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Tonight at ITB – the great VISTAS! sustainable destination show beware greenwashers
Save the time and place: main adventure stage at ITB in hall 4.1 at 17.30 on 6 March 2014
See green destination winners and why!
BEWARE Greenwashers – there will also be a ‘Rusty Nail’ VISTA! award for the worst example of UNsustainable tourism!! Plus 3 gross examples of greenwashing.
Winners of this year’s pilot VISTA! awards for innovation in sustainable tourism will be announced.
Each week we have been showcasing three of the destinations shortlisted for this years VISTAS! and the final three are as follows:
Schouwen-Duiveland (Netherlands) with its rich nature and animal life is a popular family destination awarded the QualityCoast Gold. This is the right place for bird watchers and nature seekers. An environmentally friendly transport service is available during the peak season aiming to reduce the use of private cars, traffic jams and emissions.
Fuerteventura, Canary islands (Spain) is a Biosphere Reserve, awarded QualityCoast Gold in 2012. Promotion of sustainable transport has resulted into 225 km bike lanes. Since 2006, Fuerteventura is restoring its turtle population. Also the island is included in the UNESCO Starlight Reserve concept that develops astronomy and nightscape-based tourism products to observe the stars.
Paphos district (Cyprus), awarded QualityCoast Gold is the mythical birthplace of Goddess Aphrodite. Its antiquities brought Paphos on the UNESCO list. The region provides opportunities for bird watching, climbing, walking trails, and excursions to rural areas. And it has excellent beaches. Sustainability efforts include a project for plastic reduction in hotels.
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
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