Responsible Travel awards – longlist published

RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL has announced the names of the 75 organizations longlisted for the 2016 World #Responsible #Tourism award.

Organizations in the running for the most rigorously judged awards for responsible tourism in the world cover a diverse range of issues from campaigning and innovation to poverty reduction and the inclusion of marginalized people, and from hotels with exemplary employment initiatives to wildlife and habitat conservation.

Representing a diversity of work in 30 countries worldwide, the longlist includes:

• A hotel in Dubai rescuing, rehabilitating and re-releasing turtles and educating guests and local children about conservation 
• An association of hotels and restaurants in Kerala, India, working to ensure food isn’t wasted and that no-one in their community goes hungry 
• A tour operator in India making heritage sites, street food markets, and festivals accessible to all through sensory tours and tailored assistance 
• A campaign to stop child abuse in tourism in Cambodia 
• A hotel offering employment and training to refugees in Austria

Justin Francis, managing director of Responsible Travel and founder of the Awards says: ‘This is an exciting time of year – it’s when we first get our real glimpse into diversity of the stellar work being done in responsible tourism worldwide.’

The shortlist of finalists will be published in August, and the winners will be announced at the World Travel Market in London in November.

The full longlist can be seen at www.responsibletravel.com/awards/media/longlist.html


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