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WTTC ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF 2019
TOURISM FOR TOMORROW AWARDS THE AWARDS CEREMONY TOOK PLACE DURING THE WTTC GLOBAL SUMMIT IN SEVILLE, SPAIN
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he World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced the leaders in sustainable tourism at the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2019 ceremony. The Awards ceremony took place during the WTTC Global Summit in Seville, Spain, to celebrate inspirational, worldchanging tourism initiatives from around the globe. The 2019 WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Award Winners are highly commended and recognised for business practices of the highest standards that balance the needs of ‘people, planet and profits’ within the Travel & Tourism sector. The Winners promote inclusive growth and illustrate a strong commitment to supporting change and transformation in business practices and consumer behaviour towards a more environmentally conscious sector. The Winners of the 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are: • Climate
Action Award – Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba • Investing in People Award – Lemon Tree Hotels Limited, India • Destination Stewardship Award – St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council, St. Kitts and Nevis • Social Impact Award – Awamaki, Peru • Changemakers Award – SEE Turtles, USA The Awards are judged by a panel of independent experts, led by Prof. Graham Miller, Executive Dean, Professor of Sustainability in Business, University of Surrey. The panel included academics, business leaders, NGO and governmental representatives who narrowed down the list of 183 applications to just fifteen finalists. The three-stage judging process included a thorough review of all applications, followed by on-site evaluations of the Finalists and their initiative. The Winner of each category was determined by the WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Winners of WTTC tourism for tomorrow awards 2019 during the WTTC global summit in seville, spain
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Tourism India May 2019
2019 Winners’ Selection Committee, chaired by Fiona Jeffery OBE, Founder & Chairman, Just a Drop, and composed of Wolfgang M. Neumann, Non-Executive Director and Strategic Advisory, Global Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Sector; John Spengler, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Louise Twining-Ward, Senior Private Sector Specialist, Global Tourism Team, World Bank. WTTC represents the global private sector of Travel & Tourism. Its Global Summit is the most important event in the sector worldwide each year. Gloria Guevara, President & CEO, WTTC, commented: ‘The finalists in this year’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards showcase the many ways in which our industry is dedicated to sustainable growth. In 2018, the Travel & Tourism sector contributed 10.4% of
