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WORLD RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS
The Responsible Tourism Awards celebrated their 10th anniversary with a new name and eight new categories selected to champion the most crucial issues in responsible tourism today. Water, climate change, child protection, accessible tourism and volunteering were at the heart of this year’s responsible tourism programme, which works to identify how the travel and tourism industry can tackle these crucial issues.
OVERALL WINNER (sponsored by Oman Ministry of Tourism) TUI Nederland
Recognised for its vital contribution to tackling child abuse and sex tourism. The Dutch tour operator has been working since 2002 to protect children from abuse perpetrated whilst on holiday and provides its staff with training to help them identify potential abuse. In response to the growing child sex tourism problem in
Best for the Local Economy (sponsored by Johannesburg Tourism)
Winner: Village Ways, India & Ethiopia
Photography for Responsible
Tourism (sponsored by Lithuania State Department of Tourism) Chris Willan, Macy Anonuevo and Tanushree Singh
Brazil, TUI Nederland in conjunction with many partners, launched the ‘NO to child sex tourism in the Northeast of Brazil’ campaign. The tour operator works to fight child exploitation with a range of much-needed measures such as the introduction of trained outreach Youth Mobilizers.
Responsible Tourism Campaigning
(sponsored by the Caribbean Tourism Association) Winner: People and Places, UK
People’s Choice (sponsored by Destination British Columbia)
Winner: Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, Chile
Further information on all of the winners and their outstanding contributions to responsible tourism can be found at
www.wtmresponsibletourism.com
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Responsible Wildlife Experiences (sponsored by Namibia Tourism)
Winner: Nam Nern Night Safari, Lao PDR, set up by the Wildlife Conservation Society
Destination for Responsible Tourism
(sponsored by by Jersey Tourism) Winner: Bonito, Brazil
Water Conservation (sponsored by New York State Division of Tourism)
Winner: Chepu Adventures EcoLodge, Chiloe Island in Patagonia
Child Protection (sponsored by Visit Norway)
Winner: TUI Nederland, The Netherlands
Congratulations to the award winners
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