The primary-ever World Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Awards takes place later this 12 months, and Belize will probably be enjoying host nation. Sister occasion to the World Journey Awards, based in 1993, the WSTHAs purpose to spotlight all these “accelerating change” in sustainable journey and tourism. Belize shined brightly within the World Journey Awards final 12 months. And this 12 months, the hope is that it does the identical. Voting for the World Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Awards is formally open. Those that have witnessed Belize’s dedication to conservation and sustainability firsthand can forged their ballots within the two international classes the nation has been nominated for. Plus, they’ll vote for a few of their favourite sustainable companies and initiatives.
Concerning the World Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Awards
Тhеѕе nеw аwаrdѕ…wіll ѕhіnе а lіght оn thе bіggеѕt рlауеrѕ іn ѕuѕtаіnаbіlіtу frоm асrоѕѕ thе glоbе, ѕhоwсаѕіng thе bеѕt рrасtісеѕ аnd ѕtаndаrdѕ frоm thе trаvеl іnduѕtrу сrеаtіng а ѕрасе fоr thоѕе іn thе hоѕріtаlіtу, trаvеl аnd tоurіѕm іnduѕtrу thаt іѕ сrеаtіng а роѕіtіvе іmрасt оn оur рlаnеt аnd реорlе,”
-Hon. Anthony Mahler, Belize’s Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations
Happening on September twenty seventh, 2024, the World Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Awards is the results of collaborative work between the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, the World Journey Awards, and the Belize Tourism Board. With a complete of 21 classes, the awards program places a deal with sustainability trailblazers that run the gamut from sustainable organizations to conservation & biodiversity packages.
In response to the WSTHA, the listing of nominees, encompassing stakeholders from throughout the globe, “options a captivating vary of people and organisations which are accelerating change and making an affect in web constructive tourism.”
Although little has been revealed in regards to the gala ceremony that will probably be held to honor award winners, the occasion is about to characteristic dinner and a cocktail reception.
Vote for Belize within the 2024 WSTHAs
Cheil Mayan Chocolate is without doubt one of the WSTHA’s nominees for Main Sustainable Cultural Heritage Mission 2024. Picture courtesy of Hamanasi Resort.
Of the WSTHAs 21 classes, Belize and Belize-based companies have acquired nominations in a complete of 5 classes. The nominees embody native Indigenous initiatives like Cheil Mayan Chocolate, marine conservation initiatives just like the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Affiliation (TASA), and group engagement packages like that of Chan Chich Lodge. The 2 international classes that Belize has been shortlisted for are:
Within the class of main sustainable vacation spot, Belize stands alongside different sustainability giants just like the world’s first starlight vacation spot, Alqueva, Portugal; the province of Palawan within the Philippines; and fellow CARICOM member, Guyana.
In the meantime, the Belize companies and tourism stakeholders nominated for awards are:
Main Sustainable Cultural Heritage Mission 2024
- Che’il Mayan Chocolate
- EcoMuseum Belize
- Jardin Pachamama
- San Antonio Ladies’s Cooperative
Sustainable Marine Conservation Initiative 2024
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium (Belizean Delight Initiative)
- Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Affiliation
Main Sustainable Neighborhood Engagement Programme 2024
- Belize Barrier Reef Watch
- Belize Tourism Trade Affiliation
- Belizing.com
- Chan Chich Lodge
- Sea of Life
The voting interval runs from June 18th to August 2nd, 2024.
