April 2011 Awards Skal Opens Applications for "Sustainable Development Tourism Awards": The 80-year-old, Spanish-based Skål International, the largest hospitality networking organisation in the world, is accepting applications through 30 April 2011, for its 10th annual "Sustainable Development Tourism Awards". These awards highlight best practices in tourism around the world and also serve the purpose of acquainting the world with this new concept that emphasizes the importance of the interaction of the physical, cultural, social environment, and traveler's responsibility. The winners will be announced at the 72nd Skål World Congress in Turku, Finland on 19 September 2011. Skål International has more than 20,000 members in its 862 clubs in 85 countries, including 63 clubs in Asia, its fastest growing region, For more information, visit: www.skal.travel. |
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