The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is delighted to announce the 2019 leaders in sustainable tourism at the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards ceremony. The Awards, now in their 15th year, took place on April 3-4 at a special ceremony during the WTTC Global Summit in Seville, Spain, to celebrate inspirational, world-changing 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. Our 2019 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 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.
Full list of winners and finalists:
Climate Action Award, for organisations undertaking significant and measurable work to reduce the scale and impact of climate change:
- WINNER: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba
- FINALIST: The Brando, Tetiaroa Private Island, French Polynesia
- FINALIST: Tourism Holdings Limited, New Zealand
Investing in People Award, for organisations demonstrating leadership in becoming an exciting, attractive, and equitable employer in the sector:
- WINNER: Lemon Tree Hotels Limited, India
- FINALIST: Reserva do Ibitipoca, Brazil
- FINALIST: Shanga by Elewana Collection, Tanzania
Destination Stewardship Award, for organisations helping a place to thrive and bring forward its unique identity for the benefit of its residents and tourists:
- WINNER: St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council, St. Kitts and Nevis
- FINALIST: Grupo Rio da Prata, Jardim and Bonito, Brazil
- FINALIST: Masungi Georeserve, Philippines
Social Impact Award, for organisations working to improve the people and places where they operate:
- WINNER: Awamaki, Peru
- FINALIST: Intrepid Group, Australia
- FINALIST: Nikoi Island, Indonesia
Changemakers Award, this year focused on organisations fighting the illegal wildlife trade through sustainable tourism:
- WINNER: SEE Turtles, USA
- FINALIST: Kelompok Peduli Lingkungan Belitung (KPLB), Indonesia
- FINALIST: The Cardamom Tented Camp, Cambodia
For more information on the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards and all the Winners, please visit http://wttc.org/t4tawards
