The Travel Foundation, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Ocean Fund and Museum for African Art, have all been presented with the 2010 World Tourism Awards in a ceremony at World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry.
The three winners at the thirteenth annual World Tourism Awards - co-sponsored by Reed Travel Exhibitions, American Express, Corinthia Hotels and International Herald Tribune - are being honoured for their dedication to sustainable tourism and the preservation of cultural heritage.
The Travel Foundation has been honoured “in recognition of The Travel Foundation’s development of programs to support educate travel industry professionals to integrate sustainability into their business; and create positive change through community-based projects in destinations worldwide, for local economic benefit, and preservation of indigenous traditions and culture and protection of the environment.”
Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Ocean Fund is honored “in recognition of Royal Caribbean Cruises’ establishment of the Ocean Fund which has awarded over $11 million in annual grants supporting nonprofit marine conservation organizations in protecting the world’s oceans through research, education and development of innovative technologies.
” The third award honors the Museum for African Art (New York City), “in recognition of the Museum for African Art’s innovative travel and educational programs focusing on developing unique cultural tourism experiences that explore Africa through its art and the village craftspeople who produce it, and providing them with a sustainable source of income by creating a market for their crafts overseas."
This is the largest Lutheran church in Frankfurt and is dedicated to St. Katherine of Alexandria. Opening times for the church are: Monday to Friday, from 10 to 12 clock. Address: Municipal Office Leerbachstraße 18 60 322 Frankfurt am Main Phone: 069-77 06 77 0 Fax 069-77 06 77 29 e-mail: info (at) st-katharinengemeinde.de URL: www.st-katharinengemeinde.de ...
This is the best place to visit with kids. Though it’s located on a 30 kilometers distance from the main city, but your kids will have a great time there while observing the rehabilitation and conservation of animals. Feeding the dear, ducks and fishes would be delight for thrm. Whereas seeing monkeys jump and roll would surely give them a fir of laughter. {loadposition ...
Built in the 19th century, with decorations of stone carvings, brass work and paintings, the Gangaramaya Temple also houses a library and a museum. It is run by monks and is located next to Beira Lake. ...
Mostly housing the famous fine art works of the period 1700 to 1960, the Ateneum museum is a must visit place in Helsinki. The museum contains paintings of the most renowned Finish artists along with some contemporary ones. However, a lot of the work is not publicly known so try paying a visit and be ready to be amazed. Admission fee for adults is 6 Euros and its free for visitors under 18. ...