Tourism for Tomorrow finalists announced

The finalists for the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards have been announced. The awards, for best practices in sustainable tourism in four different categories, are run by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

Entries was received from more than 40 countries. Each of the 12 finalists will be subjected to an on-site inspection by a judge. The winners will be announced at the WTTC Congress in Florianopolis in Brazil on May 15.

The finalists are:

Destination Stewardship Award

Grupo PUNTACANA, Dominica Republic (puntacana.com)

Heritage Watch, Cambodia (heritagewatch.org)

South West Tourism, UK (www.swtourism.org.uk)

Conservation Award

Ionian Eco Villagers, Greece (relaxing-holidays.com)

Lane Cove River Tourist Park, Australia (lcrtp.com.au)

NatureAir, Costa Rica (natureair.com)

Community Benefit Award

Community Action Treks, Nepal (catreks.com)

Ol Donyo Wuas, Kenya (oldonyowuas.com)

Zakoura Foundation for Micro Credits, Morocco (zakourafondation.org)

Global Tourism Business Award

GAP Adventures, Canada&Global (gapadventures.com)

Marriott International Inc, USA&Global (marriott.com)

Metropolitan Touring, Ecuador (metropolitan-touring.com) 

For more information about the awards see tourismfortomorrow.com.

See also:

Winners of the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, 2008