2009 Tourism for tomorrow Award Winners

2009 Tourism for tomorrow Award Winners

http://www.tourismfortomorrow.com/Winners/2009_Winners_and_Finalists/index.php

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is the forum for business leaders in the Travel & Tourism industry.
http://www.tourismfortomorrow.com/WTTC/

Raising awareness of the importance of Travel & Tourism, promoting synergies between the public and private sector, generating profit as well as protecting natural, social and cultural environment, are the fundamental components of WTTC's mission, as outlined in the Blueprint for New Tourism.

Nominate in our Responsible Tourism Awards 2009!Nominations for our Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards are now open. Make your nomination by Monday 15 June and sign up to our emagazine to receive the latest announcements, nominations and updates. Read our launch coverage in The Daily Telegraph now!

The Responsible Tourism Awards are the most prestigious awards of their kind in the world and are a collaboration between online travel directory responsibletravel.com, who founded and organise the Awards, UK media partners Telegraph Travel and Geographical Magazine, BBC World News, and World Travel Market, who host the Awards ceremony (read more about our Partners).2008 saw a record number of nominations for the Awards, with over 1900 received from travellers around the world keen to share their knowledge on the best in the industry! This year we're calling on you yet again to tell us who you think is leading the way in responsible tourism. Read more about the Responsible Tourism Awards judging process.

http://www.responsibletourismawards.com/
UNESCO's World Heritage
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage.

What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/about/