Heroes of responsible tourism in Africa will be honoured at the 2015 African Responsible Tourism Awards. This inaugural event forms part of the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards, the world’s most respected responsible tourism awards. Winners of the African awards will automatically be entered into the global awards. 

With its unique natural and cultural landscapes, Africa offers many opportunities for responsible tourism. Tourism organisations are already growing tourism that preserves, respects and benefits African destinations and African people. The African Responsible Tourism Awards aims to celebrate the efforts made by individuals, organisations and destinations in Africa. The awards also aim to inspire change in the African tourism industry. 

The awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted as part of World Travel Market Africa to be held in Cape Town from 15 - 17 April 2015. The awards are organised by the ICRT South Africa.

The categories for the 2015 awards are:

• Best for Best for poverty reduction
• Best for beach tourism
• Best destination for responsible tourism
• Best for engaging people & culture
• Best for wildlife conservation
• Best blog for responsible tourism
• Best for resource management

Read more about the awards, categories and nominate candidates here 

Should you be interested in sponsoring a category or require further information, please e-mail africanrtawards[at]gmail[dot]com or send a text message to Tel : +27832632269