| Destination Award
Winner - JURASSIC COAST, UNITED KINGDOM |
| The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage
Site (popularly known as the Jurassic Coast) is situated on
the south coast of England, and stretches from Exmouth in Devon
to Studland Bay in Dorset. Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage
Site in 2001, Jurassic Coast’s development has been a
partnership between over 200 local, national and international
stakeholders for more than. A commitment to local community
engagement combined with the recognition of the inherent value
of the natural asset, and therefore its conservation, means
that benefits from the 22 million staying and day visitors each
year are reinvested in the local culture, society and environment. |
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| Conservation Award
Winner - DAMARALAND CAMP, NAMIBIA |
| Damaraland Camp is located 90 kilometres inland from Namibia’s
Skeleton Coast and integrates communities, the environment and
wildlife. The camp is located within the Torra Conservancy and
enjoys the vistas across stark plains, ancient valleys and soaring
peaks. Damaraland Camp is one of Wilderness Safaris’ successful
tourism and conservation partnerships and has resulted in a
72 000 hectare (180 000 acre) conservancy being proclaimed in
what was barren countryside. Prior to Damaraland Camp’s
construction, there were no environmental or poaching controls
and the community had no sense of ownership. Today, this area
has been transformed; the wildlife numbers are climbing and
the animal populations have doubled. |
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www.wilderness-safaris.com
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Award finalists |
| Investor in People
Award Winner - HACIENDAS DEL MUNDO MAYA, MEXICO |
| Grupo Plan is a Mexican development company that owns several
luxury resorts in the Yucatan peninsula called "The Haciendas".
In their heyday of the 1920s, the haciendas were booming plantations
which supported their local communities but by the 1990s they
had been abandoned, leaving the communities in poverty. Over
the past years, the haciendas have been rebuilt by teams of
specialist historians, architects, hoteliers, trainers and social
workers to breathe life back into these communities. Now, operated
by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, under the brand
of “The Luxury Collection”, the Haciendas are a
succesful tourism business providing jobs, support and social
welfare for the communities which surround them. |
www.haciendasmundomaya.com
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People Award finalists |
| Global Tourism Business
Award Winner - CASUARINA BEACH CLUB, BARBADOS |
| Casuarina Beach Club is a three -star hotel located on the
south Coast of Barbados, in one of the busiest resorts in the
South Caribbean. It’s beautiful 10-acre property is set
in a “Tropical Forest” and is one of the few hotels
in the Caribbean in its own ecosystem. All aspects of Casuarina’s
management are dedicated to ensuring the environmental, social
and cultural sustainability of its surroundings. All rooms are
fitted with water and energy saving devices, staff are trained
in all aspects of environmental management and guests are encouraged
to participate in local community activities. Within Barbados,
Casuarina is already leading the way in environmental awareness,
providing advice to other companies wishing to follow their
example and working with the government to put in place ‘green’
policies |
www.casuarina.com
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Business Award finalists |
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| 2005 Tourism for
Tomorrow Finalists |
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| Destination Award |
Chugchilan and Black Sheep Inn, Ecuador
www.blacksheepinn.com |
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Rinjani Trek Ecotourism Programme, Indonesia
www.lomboksumbawa.com/rinjani |
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| Conservation Award |
Manda Wilderness (including Nkwichi Lodge), Mozambique
www.mandawilderness.org |
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Santa Lucia de Nanegal Cooperative, Ecuador
www.santaluciaecuador.com |
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| Investor in People
Award |
Conservation Corporation Africa
www.ccafrica.com
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Dreamcatcher - Cook-up with Kammama, South Africa
www.dreamcatcher.co.za |
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| Global Tourism Business
Award |
Tiamo Resorts, Bahamas
www.tiamoresorts.com
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Xel Ha, Mexico
www.xelha.com |
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