{"id":23531,"date":"2018-01-24T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=23531"},"modified":"2018-01-24T12:33:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T11:33:07","slug":"wttc-announces-finalists-for-2018-tourism-for-tomorrow-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2018\/01\/wttc-announces-finalists-for-2018-tourism-for-tomorrow-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"WTTC Announces Finalists for 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49484 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wttc-announces-finalists-for-2018-tourism-for-tomorrow-award_5a6658bd31cd7-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"WTTC Announces Finalists for 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards\" width=\"403\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wttc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Travel &amp; Tourism Council (WTTC)<\/a> is pleased to announce the 15 finalists for its 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. The 2018 finalists cut across five continents in the following categories: Community, Destination, Environment, Innovation and People.<\/p>\n<p>The WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, now in its 14th year, showcases business practices of the highest standards that balance the needs of \u2018people, planet and profits\u2019 within our sector.<\/p>\n<p>All 15 finalists illustrate great commitment to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behaviour towards a more sustainable tourism sector.<\/p>\n<p>Following a rigorous 3-phase judging, which includes an onsite evaluation, winners of the 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the 18th WTTC Global Summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18-19 April 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Gloria Guevara, President &amp; CEO of WTTC said: \u201cSustainable growth is one of the sector\u2019s most pressing challenges and a strategic priority for WTTC. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards showcase the very best examples of how our sector is addressing this challenge and contributing in a positive way to the sustainable development goals and a better world for all. I congratulate all the finalists who are playing such a significant role in ensuring the future sustainability of travel and tourism, and encourage the whole sector to learn from their best practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventuretravelnews.com\/wttc-announces-finalists-for-2018-tourism-for-tomorrow-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adventure Travel News.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-service\"><div class=\"su-service-title\" style=\"padding-left:46px;min-height:32px;line-height:32px\"><i class=\"sui sui-envelope-o\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:#333\"><\/i> Subscribe to our weekly newsletter<\/div><div class=\"su-service-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"padding-left:46px\">[yikes-mailchimp form=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WTTC is pleased to announce the 15 finalists for its 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. 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