Turismo de Portugal I.P (Portugal), Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust (India), Tryponyu (Indonesia) and SEGGITUR (Spain) are the winners of the 14th Edition of the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Fourteen projects among 128 applicants from 55 countries were selected as finalists of the 14th UNWTO سياحت ۾ جدت لاء انعام.
In Madrid at the international travel trade event FITUR last night was the day many had anxiously waiting for. The 14th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism was announced.
Starting at 18.00h with a welcome cocktail the event was opened at 19.15 by the UNWTO سيڪريٽري جنرل زوراب Pololikashvili, followed by a short remark by the president of FITUR/ FEMA
Sanjib Sarangi of the Indian Grameen Services (IGS) and Reena from the Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust attended the award ceremony and were overjoyed with the announcement of the award. They accepted the award and unfurled the Indian Tricolour at the stage. Indian Grameen Services overlooks the Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust project. Mangalajodi Trust was the only Indian nomination in this year’s UNWTO انعام.
کٽڻ وارا منصوبا، چئن ڀاڱن ۾ ورهايل آهن - پبلڪ پاليسي ۽ گورننس، ريسرچ اينڊ ٽيڪنالاجي، انٽرپرائزز، ۽ غير سرڪاري تنظيمون. UNWTO Awards Ceremony held Wednesday, 17th January evening in Madrid at the International Tourism Trade Fair in Spain (FITUR)
Today we honour the vision and commitment of individuals, administrations, companies and organizations that every day build a better future by harnessing the potential of tourism. The work of all the finalists of the 14 UNWTO انوويشن تي انعام اسان سڀني لاءِ هڪ الهام آهي“، هيٺ بيان ڪيو ويو UNWTO سيڪريٽري جنرل، زوراب پولوليڪاشويلي، پنهنجي افتتاحي تبصرن ۾.
مختلف ملڪن مان تقريبن 500 شرڪت ڪندڙن شرڪت ڪئي UNWTO انعامن جي تقريب، IFEMA|FITUR پاران گڏيل منظم، زور ڀريو ته ڪيئن سياحتي برادري پائيدار ۽ جديد طريقن کي قبول ڪيو آهي.
هن UNWTO ايوارڊز فار ايڪسيلنس ۽ انوويشن ۾ سياحت ۾ هر سال منعقد ڪيا ويندا آهن انهن تنظيمن ۽ فردن جي ڪم کي اجاگر ڪرڻ ۽ فروغ ڏيڻ لاءِ جيڪي سڄي دنيا ۾ سياحت جي شعبي تي اثرانداز ٿيا آهن. انهن جي ڪاميابين مقابلي ۽ پائيدار سياحت جي ترقي لاء هڪ حوصلا افزائي ڪئي آهي ۽ انهن جي قدرن جي واڌاري لاء UNWTO گلوبل ڪوڊ آف ايٿڪس فار سياحت ۽ پائيدار ترقي جا مقصد.
هن 14th Edition of the UNWTO اوارڊز اسپين ۾ بين الاقوامي سياحت واري واپاري فيئر (IFEMA/FITUR) جي تعاون سان منظم ڪيا ويا ۽ ان جي حمايت ڪئي وئي:
- The Macao Government Tourism Office
- The National Secretariat of Tourism of Paraguay-Itaipu Binacional
- The Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Argentina
- The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism in Colombia
- The Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador
- عجيب انڊونيشيا
- The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority; and
- قومي جغرافيائي
In the Innovation in Enterprises category Conservation and Livelihoods: Community managed Ecotourism at Mangalajodi, Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust was shortlisted. Other nominated enterprises in this category were from Kenya, Italy and Philippines. Mangalajodi is one of the oldest village coming under Tangi block of Khurda district in Odisha, 75 km from Bhubaneswar towards Berhampur with a huge marshland along the northern edge of Chilika Lake. The area (about 10 sq.km) is primarily a fresh water zone connected by channels cut through the reed beds with the brakish water of Chilika lagoon. The numerous channels that crisscross through the greenery, harbour thousands of water birds, migratory and resident. Part of Chilika, 1165 sq.kms.brakish water estuarine lagoon of international importance. The wetland hosts more than 3,00,000 of birds in the peak season. October to March is the best time to visit this place. This region has is a significant global waterfowl habitat and is declared as an “Important Bird Area (IBA) ".
