The enormously wide range of nominations includes a mosaic of sustainable tourism enterprises in Europe from tiny B&B’s to whole destinations. All demonstrating that tourism is rapidly moving into the green economy at every level.
All of the nominated initiatives will be shown both on a special Destinet Atlas of European Excellence.
14 European countries are represented in the VESTA nominations.
To see the amazingly wide variety of sustainable tourism featured in the VESTA nominations visit: VESTAS NOMINATIONS
All the nominations will be featured at the ceremony at ITB on Friday 11th March in Hall 4.
VESTA partners who submitted nominations are:
- The Austrian Ministry for environment
- Biohotels Germany
- Blaue Schwalbe Germany
- Blue Flag Croatia
- Blue Flag Iceland
- Blue Flag Slovenia
- CSR Tourism
- ECOCAMPING
- Eco Certification, Malta
- Green Globe, Europe
- Green Hospitality Programme
- GreenTravelClub
- Innovation Norway (Ecotourism Norway)
- Innovation Norway (Green Travel)
- Keep Britain Tidy
- Legambiente Turismo
- Pan Parks, Europe
- Steinbock Label
- VIABONO, Germany
- VisitScotland
Although nominations for the main categories are now closed, VESTAS will still accept nominations for the two special categories – the ‘Rusty Nail’ award for unsustainable tourism and the special award for ‘Peace through Tourism’
Full details of the awards are at: VESTAS
Valere Tjolle
Valere Tjolle is the editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suite latest special offer: www.travelmole.com/stories/1146327.php
