The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to announce the 15 Finalists for its 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. The 2017 Finalists cut across five continents in the following categories: Community, Destination, Environment, Innovation and People.
The WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, now in its 13th year, showcases business practices of the highest standards that balance the needs of ‘people, planet and profits’ within our sector.
The 2017 Awards fall within the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, all 15 Finalists illustrate great commitment to “support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector than can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals”, as the International Year calls for.
Following a rigorous 3-phase judging, which includes an onsite evaluation, Winners of the 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the 17th WTTC Global Summit, taking place in Bangkok, 26 – 27 April 2017.
WTTC-ийн Ерөнхийлөгч, Гүйцэтгэх захирал Дэвид Скоусилл хэлэхдээ: "Энэ жилийн Финалд оролцогчдын дунд ийм урам зоригтой бизнесийн манлайллыг дахин харж байгаадаа туйлын их баяртай байна. Энэ онд өргөдлийн тоо 36%-иар өссөн нь Аялал жуулчлалын чиглэлээр үйл ажиллагаа явуулдаг улам олон компаниуд тогтвортой ажиллахыг эрмэлзээд зогсохгүй компанийн шилдэг туршлагыг хуваалцах, улмаар үе тэнгийнхэн болон засгийн газруудад мэдлэг олгох сонирхол нэмэгдэж байгааг харуулж байна.
As the Travel & Tourism sector continues to grow, WTTC currently estimates global Travel & Tourism to have grown by 3.1% in 2016, we have to ensure we safeguard the environment, local communities and cultural heritage, and our Awards programme calls on tourism businesses to showcase just that.”
Awards Lead Judge, Graham Miller, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Surrey, said: “The 2017 Finalists illustrate how widespread the notion of sustainable tourism has become. While sustainability used to be focused around the preservation of nature, this year, the organisation’s missions are, amongst other things, centred around innovative value creation for societies, travel technology for those with accessibility needs, and empowerment of the young workforce.”
The Finalists of the 2017 WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, which is Headline sponsored by AIG Travel for the second year, are:
Community Award Finalists, whose organisations are committed to sustainable tourism leadership in local community development, empowerment and cultural heritage
- Cinnamon Wild Yala, Sri Lanka
- G Adventures, Canada
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Destination Award Finalists, who show commitment to supporting and delivering sustainable tourism best practices in their destinations:
- Botswana Tourism Organisation, Botswana
- City of Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, Finland
Environment Award Finalists, whose organisations and companies achieved environmental best practice through biodiversity conservation, protection of natural habitats, addressing climate change, and green operations:
- Biosphere Expeditions, UK
- Caiman Ecological Refuge, Brazil
- Misool, Indonesia
Innovation Award Finalists, who provided innovative solutions to overcoming the challenges faced by Travel & Tourism in implementing sustainability in practice:
- NATIVE Hotels and Accessible Tourism, Spain
- Soel Yachts, Netherlands
- The Mapping Ocean Wealth initiative led by the Nature Conservancy, USA
People Award Finalists, who are dedicated to the development of capacity building, training and education to build a skilled tourism workforce for the future:
- Desert & Delta Safaris, Botswana
- STREETS International, Vietnam
- The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation’s China Hospitality Education Initiative (CHEI), China
The Winner Selection Committee is chaired by Fiona Jeffery OBE, Chair of the WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards and include a further 15 independent judges from within the Travel & Tourism sector.
Fiona Jeffery OBE, Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Chair, said: “Now more than ever it’s important to highlight how tourism positively connects people across the planet and brings great social and economic benefits to destinations. The 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Award Finalists demonstrate a commitment to long term vision in preference to short term gains and provide inspiring examples of responsible leadership in their businesses. The true value of the awards is the insight and learning which can be shared across the industry and I’m looking forward to hearing their stories during the WTTC Global Summit in April 2017.”
Шагнал болон өргөдөл гаргах үйл явцын талаархи дэлгэрэнгүй мэдээллийг эндээс үзнэ үү http://wttc.org/tourism-for-tomorrow-awards/
Маргаашийн шагнал гардуулах түншүүдийн аялал жуулчлал:
- Маргаашийн шагнал гардуулах аялал жуулчлалын мэдээллийн ивээн тэтгэгч: AIG Travel Inc.
- Category Sponsors: Amadeus, Ecolab, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and Value Retail
- Awards Supporters: Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA), BEST EN, Considerate Hoteliers, Ecotourism Japan, Fair Trade Tourism (FTT), Green Hotelier/International Tourism Partnership, PATA, Rainforest Alliance, The EUROPARC Federation, The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), The Long Run, Tony Charters and Associates, Travelife, Voyageons autrement
Дэлхийн аялал жуулчлалын зөвлөл нь Аялал жуулчлалын эдийн засаг, нийгэмд хувь нэмэр оруулах дэлхийн эрх бүхий байгууллага юм. Энэ нь ажлын байр бий болгох, экспортыг нэмэгдүүлэх, хөгжил цэцэглэлтийг бий болгохын тулд засгийн газар, олон улсын байгууллагуудтай хамтран ажиллаж, салбарын тогтвортой өсөлтийг дэмждэг. WTTC-ийн жил бүр зохион байгуулдаг Дэлхийн дээд хэмжээний чуулга уулзалтад 900 гаруй төлөөлөгч оролцож, салбарын өмнө тулгарч буй боломж, сорилт, асуудлуудын талаар ярилцдаг бол Маргаашийн аялал жуулчлалын шагнал гардуулах ёслол нь тогтвортой байдлыг хангахад эерэг хүч болох салбарын хүчийг үнэлдэг.
The sector is a key driver for investment and economic growth globally. Travel & Tourism contributes US$7.2 trillion or 9.8% of global GDP, once all direct, indirect and induced impacts are taken into account. The sector also accounts for 284 million jobs, 9.5% of total employment, or one in eleven of all jobs on the planet.
25 жилийн турш WTTC нь дэлхийн хэмжээнд энэ салбарын дуу хоолой байсаар ирсэн. Гишүүд нь дэлхийн тэргүүлэгч, хувийн хэвшлийн Аялал жуулчлалын бизнесүүдийн дарга, ерөнхийлөгч, гүйцэтгэх захирлууд юм. Эдгээр гишүүд засгийн газрын бодлого, шийдвэр гаргахад чиглүүлж, эдийн засгийн хөгжил цэцэглэлтийн үүсгүүр болох салбарын ач холбогдлын талаарх мэдлэгийг дээшлүүлэхийн тулд тусгай мэдлэгийг авчирдаг.
