{"id":17952,"date":"2017-04-11T18:32:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=17952"},"modified":"2017-04-11T18:32:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:32:57","slug":"finalists-2017-african-responsible-tourism-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/04\/finalists-2017-african-responsible-tourism-awards-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists for the 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Finalists for the 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards announced\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/responsiblecapetown.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ARTA-2017-logo.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"295\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">F<\/span>ollowing a Judging Day in Johannesburg on 7 April, the panel of 14 expert judges from across the industry shortlisted 13 organisations from across Africa. The finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African Impact <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/African_Impact\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/African_Impact&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248858000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF796yVA4MEfopHR480hsFWfLaiWw\">@African_Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All Out Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alloutafrica\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/alloutafrica&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248858000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqGD6w97UYZdYgiMyVizuA_u50ww\">@alloutafrica<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Blood Lions<sup>TM <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blood_Lions\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blood_Lions&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248858000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcqN1kGcCceqc1W06o2DMlqnsJwg\">@Blood_Lions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coffee Shack Backpackers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoffeeShackBP\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoffeeShackBP&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248858000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGze1P_tTgmxZDDFFjt_RtvUxs83g\">@CoffeeShackBP<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wilderness Safaris Damaraland Camp <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreWilderness\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreWilderness&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEesYOG5wzRTHXnRn62EvZ8HM3jlg\">@WeAreWilderness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ilha Blue Island Safaris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilhablue.islandsafaris\/?hc_ref=SEARCH&amp;fref=nf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilhablue.islandsafaris\/?hc_ref%3DSEARCH%26fref%3Dnf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFynLPL7ApLBF2DRbhaN2tccXpdTQ\">@ilhablue.islandsafaris<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Isibindi Africa Lodges <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsibindiAfrica\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsibindiAfrica&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxjQn9x93v9SQfKRcOBHE5m-8vTQ\">@IsibindiAfrica<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maboneng Township Arts Experience <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MabonengArts\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/MabonengArts&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuAYMu6oq_Y5VjcQBHxR1hwCdQ5A\">@MabonengArts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MTN Bushfire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bushfirefest\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/bushfirefest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCt8qHmHzozQEFmnSPG31Z6pjk0A\">@bushfirefest<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Serena Hotels <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenahotels\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenahotels&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEb44VmtM6U2PXR1L4WkclKEtEsJg\">@serenahotels<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nedbank Tour de Tuli <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreWilderness\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreWilderness&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEesYOG5wzRTHXnRn62EvZ8HM3jlg\">@WeAreWilderness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uthando <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UthandoSouthAfr\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/UthandoSouthAfr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGbvB4pt6i6vs1fTG1mGp3DV9_jdQ\">@UthandoSouthAfr<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wildlife ACT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wildlifeact\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/wildlifeact&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZMdAbbDx-_6Jyzq3bGKfT3yTRPg\">@wildlifeact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards winners will be announced during <a href=\"http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248859000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2xoPhW3NE83aSW3P4Ilt2bwi_jA\">WTM Africa<\/a> at an awards ceremony to be held on Thursday 20 April 2017 at 16.30 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa. A celebratory function will follow the ceremony. Winners will be available on the WTM Responsible Tourism Stand (W54) from 10.30 \u2013 11.30 on Friday 21 April 2017 for media interviews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s finalists are worthy examples of change makers who bravely use tourism to create positive change for Africa\u2019s people and environments,&#8221; commented Heidi van der Watt, managing director of Better Tourism Africa. &#8220;From a music festival in an unlikely destination, a hard-hitting documentary and cultural tours that tells the stories of the residents of a beach town\u00a0 \u2013 the shortlist has a lot to say about where responsible tourism on the continent is, and where it is going next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The African Responsible Tourism Awards are part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/conferences\/#search=rpp%3D12%26d%3D102505%7C152_355838\" saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/conferences\/%23search%3Drpp%253D12%2526d%253D102505%257C152_355838&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248860000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEXk3uAWbXoVv83gLmRwmdxqD-OQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">responsible tourism programme<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtmafrica.com\/en\/Event-Programme\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/www.wtmafrica.com\/en\/Event-Programme\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248860000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBOQziIgmLTMYDBtuq5VHbMDW2jQ\">WTM Africa<\/a>. The responsible tourism programme includes three panel discussions on <a href=\"http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34981\/Responsible-Tourism-Market-Access-for-Small-and-Emerging-Enterprises\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34981\/Responsible-Tourism-Market-Access-for-Small-and-Emerging-Enterprises&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248860000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5M6z2xwhyJvnaG5usYDggWFoUrg\">market access for small businesses<\/a>,\u00a0 responsible tourism and the <a href=\"http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34988\/Responsible-Tourism-Sustainable-Development-Goals\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34988\/Responsible-Tourism-Sustainable-Development-Goals&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248860000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0G_saQTFsUNXfV9UaBUaeGwXPjA\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34993\/Responsible-Tourism-Cultural-Heritage-and-Tourism-in-Africa\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/africa.wtm.com\/en\/Sessions\/34993\/Responsible-Tourism-Cultural-Heritage-and-Tourism-in-Africa&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1492001248860000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVDv_t2ZJ675Gqxbft4fzo5_UAJg\">cultures and heritages of Africa<\/a>, as well as a social media challenge for digital influencers, the media and travel trade. The WTM Responsible Tourism Stand will host past winners of the World and African Responsible Tourism Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a music festival in an unlikely destination, a hard-hitting documentary and cultural tours that tells the stories of the residents of a beach town  \u2013 the shortlist has a lot to say about where responsible tourism on the continent is, and where it is going next<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finalists for the 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards announced<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;From a music festival to a documentary and cultural tours at the beach, the shortlist has a lot to 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