{"id":13660,"date":"2016-09-17T20:21:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T19:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=13660"},"modified":"2016-09-20T20:48:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T19:48:17","slug":"the-shortlist-announced-for-the-2016-irish-responsible-tourism-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/09\/the-shortlist-announced-for-the-2016-irish-responsible-tourism-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The shortlist announced for the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13661\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/irish-responsible-tourism-awards-2016.jpg\" alt=\"irish-responsible-tourism-awards-2016\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/irish-responsible-tourism-awards-2016.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/irish-responsible-tourism-awards-2016-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shortlist was announced for the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards. There are 6 categories for each award \u2013 designed to celebrate those making a difference in Ireland and using tourism to benefit local communities, economies and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Award categories and shortlisted businesses are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Destination for Responsible Tourism: Mulranny (Co. Mayo), Inishbofin Community Services<\/li>\n<li>Programme (Co. Galway), Sheep\u2019s Head Way (Co. Cork)<\/li>\n<li>Best for Accessible &amp; Inclusive Tourism: Mobility Mojo, Gleneagle Hotel Group (Co. Kerry)<\/li>\n<li>Best for Natural Heritage Tourism: Doolin Cave (Co. Clare), Burren Nature Sanctuary (Co. Clare), Sea<\/li>\n<li>Synergy Marine Awareness &amp; Activity Centre (Co. Kerry)<\/li>\n<li>Best Innovation in Responsible Tourism: Great Lighthouses of Ireland, The Blackfriary Community Heritage &amp; Archaeology Project (Co. Meath)<\/li>\n<li>Best Local Authority Initiative for Responsible Tourism: Westport Smarter Travel Bike Buffet (Mayo County Council), Lough Muckno (Monaghan County Council)<\/li>\n<li>Best Tourism Accommodation for Local Sourcing: Fuchsia Lane Farm Holiday Cottages (Co. Tipperary), Hotel Doolin (Co. Clare), Seaview B&amp;B (Co. Clare)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Award winners will be announced at the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Conference on Thursday 6th October 2016 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on\u00a0businessworld.ie. To read the whole story, visit\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessworld.ie\/article.php?id=565716\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Responsible Tourism Awards 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shortlist was announced for the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards. 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