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CARIBBEAN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARDS 2022

The Caribbean Tourism Organization's Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards are aimed at identifying and showcasing Sustainable Tourism Good Practices in the Caribbean. The awards recognize individuals, groups, organizations or companies in any of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Member Countries which have developed responsible tourism products or are engaged with implementing initiatives that embrace sustainable tourism concepts and core values. These initiatives should also help to enhance the country's tourism product offerings and advance sustainable and responsible tourism in the Caribbean.

Only CTO Allied, Affiliate Members, and Member Countries are eligible to apply. In the case where Allied or Affiliate Members operate outside the Caribbean region, only activities or business operations that take place within the Caribbean are eligible for entry. The CTO member countries appear in the country drop-down list on each application form.

This year, the CTO is pleased to launch the Sustainable Tourism Award Programme under the following five categories:

AWARD CATEGORIES

1. EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD

2. HEALTH & SAFETY AWARD

3. DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP AND RESILIENCE AWARD

4. COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM AWARD

5. TOURISM EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARD

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2022 RULES AND GUIDELINES.

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Official Entry Rules:

The period to submit entries runs from August 29 – October 31, 2022.

Applications should be completed in the relevant CATEGORY below. Remember to click the Enter tab to complete the application process.

For the overall Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Awards (Category 1), nominations must be submitted by the Ministry/Department of Tourism of CTO Member Countries. Each country is allowed to submit only one entry for this Award Category. Countries are free to follow their own selection procedures at the national level.

The product/initiative being nominated must have been in operation for at least two (2) years.

Applicants cannot enter a category won previously, unless a period of at least four (4) years has passed, and the initiative submitted is substantially different from the initiative previously awarded. NB: Years are counted from the year in which the award was given.

All submitted materials must be available for publication and will not be returned.

All materials become the exclusive property of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, which reserves the right to publish or reproduce them, with appropriate credit to the owner and/or manager of the product.

Any nominated product/initiative that did not previously receive an Award can be nominated in the following years, but must present updated information.

Each entry must consist of the following elements:

A completed nomination form submitted online inclusive of a general description of no more than 150 words on the product/initiative.

Completed fields on the online application form completed in accordance with the criteria outlined for the respective Award category.

Four photographs (4 MB max. each) provided as supporting material.

A website link and brief promotional video (2 mins max) MAY also be submitted as supporting material.

Queries should be directed to Amanda Charles at acharles@caribtourism.com

Good luck!

Applicants may submit entries in any of the five (5) categories found below. Click the drop-down button that follows, then click the category name to jump to your desired category.

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EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD ENTRY FORM

The product/initiative should contribute to a better quality of life in the destination and provide a unique visitor experience. Initiatives may illustrate programs designed to promote widespread adoption of good practices, engaging the local community/youth/vulnerable groups, visitors and/or tourism workers.

Destinations and Businesses should illustrate how they have integrated technological solutions and/or Information Communication Technologies (ICT’s) as a part of these initiatives and highlight any innovative marketing and/or market engagement initiatives.

To be considered for this Award, applicants must cover five (5) key areas of tourism sustainability selected from amongst the following areas:

Environmental Management, including but not limited to initiatives focusing on water resources management, biodiversity and nature conservation, energy efficiency/renewable energy, solid waste management, etc.
Terrestrial or Marine Area Planning and Management
Preservation and conservation of cultural, historical, and natural heritage (including built heritage, flora, and fauna)
Safety and security: visitors and staff
Sustainable Accommodation ( e.g., use of energy efficient/renewable energy alternatives, initiatives focused on waste management, water conservation, community engagement, employment and benefit, use of eco-friendly products, sustainable architecture, health and local food experiences, use of environmentally friendly and organic products and materials.)
Tourism Linkages: Agro-tourism; Eco-Tourism; Wellness Tourism, etc.
Partnership: multi-stakeholder support for economic, environmental, or social initiative

DATE SUBMITTED*

ORGANIZATION NAME

FIRST NAME*

LAST NAME*

EMAIL*

CONFIRM EMAIL*

PHONE*

COUNTRY*

WEBSITE ADDRESS

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR AWARDS?*

BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR PRODUCT/INITIATIVE - HOW HAVE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE? (50-150 WORDS) *

