UK: European Responsible tourism pioneers have a chance to win recognition for their efforts with the launch of the Europe Responsible Tourism Awards.
The Responsible Tourism Awards are run by the non-profit the International Centre for Responsible Tourism global (ICRT global).
It’s the first time there will be a dedicated Europe regional award in the awards programme, which has been running for twenty years.
The six award categories include responsible all-inclusives, adapting to climate change, increasing local sourcing, encouraging peace understanding and inclusivity, managing waste and delivering nature positive tourism.
The awards are sponsored by easyJet holidays and Scott Lawson, easyJet holidays’ senior ESG manager, will announce the awards today at the Responsible Tourism Day at ITB in Berlin:
“We have sponsored these awards in order to shine a light on best practice across Europe and to inspire faster change, as our industry could greatly benefit from the brilliant ideas and innovation we see across the continent being shared more widely. We look forward to hearing about the cutting-edge activity that will help us all to improve,” he said.
Debbie Hindle chair and member of the judging panel added: “Our awards highlight the travel and tourism sector’s commitment to minimising negative impacts and maximising positive contributions. The judges look for evidence of impact, replicability, innovation, influencing others, longevity and an overall commitment to responsible tourism which will inform and inspire others.”
Entry to the awards is free and open until May 23 , 2025. Shortlisted finalists will be announced in July and the winners will be announced in autumn.
A free webinar with tips on how to win an award will be available in April and application forms can be found on the ICRT global website.
Gold winners of the regional awards run in Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia will automatically qualify to contend for the Global Responsible Tourism Awards, sponsored by Sabre which are announced in October.
We reported on last year’s winners of the Global Responsible Tourism Awards at the launch of ICRT global in November.
Responsible Tourism Award winners announced at ICRT global launch
Image: ICRT global launch 2024