InterMundial, Fitur, and the UNWTO announce the third edition of the Responsible Tourism Award

Madrid, October 30, 2019.

FundaciónInterMundial, in collaboration with the International Tourism Trade Fair (Fitur) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), announces the third edition of the Responsible Tourism Award, an accolade that recognizes the efforts and commitment of tourism companies to achieving tourism that is responsible and sustainable for society, the environment, and the economy.

To be eligible for this award, which received 70 entries from 7 countries in its second edition, companies must be exhibitors at Fitur 2020 and submit the initiatives they have implemented over the last two years to promote the development of responsible and sustainable tourism. Furthermore, since last year, the award has also included a blogosphere category, open to blogs that have promoted responsible tourism practices through their content, raising awareness among their readers.

Anyone interested in participating must complete the registration form found on the Fundación InterMundial website and the Fitur website, and send it to the email address premios@fundacionintermundial.es by January 3, 2020. You can consult the official rules for the call for entries on the same page.

As in the previous edition, companies wishing to participate in the Responsible Tourism Award can submit their entries in four categories differentiated by sector. These are:

• Hospitality (accommodation, catering, and related services).
• Transport, tourism products, and services (transportation, airports, incentives and congresses, tour operators, agencies, leisure, health, etc.).
• Tourism destinations.
• Blogosphere.

The jury, composed of prominent tourism industry professionals, will select a winner for each of the four categories in January. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held during Fitur 2020, taking place from January 22nd to 26th.

The Responsible Tourism Award continues to strengthen the InterMundial Foundation's commitment to showcasing the benefits that sustainable tourism brings to society and the environment within a socioeconomic and environmental context, with the goal of minimizing negative impacts. The Foundation continues to work on fostering research in pursuit of responsible and high-quality tourism development.

About the InterMundial Foundation

The InterMundial Foundation is a non-profit organization belonging to the InterMundial Group that promotes and develops a high-quality tourism sector. It highlights the benefits that tourism brings to society and the environment, fostering research in pursuit of responsible tourism development.

- Launch of the Hotel CSR Award in 2012.

- Creation of the Responsible Traveler Manifesto in 2017.

- 2 editions of the National Responsible Traveler Meeting.

- 3 editions of the Responsible Tourism Award, in collaboration with FITUR and the UNWTO.

About FITUR

Organized by IFEMA, FITUR 2020 will be held from January 22nd to 26th at Feria de Madrid. This major global meeting point for tourism professionals, a leader in the industry's global landscape, is preparing one of its most comprehensive editions yet, with South Korea as the Partner Country, and where sustainability, technology, and specialization will continue to play a prominent role. All this takes place within the framework of its 40th Anniversary, a special occasion whose celebration will provide the finishing touch to a series of initiatives already underway, aimed at continuing FITUR's successful and upward trajectory. In its last edition, FITUR brought together 10,400 participating companies with more than 253,000 attendees.