2019明日旅業獎Tourism for Tomorrow Awards名單公布（中英對照）

世界旅遊及旅行理事會（World Travel and Tourism Council, WTTC）於2019年4月2日至4日，假西班牙塞維利亞市舉行2019全球高峰會（GLOBAL SUMMIT），同時宣布第15屆「2019明日旅業獎（Tourism for Tomorrow Awards）」得獎名單。

獎項與得獎名單如下：

氣候行動獎：布庫提及塔拉精品海濱度假村，加勒比海荷屬阿魯巴。

投資人力獎：檸檬樹酒店，印度。

旅遊地經營管理獎：聖克里斯多福永續旅遊委員會，加勒比海聖克里斯多福島。

社會影響力獎：艾娃瑪琪協會，秘魯。

改造者獎：看見海龜協會，美國。

The Winners of the 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are:

• Climate Action Award – Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba

• Investing in People Award – Lemon Tree Hotels Limited, India

• Destination Stewardship Award – St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council, St. Kitts and Nevis

• Social Impact Award – Awamaki, Peru

• Changemakers Award – SEE Turtles, USA

WTTC統計，2018年全球旅遊業貢獻了10.4%的GDP，同時支撐了3億1千9百萬個工作。最近的調查，發現67%的旅客會考慮報名有做永續作為的旅行社的遊程，而且有48%願意付較高的費用參與永續旅遊。

In 2018, the Travel & Tourism sector contributed 10.4% of global GDP and supported 319 million jobs across the world.

Our recent survey results show that 67% of travelers would consider a travel company’s sustainability agenda when booking a trip, whilst 48% of travelers would now pay more money to travel sustainably. （資料來源：https://www.wttc.org/tourism-for-tomorrow-awards/newsletter/2019/april-2019/?dm_i=YI8,678I3,VA3IIA,OF32E,1#one）

這次拿到氣候行動獎的布庫提及塔拉精品海濱度假村在環境保護事務上確實用心，所以不只是「明日旅業獎」，得獎連連，是北美第一家獲得碳中和酒店標章認證、第一家荷屬阿魯巴獲得國際環保標章「綠色全球21」認證，也是美洲地區第一家獲得「ISO 14001」認證的旅宿業者。得獎紀錄請點閱：https://www.bucuti.com/awards

We’re proud to be the first CarbonNeutral® resort hotel in North America, to have initiated the first Green Globe 21 certification of hotels in Aruba in 2000, and we are the first resort in the Americas to be certified ISO 14001.

該度假村有許多環保措施，詳情請點閱「Eco Friendly」網頁了解。這邊舉幾個主要措施如下：

度假村使用更環保的的行銷媒材用紙，因此少砍82棵樹，減少37,617加侖的廢水、2,315磅的固體廢物和7,936的磅溫室氣體。
確保我們是荷屬阿魯巴所有酒店中最低的每房用電量。
溯源在地的供應商與製造商，降低碳足跡。
客房及洗衣房使用太陽能熱水器。
使用節水器及低水量馬桶，減少用水量達60%。
回收處理洗臉及洗澡水後，再利用於園藝澆灌。
整批購買和使用室內壁掛式分裝盒，提供由純正、新鮮的阿魯巴蘆薈製造的洗髮精、護髮乳和乳液，而不是用塑膠小包裝。
使用可生物降解和環保的清潔劑
補助數千次的結紮手術，減少島上流浪貓狗的問題。

Switching to greener, eco-friendly types of paper for its resort marketing materials, by which Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has been able to save 82 trees, as well as reduce wastewater by 37,617 gallons, solid waste by 2,315 lb and greenhouse gases by 7,936 lb.
Ensuring we have the lowest per-occupied-room electricity usage of all hotels in Aruba. (Source: Central Bank of Aruba study by Deloitte)
Reducing our carbon footprint by sourcing local suppliers and products made on Aruba.
Solar panels heating water for guest rooms and the laundry.
Water reducers, which cut down water flow by 60% in all showers and faucets, and low-flow toilets.
Sink and shower water treated and reused in the gardens.
Bulk purchasing and use of in-room dispensers delivering genuine Aruba Aloe freshly made shampoos, conditioners, and lotions instead of individual packages in plastic containers.
Using bio-degradable and environmentally friendly detergents.
Subsidize thousands of spay & neuter surgeries to reduce the problem with overpopulation and abandoned dogs and cats on the island.