{"id":6703,"date":"2015-09-17T10:20:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=6703"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:19:27","slug":"pata-launches-inspire-awards-to-recognise-sustainability-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/09\/pata-launches-inspire-awards-to-recognise-sustainability-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"PATA launches InSPIRE awards to recognise sustainability champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6705\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-17-at-10.13.42.png\" alt=\"PATA inspire awards\" width=\"698\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-17-at-10.13.42.png 786w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-17-at-10.13.42-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-17-at-10.13.42-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-17-at-10.13.42-235x100.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>The Pacific Asia Travel Association has\u00a0launched Tourism InSPIRE Awards 2015 to recognise organisations that demonstrate excellence in social, environmental, and economic sustainability in tourism. The awards are supported by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.switch-asia.eu\/rpsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">EU-SWITCH-Asia RPSC<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/sustain.pata.org\/partnerships\/unep-gpst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">United Nations Environment Programme<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pata.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Asia Travel Association<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cThis joint initiative celebrates best practices in tourism by recognising those organisations that demonstrate leadership in sustainable tourism,\u201d commented\u00a0PATA CEO Mario Hardy.<\/p>\n<h6>In Brief<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>The deadline to submit applications is 16 October. There is no entry fee and the awards are open to non-PATA member companies.\u00a0Applications must be submitted online at <a href=\"http:\/\/sustain.pata.org\/tourism-inspire-awards-application\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/sustain.PATA.org\/tourism-inspire-awards-application\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Entries are welcome from a broad range of travel and tourism businesses and organisations in the 19 designated countries. These are:\u00a0Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li>Winners in each category will be sponsored to attend the awards presentation ceremony in Legazpi, Albay, Philippines as part of the programme for the PATA New Tourism Frontiers Forum, 27 November.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In Depth<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>For further information go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sustain.PATA.org\/InSPIRE\" rel=\"nofollow\">sustain.PATA.org\/InSPIRE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sustain.pata.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/TourismInSPIREAwards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the brochure here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PATA launches InSPIRE Awards 2015 to recognise organisations that demonstrate excellence in social, environmental, and economic sustainability in tourism. 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