Cash Prize offered by Sustainable
Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory
for Sustainable Tourism efforts
Release Date: Monday
June 20, 2011
Contact: Robert Billington
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
401-724-2200 / 800-454-2882
The Sustainable Tourism
Planning and Development Laboratory is
accepting applications for the 2011 ARISTA,
granted for notable achievement in
Sustainable Tourism.
This recognition comes
with a $250 cash prize in each of three
geographic areas: Rhode Island, New England
and USA. Non-governmental organizations,
individuals or businesses whose tourism
development projects or programs meet the
criteria for Sustainable Tourism are
eligible.
According to Dr. Robert
Billington, Executive Director of the
Sustainable Tourism Laboratory, "The ARISTA
is presented to organizations that regard as
vital the protection and appropriate
economic uses of the natural and human
environment."
The purpose of this
prize is "to encourage the use of
sustainable principles in tourism
development," says Billington. “It is a
reminder that sustainable tourism is, first
and foremost, about benefiting residents and
resources within the applicant’s sphere of
operation."
The Sustainable Tourism
Planning and Development Laboratory,
established in 2005, is certified in Tourism
Governance under the United Nations World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO.org) as a
program of the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council (BVTC). The BVTC, established in
1985, is recognized worldwide in Destination
Development by the World Travel and Tourism
Council (WTTC.org).
The mission of the
Sustainable Tourism Lab is to help any
community intent on doing so, to develop
tourism in a sustainable way. Using the
principles of Civic Tourism, Geotourism and
Sustainable Tourism, the Lab works to share
its knowledge and expertise with other
tourism communities.
“We have some great
agencies doing great work across America,”
says Billington. “It's time we shed some
light on their work. The ARISTA began as an
acknowledgement for Sustainable Tourism in
Rhode Island and has been extended to
include projects from New England elsewhere
in the US.
To nominate or apply for
the ARISTA: visit
here.
Or contact Blackstone Valley Visitor Center,
175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
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