Top 60 sustainable destinations released

Here are just a few sustainable tourism destinations giving more to their visitors, to their own communities – and to the Earth:

Tiny beautiful Gozo top sustainable destination again – Island paradise that local people are really proud of

Tiny Gozo is packed full of environmental beauty, history and culture and now it’s been awarded a big accolade – it has been accredited as one of the world’s Top100 Sustainable Destinations for the third year in a row! Read more HERE 

Atlantic Azores ready to remain unspoiledeautiful natural islands get top100 sustainable destination award

It’s no surprise that the Azores is one of the global Top100 sustainable destinations. Read more HERE 

Cinderella Industrial city becomes glorious vibrant buzzing cafe society

Malmo – city of ideas, innovation and creativity is now a top100 sustainable destination. Read more HERE 

Dutch destination wins big in sustainable tourism awards

Schouwen-Duiveland gets first ever 100% rating and three big awards including Quality Coast Platinum. Read more HERE: 

Take an unhurried journey in Portugal’s beautiful, unspoiled historic Alto Minho

Peace, tranquillity and wellbeing – travel by bicycle or foot in heavenly Peneda-Gerês National Park.

Cherished and carefully stewarded unspoiled natural beauty make Alto Minho one of the world’s top 100 sustainable destinations. Read more HERE: 

Massive success for 2018 Green Destination Day – Creating Better Places Together

In an action-packed day in this year’s EU Green Capital – Holland’s Nijmegen – the first 60 of the world’s top one hundred sustainable destinations were awarded.

More than 120 nominations were received from 40 countries. Nominations were evaluated by the Sustainable Top 100 Team and by members of the Top 100 International Committee, which includes over 60 tourism sustainability experts.

The Top 100 initiative aims to recognise tourism destinations that have worked hard to make a difference and take sustainability seriously. Nevertheless, no destination is fully sustainable. In all selected destinations important issues remain to be solved.

The Award winners were presented to the participants of the Global Green Destinations Day, 27 September 2018 in the City of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. Nijmegen has been elected European Green Capital 2018 by the European Commission.

Nominated destinations had to clarify what they have been doing to comply with the 30 core criteria of the Green Destinations Standard: 100 criteria that are Recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

The aims of the event were to give destination and business leaders a unique opportunity to meet many international colleagues; to discover practical tools and solutions; and to become inspired to "create better places together" and to better support their local business and stakeholder communities.

In the action-packed day- 60 of the world’s top one hundred sustainable destinations were awarded.

Here they are:

Peneda-Gerês National Park – PORTUGAL, Niagara Falls – CANADA; Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve – CHILE (ES); Lio Tourism Estate – PHILIPPINES; Suwon Hwaseong Fortress UNESCO World Heritage – SOUTH KOREA; Skyros – GREECE; Otun Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary – COLOMBIA; Åre – SWEDEN; Torroella de Montgri i L’Estartit – SPAIN; Jackson Hole, Wyoming – UNITED STATES; Bretagne – FRANCE; Town of Drniš – CROATIA; Pyhä-Luosto – FINLAND; Alto Minho – PORTUGAL; Agueda – PORTUGAL; Bergueda – SPAIN; Chiloe Island – CHILE; Östergötland – SWEDEN; Lyngenfjord-region – SWEDEN; San Carlos City – PHILIPPINES; Ajloun – JORDAN; Malmö – SWEDEN; Folegandros – GREECE; Douglas Shire – AUSTRALIA; Kamaishi – Japan; Ameland – The Netherlands; Azores – Portugal; Baiona (Galicia) – Spain; Berg en Dal – Netherlands ; Bled – Slovenia ; Bonaire – Caribbean Netherlands; Cascais – Portugal; Goeree-Overflakkee – The Netherlands; Gozo – Malta; Hoek van Holland – The Netherlands; Islas Atlnticas de Galicia – Spain; Katwijk – The Netherlands; Komen – Slovenia; Lagos – Portugal; Ljubljana – Slovenia; Nijmegen – Netherlands; Noja (Cantabria) – Spain; Noordwijk – The Netherlands; Norderney – Germany; North-East and Yilan Coast – Taiwan; Pafos Region – Cyprus; Pod-etrtek – Slovenia; Region West – Portugal; Rogaška Slatina – Slovenia; Saba – Caribbean Netherlands; Schouwen-Duiveland – The Netherlands; Serras do Socorro e Archeira – Portugal; Sintra – Portugal; Torres Vedras – Portugal; Vail (Colorado) – United States; Veere – The Netherlands; Wassenaar – The Netherlands; Westvoorne – The Netherlands

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