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1, 500 words. Select at least five criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

CRITERIA 1: CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

CRITERIA 2: CONTRIBUTIONS TO TERRESTRIAL OR MARINE AREA PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT:

CRITERIA 3: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE (Including Built Heritage, Flora and Fauna)

CRITERIA 4: CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BOTH VISITORS AND STAFF

CRITERIA 5: SUSTAINABLE ACCOMMODATION

CRITERIA 6: CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOURISM LINKAGES (e.g. Agro-Tourism; Eco-Tourism; Wellness Tourism, etc)

CRITERIA 7: PARTNERSHIPS- MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL OR SOCIAL INITIATIVES

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DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP AND RESILIENCE AWARD

This Award is open to CTO member countries, destinations and/or businesses that can illustrate how they have pivoted to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and/or other crises’ and disasters indicative of new initiatives, strategies and/or tourism products, services, or experiences they may have developed to support tourism resilience and recovery.

Entities should demonstrate how they are making solid strides towards sustainable tourism management through on-going and integrated initiatives, to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and/or recover from crises and disasters, to ensure future resilience.

Applicants may include government agencies, NGOs, private businesses, or trade associations on behalf of the destination.

Contenders in this category must demonstrate sustainable tourism policies and resilience strategies that cover four (4) of the areas below:

Improve sustainable tourism planning
Integrate Disaster Risk Reduction/Management principles and/or strategies in Tourism operations
Enhance the long-term competitiveness of tourism businesses and/or destinations
Foster and promote the destination/business as ‘safe’ to visit, invest in and/or do business with
Involve tourism stakeholders in decision-making
Communicate and promote sustainable tourism good practices to other tourism stakeholders
Manage partnerships and/or multi-stakeholder engagement for disaster management and resilience
Have developed and/or implemented Business Continuity Planning

DATE SUBMITTED

ORGANIZATION NAME

FIRST NAME*

LAST NAME*

EMAIL*

CONFIRM EMAIL*

PHONE*

COUNTRY *

WEBSITE ADDRESS

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR AWARDS? *

BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR PRODUCT/INITIATIVE- HOW HAVE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE? (50-150 WORDS)*

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

CRITERIA 1: EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING

CRITERIA 2: EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION / MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND/OR STRATEGIES IN TOURISM OPERATIONS

CRITERIA 3: EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS OF TOURISM BUSINESSES AND/OR DESTINATIONS

CRITERIA 4: EFFORTS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE DESTINATION/ BUSINESS AS ‘SAFE’ TO VISIT, INVEST IN AND/OR DO BUSINESS WITH

CRITERIA 5: EFFORTS TO INVOLVE TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS IN DECISION-MAKING

CRITERIA 6: EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GOOD PRACTICES TO OTHER TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS

CRITERIA 7: MANAGE PARTNERSHIPS AND/OR MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE

CRITERIA 8: HAVE DEVELOPED AND/OR IMPLEMENTED BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING

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HEALTH & SAFETY AWARD

Destinations and Businesses applying for this Award should demonstrate how they have developed new and/or innovative tourism products and services related to health and wellness or have integrated health and safety protocols in their business or service.

Applicants should illustrate how they may have integrated technological solutions and/or Information Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in the tourism product, service and/or experience. Applicants should also illustrate innovative training, communication, marketing and/or market engagement initiatives.

Applicants in this category must demonstrate how their efforts have successfully achieved results in four (4) of the following areas:

Positive impact on local communities and/or the local supply chain
Efforts to minimise health related risks and exposure to health and safety hazards
Education and Awareness campaigns and initiatives targeted to promote health and safety practices
Promoting health and wellness among guests and staff and/or expanding support to adjacent local communities
Collaboration with other private, public, or non-government stakeholders to promote good practices in health and safety
Relevant certification, awards and marketing initiatives that highlight health and safety efforts
Training and capacity-building initiatives related to health and safety

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ORGANIZATION NAME

FIRST NAME*

LAST NAME*

EMAIL*

CONFIRM EMAIL*

PHONE*

COUNTRY *

WEBSITE ADDRESS

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PRODUCT/INITIATIVE - HOW HAVE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE? (50-150 WORDS)*

