BEST
TOUR OPERATOR
of the Skal International Ecotourism Awards 2005
 Selena
Travel LLC received “Best Tour Operators
/ Travel Agent” award from the 2005 Skel
International Ecotourism Awards. The winners were announced
on 17 October 2005 during the 66th Skal Congress (http://www.skal.org)
opening ceremony in Zagreb, Croatia.
This is the first time a Mongolian company receives this honored
award and it was given to Selena Travel as a prize of their
efforts and achievements on founding a new ecotourism destination
“Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve”
in Bayandelger soum, Tuv province, conservation of globally
endangered species and developing environment friendly – community
based tourism in the nature reserve.
Skål, founded as an international
association in 1934 in Paris is the largest organization of
travel and tourism professionals in the world, embracing all
sectors of the tourism industry, including hoteliers, travel
agents, airlines, tourism media, tourism students etc. Skål
with 22,000 members is active in 87 Countries and approximately
500 locations worldwide.
Skål International launched
the Ecotourism Awards in 2002, to highlight and acknowledge
best practices around the globe. The awards is given in 6
categories (Tour Operator, Accommodation, General Countryside,
Transport, City/Village and Education/Media) basing on their
contribution to the conservation of nature, environmental
considerations, cultural heritage conservation, community
involvement and benefits, educational features, Business viability
and innovation.
The six winners of 2005
and their categories are:
-
Selena Travel
(Mongolia) - Tour Operators/Travel Agents
-
Campi ya Kanzi
(Kenya) - Accommodation
-
Silja Line (Finland)
- Transportation
-
Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
(New Zealand) - General Countryside
-
Kalofer (Bulgaria)
- Cities/Villages
-
Garma Festival of
Traditional Culture (Australia) - Educational
Programmes/Media
More about the award http://skalnet20.skal.org/sustainable/winners |
