{"id":7743,"date":"2015-12-04T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:13:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:13:03","slug":"pata-announces-winners-of-touri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/12\/pata-announces-winners-of-touri\/","title":{"rendered":"PATA announces winners of Tourism Inspire Awards 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/origin.adaderana.lk\/bizenglishnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/PATA-620x360.jpg\" alt=\"Pata Tourism Inspire winners 2015\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PATA presented the six Tourism InSPIRE Awards at a special awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, November 27, 2015, at a dinner gala hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tpb.gov.ph\/\">Tourism Promotions Board Philippines<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pata.org\/portfolio\/ntff2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PATA New Tourism Frontiers Forum 2015<\/a>\u00a0in Legazpi, Albay, Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mario Hardy, CEO, PATA<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>said<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cOn behalf of PATA, I would like to send my sincere congratulations to all the winners of the Tourism InSPIRE Awards 2015 and thank all of those who applied as well as all of our supporters. We look forward to celebrating our winners in the Philippines, and sharing their accomplishments on our sustainability platform,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sustain.pata.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">sustain.pata.org<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism InSPIRE Awards are presented to outstanding applications in six categories: Best Branded Accommodation, Best Independent Accommodation, Best Marine and Wildlife Tourism Provider, Best Culture and Heritage Tourism Provider, Best Responsible Tourism Destination, Best Community Based Tourism Initiative. Winners exemplify use and application of sustainable consumption approaches (resource efficiency, value chain approach, eco-innovation, sustainable consumption, sustainability reporting, community action, cultural heritage, and collective impact.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015 for Best Branded Accommodation is awarded to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elnidoresorts.com\/\">El Nido Resorts<\/a>, Philippines, for its innovative and inspirational activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sukau.com\/\">Sukau Rainforest Lodge<\/a>\u00a0of Malaysia receives the Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015 for Best Independent Accommodation for its stakeholder engagement efforts and exemplary practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015 for Best Marine and Wildlife Tourism Provider is presented to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinnamonhotels.com\/\">Cinnamon Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a>\u00a0of Sri Lanka for its clear commitment to sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices, tangible impacts and measurable outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.siddhaleparesort.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort<\/a>\u00a0also of Sri Lanka receives the Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015 for Best Culture and Heritage Tourism Provider for its clear commitment to sustainability.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theblueyonder.com\/\">The Blue Yonder of India<\/a>\u00a0will receive an Honourable Mention in the same category.<\/p>\n<p>In the category of Best Responsible Tourism Destination for the Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015, the winner is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.borneonaturetours.com\/www\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Borneo Rainforest Lodge<\/a>\u00a0of Malaysia for its performance in stakeholder engagement and resource efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association (BAETAS) of the Philippines receives the Tourism InSPIRE Award 2015 for Best Community Based Tourism Initiative for its serious commitment to sustainability principles and evident benefits to community members.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbtvietnam.com\/\">CBT Vietnam<\/a>\u00a0and Ban Rai Gong King Community-Based Tourism Club receive Honourable Mentions in the same category.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awards were in 6 categories: Branded &#038; Independent Accommodation, Marine &#038; Wildlife, Culture &#038; Heritage, RT Destination, Community Based Tourism Initiative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,268,266,675,16,17,287,534,573,676],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PATA announces winners of Tourism Inspire Awards 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Awards were in 6 categories: Branded &amp; Independent Accommodation, Marine &amp; Wildlife, 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