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR AWARDS?*

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

CRITERIA 1: POSITIVE IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR THE LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN

CRITERIA 2: EFFORTS TO MINIMISE HEALTH RELATED RISKS AND EXPOSURE TO HEALTH & SAFETY HAZARDS

CRITERIA 3: EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES TARGETED TO PROMOTE HEALTH & SAFETY PRACTICES

CRITERIA 4: PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG GUESTS AND STAFF AND/OR EXPANDING SUPPORT TO ADJACENT LOCAL COMMUNITIES

CRITERIA 5: COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR NON-GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICES IN HEALTH & SAFETY

CRITERIA 6: RELEVANT CERTIFICATION, AWARDS AND MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT HIGHLIGHT HEALTH & SAFETY EFFORTS

CRITERIA 7: TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES RELATED TO HEALTH & SAFETY

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COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM AWARD

Initiatives may illustrate programs designed to improve community consultation, leadership, and engagement in tourism; address social and community issues; foster economic linkages; preserve and promote the local culture and heritage.

Destinations and Businesses should indicate how they may have integrated technological solutions and/or Information Communication Technologies (ICT’s) and illustrate innovative marketing and/or market engagement initiatives.

Applicants in this category must show how their tourism initiatives have benefitted local communities through four (4) of the following areas:

Community development, involvement and empowerment
Direct social and economic benefits to local people, e.g. employment and business creation/expansion
A positive contribution to maintaining the heritage (built, cultural, natural, intangible) and educating visitors on the local culture and heritage of the destination/community
Promoting a sense of place and authenticity
Opportunities for local community input and empowerment in tourism development planning
Educating locals and visitors on the sustainable tourism efforts of the enterprise, community and/or country
Sensitivity towards creating sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable groups, i.e. women, youth and indigenous communities

DATE SUBMITTED

ORGANIZATION NAME

FIRST NAME*

LAST NAME*

EMAIL*

CONFIRM EMAIL*

PHONE*

COUNTRY*

WEBSITE ADDRESS

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR AWARDS? *

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PRODUCT/INITIATIVE - HOW HAVE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE? (50-150 WORDS). *

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

CRITERIA 1: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT

CRITERIA 2: DIRECT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO LOCAL PEOPLE, E.G. EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS CREATION/EXPANSION

CRITERIA 3: A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO MAINTAINING THE HERITAGE (BUILT, CULTURAL, NATURAL, INTANGIBLE) AND EDUCATING VISITORS ON THE LOCAL CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE DESTINATION/COMMUNITY

CRITERIA 4: PROMOTING A SENSE OF PLACE AND AUTHENTICITY

CRITERIA 5: OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY INPUT AND EMPOWERMENT IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

CRITERIA 6: EDUCATING LOCALS AND VISITORS ON THE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM EFFORTS OF THE ENTERPRISE, COMMUNITY AND/OR COUNTRY

CRITERIA 7: SENSITIVITY TOWARDS CREATING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS, I.E. WOMEN, YOUTH AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

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TOURISM EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARD

Destinations and Businesses should illustrate any new and innovative tourism education, training and/or awareness programs developed and implemented to support capacity-building, enhance the skills and competencies and increase the knowledge/awareness of tourism workers, visitors and/or community members.

They should also illustrate how they have integrated technological solutions and/or Information Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in training delivery.

A tourism organization or initiative making a significant contribution to advance tourism work force development can apply for this award.

Applicants need to demonstrate how their efforts have directly contributed to tourism education through four (4) of the following initiatives:

Capacity building and transfer of industry skills through training and educational opportunities, career advancement, employee retention programs, etc.
Development and delivery of technical and vocational training programmes, certificate courses
Tourism work force development (work placements, upskilling, cross training, employee retention programmes, recognition and service awards)
Knowledge-exchange forums for education and awareness
Sustainable financing of Education and Training initiatives
Initiatives to increase the knowledge and awareness of visitors
Partnership engagement for education, training and human resource development

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ORGANIZATION NAME

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LAST*

EMAIL*

CONFIRM EMAIL*

PHONE*

COUNTRY*

WEBSITE ADDRESS

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR AWARDS? *

BRIEF SUMMARY OF YOUR PRODUCT/INITIATIVE- HOW HAVE YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE? (50-150 WORDS)*

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

CRITERIA 1: CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRANSFER OF INDUSTRY SKILLS (Through Training and Educational Opportunities, Career Advancement, Employee Retention Programs, etc).

