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VESTAS TO BE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD OF AWARDS
Friday, 24 May, 2010
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1,000 professionals to be judges in European Sustainable Tourism Award – details announced
The VESTAS: Vision-Destinet European Sustainable Tourism Awards: have now announced how participants can enter the new award and details of the judging process:
The award will initially be based on four territorial areas in Europe: Coastal, Urban, Rural, Protected. As the categories overlap, participants need to select the type of area that best reflects the setting of the proposed entrant. In each area interested stakeholders can enter places, products or services in the following categories:
1. Most Sustainable/Responsible Carrier
Including all types of transport services in the sub-categories ´rail`, ´road`, ´air` or ´water.`
2. Most Sustainable/Responsible Accommodation
including the sub-categories hotels (1-50 beds, 50 plus beds), bed & breakfast, group accommodation, holiday houses, camping sites or resorts.
3. Most Sustainable/Responsible Visitor Attraction
including the sub-categories “culture” (e.g. museums, monuments), “nature” (e.g. visitor centres, zoos, beaches), “leisure” (e.g. outdoor sport areas, holiday parks).
4. Most Sustainable/Responsible Tour Package
These can be offered by local or international tour operators & travel agents.
5. Most Sustainable/Responsible Destination
The scale here should be either villages, towns, cities or county-level (NUTS 3 or smaller according to European Nomenclature. Regions and larger destinations cannot be included for verification purposes. The destination must have a clearly defined principal destination management organization (e.g. local council, partnership, company, etc).
There is also to be a ‘Rusty Nail” award and a special award for Peace from Tourism.
Organisations from the following countries may participate:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales
There is now a Facebook group:
And a Linkedin group
Information in detail at: destinet.ew.eea.europa.eu/tools/fol703514/fol588962/travelmoledestinet-sustainable-tourism-awards/further-details-categories/
Valere Tjolle
Valere Tjolle is editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suite, special offer at: www.travelmole.com/stories/1141006.php
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