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\nT<\/span>he winners of the first join ETIS and Accessible Tourism Awards were announced on April 22\u00a0as \u2018Visit South Sardinia\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0Barcelona Province. The new awards recognise outstanding achievements amongst destinations that took part in a two-year European Tourism Indicators System (ETIS) pilot project. A video of the award ceremony can be watched here<\/a>\u00a0and videos of the individual winners projects can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Visit South Sardinia\u2019 was overall winner for sustainability thanks to its innovative approach combining EU and UN sustainability indicators, while Barcelona Province won the top accessibility prize for its \u2018Tourism for All\u2019 approach.Other prize winners included Mali Lo\u0161inj\u00a0in Croatia, which won the ETIS Economic Value Achiever award for the breadth and depth of insights gathered on sustainable tourism practices on the island.\u00a0Brittany, Destination\u00a0Broc\u00e9liande\u00a0in France, won the ETIS Environmental Impact Achiever award for its work developing a green tourism offer in the legendary forest region.<\/p>\n

Luigi Cabrini, Chair of the UNWTO\u2019s Global Sustainable Tourism Council and keynote speaker at the ceremony, says: \u201cETIS is about creating clear standards that help us define what sustainable tourism actually means in a measurable way. These winning destinations have made tourism work for local communities and visitors alike, delivering financial and cultural benefits while minimising negative social and environmental impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four destinations were awarded 2** as ETIS Social and Cultural Impact Achievers:\u00a0Dark Sky Alqueva\u00a0in Portugal for its light pollution free zone and unique \u2018night sky\u2019 stargazing offer;\u00a0Torroella de Montgri-l’Estartit and Llanc\u00e0\u00a0in Spain for balancing economic development with sustainable coastal tourism;\u00a0Ljubljana\u00a0in Slovenia for its \u2018Slovenia Green\u2019 certification label for hotels and tourism spots; and\u00a0Comunitat Valenciana\u00a0in Spain for its achievements in improving access for tourists with disabilities.<\/p>\n

1* went to two Environmental Impact Achievers,\u00a0Podgorica\u00a0in Montenegro for its long-term commitment to sustainable tourism, and\u00a0Abano Terme\u00a0in Italy, which combines its reputation as one of Europe\u2019s oldest spa towns with a green tourism approach, attracting visitors that want to alternate from the city-break destination of Venice.\u00a0Andaluc\u00eda\u00a0in Spain and\u00a0South Limburg\u00a0in the Netherlands received a special mention for sustainable destination management and accessibility improvements.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Hernandez-Gal\u00e1n, Director of Universal Accessibility and Innovation at the ONCE Foundation and ETIS jury member says: \u201cMaking holidays accessible to all is not just about the independence, dignity, and comfort of people with disabilities, it\u2019s about building a more inclusive and diverse society that benefits and enriches us all. Accessibility indicators make clear what this means in a practical way \u2013 from public transport to accessible information \u2013 and today\u2019s winners are already reaping the rewards of their hard work in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new\u00a02016 ETIS toolkit<\/a>\u00a0was launched at the awards ceremony\u00a0– it\u00a0employs 43 core indicators and a set of supplementary indicators, and\u00a0is available in all official EU languages to enable European destinations to monitor, measure and improve sustainable tourism practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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