CRITERIA 2: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES, CERTIFICATE COURSES.

CRITERIA 3: TOURISM WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (Work Placements, Upskilling, Cross Training, Employee Retention Programmes, Recognition and Service Awards, etc.)

CRITERIA 4: KNOWLEDGE-EXCHANGE FORUMS FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS .

CRITERIA 5: SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES

CRITERIA 6: INITIATIVES TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF VISITORS

CRITERIA 7: PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

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Nature Conservation Award Entry Form

Organization Name

First

Last

Email*

Confirm Email *

Phone *

Country *

Website Address

How did you hear about these Awards? *

Brief Description of Your Product/Initiative - How have you made a difference? (50-150 words). *

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

Criteria 1: Contributions to the developing and successfully implementing specific policies and activities towards nature conservation.

Criteria 2: Contributions to the conservation/protection of nature in the destination, including visitor engagement/education.

Criteria 3: Contributions to the direct socio-economic well-being of local people.

Criteria 4: Contributions to efforts to educate and inform visitors and locals about the importance of nature conservation.

Criteria 5: Contributions to communicating conservation actions to local stakeholders.

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Agro-Tourism Award Entry Form

Organization Name

First*

Last *

Email*

Confirm Email *

Phone *

Country*

Website Address

How did you hear about these Awards? *

Brief Description of Your Product/Initiative - How have you made a difference? (50-150 words). *

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website or other resources, where applicable.

Criteria 1: Innovative agro-tourism initiative that demonstrates experiential dimensions as an adventure product to visitors.

Criteria 2: Contributions to Offering the opportunity to sample/experience authentic local produce that has value added.

Criteria 3: Contributions to Supporting and promoting the sharing and preservation of local agro and culinary heritage.

Criteria 4: Contributions to Fostering local trade and export development.

Criteria 5: Contributions to diversifying the tourism product offering of the local destination.

Criteria 6: Contributions to Supporting socio-economic development of local persons through providing a means for entrepreneurship and/or employment.

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Tourism Social Enterprise Award Entry Form

Organization Name

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Last *

Email*

Confirm Email *

Phone *

Country *

Website Address

How did you hear about these Awards? *

Brief Summary of Your Product/Initiative - How have you made a difference? (50-150 words) *

Describe your sustainable tourism activities and achievements in a maximum of 1,200 words. Select at least four criteria from below (max 300 words each), and explain how your product/initiative contributes to the selected criteria. Feel free to include references to your website and other resources, where applicable.

Criteria 1: Describe how the social enterprise is staying accountable to the people it is trying to help.

Criteria 2: Describe how the enterprise is being a change agent through tourism innovation.

Criteria 3: Describe if and how the innovation or idea had to be customized to suit the local context of working in the country and/or the Caribbean.

Criteria 4: Describe the funding model/mechanism for the enterprise, including any novel concepts or approaches within tourism and or the Caribbean region.

Criteria 5: Describe how this innovation can be applied to similar social ills in other geographical locations, whether locally or regionally.

Criteria 6: Describe what changes have resulted or are being brought about as a result of the social enterprise.Describe

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CARIBBEAN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARDS 2022

AWARD CATEGORIES

1. EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD

2. HEALTH & SAFETY AWARD

3. DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP AND RESILIENCE AWARD

4. COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM AWARD

5. TOURISM EDUCATION AND TRAINING AWARD

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2022 RULES AND GUIDELINES.

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Official Entry Rules:

** Applicants may submit entries in any of the five (5) categories found below. Click the drop-down button that follows, then click the category name to jump to your desired category.**

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Applicants may submit entries in any of the five (5) categories found below. Click the drop-down button that follows, then click the category name to jump to your desired category.