The judging for the 2009 RT Awards will be led by :
As with previous years, emphasis will be placed on the following criteria:
+ Sense of place — whether tourists understand their destinations better through operators’ efforts.
+ Sustainability — whether these RT efforts are long-term.
+ Involvement of guests — do the operators involve their guests in their RT practices?
+ Internalisation — how much is sustainability part of the day-to-day operations?
+ Reach — are the ideas and practices shared across the destination or industry?
What makes the awards different is that our site visits are as much about us learning from real practitioners, as well as, a chance to share best practices we have learnt from our trips. All visits are documented and used to develop educational resources (training/leaflets) and used to generate stories on each property.
What the judges found last year: Earth friendly retreats.
- Dr Reza Azmi and Su Mei Toh (http://www.wildasia.org)
- Ian Hall (http://arkitrek.com/)
- Mei Leong (http://rethinktravel.blogspot.com).
As with previous years, emphasis will be placed on the following criteria:
+ Sense of place — whether tourists understand their destinations better through operators’ efforts.
+ Sustainability — whether these RT efforts are long-term.
+ Involvement of guests — do the operators involve their guests in their RT practices?
+ Internalisation — how much is sustainability part of the day-to-day operations?
+ Reach — are the ideas and practices shared across the destination or industry?
What makes the awards different is that our site visits are as much about us learning from real practitioners, as well as, a chance to share best practices we have learnt from our trips. All visits are documented and used to develop educational resources (training/leaflets) and used to generate stories on each property.
What the judges found last year: Earth friendly retreats.
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