Sustainable Top100 announced and call for entries to massive ITB event
Sustainable Destinations Top100 announced for fourth year plus entry call for Best of the Best at ITB.
For the fourth year the Sustainable Destinations Top 100 has been unveiled. This list celebrates the efforts of tourism destinations for responsible and sustainable tourism.
Nominators had to provide extensive information on their destination and its efforts to make itself and its stakeholders more sustainable for the benefit of visitors, local communities and the world. Candidate destinations had to clarify what they have been doing to comply with the 100 globally recognized criteria of the Green Destinations Standard. Nominations were evaluated by the Sustainable Top 100 Team and by members of the Top 100 International Committee and country experts.
The Top 100 initiative aims to recognise tourism destinations that have worked hard to make a difference and take sustainability seriously. Nevertheless, no destination is fully sustainable. In all selected destinations important issues remain to be solved.
The winners will be celebrated – and will receive their Certificate at the ITB Earth Award –
Top 100 Awards ceremony, 6 March at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show.
The 2018 Top 100 selection will be available in: http://www.SustainableTop100.org.
The deadline for submitting Top 100 destination Success Stories to the Best of Top 100 Awards at ITB 2019 has been extended till 7 January 2019. The Awards presentation, 6 March 2019 4pm, is hosted by ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel and trade show. 2018 and 2019 Top 100 destinations are eligible to submit their success story in the following categories:
- ITB Earth Award
- Best of Culture & Communities
- Best of Cities
- Best of Nature
- Best of Ecotourism
- Best of Seaside
- Best of each continent
source: Travel Mole
