The shortlist has been announced for the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism.
The UNWTO Awards Ceremony will be held on 18 January 2017 in Madrid, in collaboration with IFEMA/FIITUR for the fourth consecutive time.
The Ceremony will be preceded by the annual UNWTO Awards Forum on 16 January 2017 at Palacio Neptuno, Madrid.
The UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge has already been awarded and will be presented to Professor Geoffrey Wall for his work on tourism and climate change.
Professor Wall’s ecotourism assessment framework and economic impacts assessment models have been effectively implemented in parks and protected areas in many parts of the world. Most of his research has been undertaken in Asia, with a recent emphasis on natural and cultural heritage and indigenous people.
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance
- Innovative use of e-tourism – Egypt´s strategy 2020, Advisory Council of the Tourism Ministry, Egypt
- Invat.Tur, Valencia Region Tourism Board, Spain
- Social progress index in tourism destinations in Costa Rica, Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Costa Rica
- Strategies for development of sustainable tourism in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Ministry of Tourism, Mexico.
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Enterprises
- Adding colours to lives, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Belgium
- Ecobnb: The community of sustainable tourism, Ecobnb, Italy
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organisations
- Culture heritage: Tools for sustainability of a World Heritage Site, Petra National Trust, Jordan
- A Sustainable Tourism Supply Chain, Fundación Tropicalia, Dominican Republic
- Govardhan Eco Village – Eco Tourism as a Catalyst for Rural Development, Govardhan Eco Village, India
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Research and Technology
- Carmacal carbon calculator for travel packages, Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), The Netherlands
- Encyclopedia of tourism, Ulysses Foundation, Spain
- Tourism 4.0, Turismo de Portugal IP, Portugal
UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge: Professor Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada.
UNWTO Ethics Award: Ilunion Hotels, Spain
