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Four Tourist
Destinations Named Best Worldwide
Queen Noor to Present Second Annual
World Legacy Award
June 8, 2004 (Washington, D.C.) – Conservation International (CI)
and National Geographic Traveler magazine announced today the
winners of the 2004 World Legacy Award, given to environmental and
social leaders in tourism.
The award will be presented to four winners at a ceremony hosted by
Her Majesty Queen Noor tonight at the National Geographic Society
world headquarters in Washington.
The winners operate in the United Arab Emirates, Australia,
Barbados, and Indonesia, and are considered the best examples in the
tourism industry of the ideal balance between nature conservation,
the protection of heritage sites, social responsibility and
commerce.
One winner was named in each of four categories: Nature Travel,
Heritage Tourism, General Purpose Hotels and Resorts, and
Destination Stewardship. Applicants from more than 40 countries on
six continents were considered.
“Travel and tourism is the largest industry on the planet. In some
countries, tourism has grown more than 1,000 percent over the past
decade.
If we are not careful, tourism will end up hurting the very places
tourists want to experience,” said Costas Christ, senior director of
CI’s Ecotourism Department. “These winners are outstanding examples
of responsible tourism that helps to protect nature and promotes the
well-being of local people.”
The winner of the Nature Travel Award, given to a company making
significant contributions to the conservation of natural areas and
biodiversity, is the Al Maha Desert Resort in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
In a region where the desert environment has come under increasing
pressure from modern highways and other development, the Resort
successfully lobbied the government to create a reserve representing
nearly five percent of Dubai’s land area.
Visitors to the Resort, designed as a Bedouin camp, can explore the
desert on camels, observe some of the 33 indigenous mammal and
reptile species (including the threatened Arabian oryx), and enjoy
excellent desert bird watching.
The winner of the Heritage Tourism Award, given to a company for
making outstanding contributions to cultural heritage, is Anangu
Tours, owned by the Nvangatjatiara Aboriginal Corporation,
representing three Aboiriginal communities in Australia’s Northern
Territory.
Aboriginal hosts take tourists on bushwalks to the foot of the
breathtaking Uluru, popularly known as Ayers Rock (the world’s
largest monolith), teach them how to make the oldest glue in the
world and track wild animals, share ancient folklore, and cook local
bush foods.
Mr Asmuni Irpan, Rinjani Trek manager, Lombok, Indonesia.
Tel: 62 370 641124, email:
rinjani@indo.net.id
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