UNWTO Awards at FITUR 2017

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is proud to announce the winners and finalists of the 13th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism.

UNWTO Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance

• Innovative use of e-tourism – Egypt´s strategy 2020, Advisory Council of the Tourism Ministry, Egypt
• Invat.Tur, Valencia Region Tourism Board, Spain
• Social progress index in tourism destinations in Costa Rica, Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Costa Rica
• Strategies for development of sustainable tourism in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Ministry of Tourism, Mexico.

UNWTO Award for Innovation in Enterprises

• Adding colors to lives, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Belgium
• Ecobnb: The community of sustainable tourism, Ecobnb, Italy

UNWTO Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organizations

• Culture heritage: Tools for sustainability of a World Heritage Site, Petra National Trust, Jordan
• A Sustainable Tourism Supply Chain, Fundación Tropicalia, Dominican Republic
• Govardhan Eco Village – Eco Tourism as a Catalyst for Rural Development, Govardhan Eco Village, India

UNWTO Award for Innovation in Research and Technology

• Carmacal carbon calculator for travel packages, Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), The Netherlands
• Encyclopedia of tourism, Ulysses Foundation, Spain
• Tourism 4.0, Turismo de Portugal IP, Portugal

UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge

Winner: Professor Geoffrey Wall, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Canada.

UNWTO Ethics Award

Winner: Ilunion Hotels, Spain
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Dates and venue:

• 13th UNWTO Awards Forum, Monday 16 January 2017, Palacio de Neptuno, Madrid, Spain.
• 13th UNWTO Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, Wednesday 18 January 2017, IFEMA, Madrid, Spain.

To register for the events, please click here.

The UNWTO Awards Forum showcases the innovative and excellent initiatives of UNWTO Awards finalists and allows the international tourism sector to learn from their outstanding achievements. It also serves as a world-class platform to bring together policy makers, tourism practitioners, and tourism academia including UNWTO Ulysses Prize Laureates to share their knowledge about innovation in tourism.
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