TO DO! Contest Socially Responsible Tourism: Award Winners from Peru and South Africa
(20-3-2006)
The Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V. (Institute for Tourism and Development), Ammerland, announced the award winners of the international contest for socially responsible tourism. On the occasion of the 40th International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in Berlin the TO DO! 2005 was awarded to one successful candidate from Peru and two from South Africa. The Laudatio was given by rtd. Federal Minister, Prof. Dr. Herta Däubler-Gmelin.
Among the winners of the TO DO! 2005 are:
The rainforest lodge Posada Amazonas from the Peruvian Province of Madre de Dios, and the South African regional development project Kuvona Cultural Tours from the Province of Limpopo, as well as the certification organisation Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA).
All three contestants have been examined by an assessor on site.
According to the Chairman of the Institute, Armin Vielhaber, a noteworthy aspect in this eleventh round of the contest was that for the second time, a prize can be awarded to a project in Peru. Moreover, it was an absolutely unprecedented event that two projects were awarded with the TO DO! from the same country – in this case South Africa. Considering this year's award winners it became clear, said Vielhaber, that the classical fair trade concept, i.e. socially responsible transaction, can also be realised and established in tourism.
The Green Travel Market present on the ITB 2006 has been sharing its stand with Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa and organising meeting between outbound tour operators and Jennifer Seif (FTTSA)
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