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\"World<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he 2017 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards winners are:<\/p>\n

Community Award \u2013 Ol Peteja Conservancy, Kenya<\/p>\n

Destination Award \u2013 Chobe, Makgadikgadi, and Okovango delta Ramsar site, Botswana Tourism Organisation, Botswana<\/p>\n

Environment Award \u2013 Misool, Indonesia<\/p>\n

Innovation Award \u2013 Mapping Ocean Wealth, The Nature Conservancy, USA<\/p>\n

People Award \u2013 The J Willard and Alice S Marriot Foundation\u2019s China Hospitality Education Initiative (CHEI), China<\/p>\n

David Scowsill, President & CEO, WTTC, said: \u201cI am delighted by the high standard of all our finalists. Those taking away the Awards this year represent the very best in sustainable tourism, and we hope that their example will both educate their peers and lead the sector forward. The Travel & Tourism sector is growing fast, and we have to ensure that this growth does not see short-term gains prioritised over the longer-term health of local environments and
\ncommunities. This year\u2019s Award Winners demonstrate not only that tourism can be sustainable, but that it can bring tangible improvements to both the environmental and cultural surroundings in which it operates. We will see the Travel & Tourism sector driving forward to ensure a more sustainable world.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards and all the winners, please visit www.wttc.org\/tourism-for-tomorrow-awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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