As a founding partner, TreadRight, with affiliate organization Adventure World, is proud to help recognize the efforts being carried out by the National Geographic World Legacy Awards finalists.
The 15 finalists announced at ITB Singapore were selected from more than 150 World Legacy Awards entries, representing 56 countries and six continents.
Their work is a testament to the positive momentum created by forward-looking travel and tourism organizations and representative of the ideals fundamental to TreadRight’s sustainable tourism commitment.
“In the National Geographic World Legacy Awards you have an esteemed travel and media authority identifying outstanding sustainable tourism leadership in the world today; the type of positive momentum TreadRight was created to help foster, ” says Brett Tollman, Founder of The TreadRight Foundation, and President and CEO of The Travel Corporation. “We are honoured to support the awards and confident that efforts like this will continue to move the travel industry in the right direction on sustainability.”
Costas Christ, Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler and Chairman of the World Legacy Awards said: “With the impressive support of Founding Partner, TreadRight Foundation and leading sponsor Adventure World, a hardworking team of 18 international expert judges selected the 15 finalists for this year’s World Legacy Awards. The result is a truly impressive array of hotels, tour operators, travel organizations and destinations that are the visionary leaders who are redefining tourism today for a better tomorrow.”
Based on the three pillars of sustainable tourism, including environmentally friendly operations, protection of natural and cultural heritage, and support for the well-being of local communities, the five World Legacy Award categories are: Earth Changers, Sense of Place, Conserving the Natural World, Engaging Communities, and Destination Leadership.
