Tourism Awards
Awards on offer include:
1. GeoTourism Challenge: "Sustaining the Future of Destinations". The competition, run by the National Geographic Society and Ashoka's Changemakers. will identify individuals worldwide who have introduced the most innovative practices in tourism and destination stewardship.
http://www.changemakers.net/geotourismchallenge
2. Responsible Tourism Awards (organised by Responsible Travel, supported by Virgin Holidays, World Travel Market, Daily Telegraph). Overall Winner - New Zealand, "for developing and implementing a national strategy which uses tourism to help make better places to live and to visit." http://www.responsibletourismawards.com/default.htm
Deadline past or coming up:
3. Scottish Thistle Award - has Sustainable Tourism category. Entries are now open for the 2009 Awards. Closing date is 11 June
4. Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, World Travel & Tourism Council. 2009 deadline passed (December 2008)http://www.tourismfortomorrow.com/Home/
5.Guardian Travel Awards, voted by Guardian & Observer readers. 2009 deadline passed (April 2009) . Awards are voted by readers with the exception of 2 judged awards, including "Ethical travel".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/feb/28/readers-travel-awards-2009
There are also many general Green awards that tourism businesses can apply for including:
- Insider's Scottish Green Awards (current)
http://www.business7.co.uk/insider-magazine/current-issue-feed/2009/03/31/scottish-green-awards-2009-prove-your-credentials-97298-21241909/
- VIBES award which has a tourism category (26 June deadline) . http://www.vibes.org.uk/index.htm
The Greentourism web sites lists several others http://www.greentourism.org.uk/tourismawards.html