UNWTO ke kono nei i nā palapala hoʻouna no ka 2013 Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism, e mahalo ana i nā holomua o ke alakaʻi kūlana kiʻekiʻe ma ka māhele. Pono e waiho ʻia nā koho ma mua o ʻOkakopa 1, 2013.
Mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka UNWTO ʻO nā makana i ka makahiki 2003, ua ʻike ka World Tourism Organization i ka hāʻawi ʻana o nā ʻepekema a me nā ʻoihana - lehulehu, pilikino, a i ʻole nā NGO - i nā hana hoʻokipa hou, e komo pū ana i nā kamaʻilio huakaʻi, nā mea hana hoʻokele pūnaewele groundbreaking, a i ʻole nā papahana hoʻēmi ʻilihune ma o ka mākaʻikaʻi.
“ʻO ka hāʻawi ʻana o nā mea i loaʻa i ka UNWTO'O ka mission e paipai i ka mākaʻikaʻi ma ke ʻano he kaʻa no ka hoʻomohala hoʻomau a me ka ʻike honua he mea waiwai nui," wahi a UNWTO Kakauolelo Nui Taleb Rifai. "I ka ʻike ʻana i nā alakaʻi mākaʻikaʻi kūikawā, nā loea, nā ʻoihana, a me nā ʻoihana, manaʻo mākou e hoʻoikaika i ka ʻohana mākaʻikaʻi honua e hoʻomau i ka hoʻomohala hoʻokūkū hoʻokūkū a hoʻomau ma o ka ʻike a me ka hana hou," wahi āna.
E mālama ʻia ka hanana makana ma Ianuali 22, 2014 i ka Madrid International Tourism Trade Fair FITUR a e ukali ʻia e ka UNWTO Knowledge Network Symposium (Ianuali 23, 2014), nāna e hoʻokumu i nā hana maikaʻi loa i hāʻawi ʻia.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “In recognizing exceptional tourism leaders, scholars, institutions, and companies, we aim at inspiring the global tourism family to keep pursuing competitive and sustainable tourism development through knowledge and innovation,” he added.
- “ʻO ka hāʻawi ʻana o nā mea i loaʻa i ka UNWTO's mission to promote tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development and international understanding is extremely valuable,” said UNWTO Kakauolelo Nui Taleb Rifai.
- Mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka UNWTO Awards in 2003, the World Tourism Organization has recognized the contribution of scholars and institutions –.
