos Sustainable Sea Transport, Vanuatu
  • Urban Accommodation – Vineyard Hotel, South Africa

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