{"id":12783,"date":"2017-01-23T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=12783"},"modified":"2017-01-23T19:46:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T18:46:52","slug":"unwto-awards-sustainable-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/unwto-awards-sustainable-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecobnb: 1st runner up at the UNWTO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A few days ago we were in Madrid, for\u00a0the UNWTO Awards ceremony, along with the other excellences of Sustainable Tourism.<\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12785\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252809912_ba639cb1f0_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"UNWTO Awards ceremony\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252809912_ba639cb1f0_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252809912_ba639cb1f0_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On January 18, on the occasion that coincides with the Official Launch of the <strong>International Year of Sustainable Tourism<\/strong> for Development 2017, the 12 finalists were honored at a gala event with 400 participants, including 45 ministers from countries around the world. Among\u00a0the world&#8217;s excellence and innovations of Sustainable Tourism there is also\u00a0Ecobnb and our project to change the way we travel, promoting a\u00a0tourism that is respectful of environment and local communities.<\/p>\n<p>We have been awarded as 1st runner-up in the <strong>Innovation in Enterprises<\/strong>\u00a0category, and even though we did not win, we consider this prize\u00a0an important and prestigious award, which drives and motivates us\u00a0to move forward and continue our adventure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12787\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-12787\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252820002_f9bc228c12_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Riccardi and Silvia Ombellini during the UNWTO Awards\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252820002_f9bc228c12_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/32252820002_f9bc228c12_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Simone Riccardi and Silvia Ombellini during the UNWTO Awards<\/div><\/div>\n<p>On this important occasion we represented the whole of Italy, being Ecobnb\u00a0the only project of the peninsula among the finalists.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12786\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/31560518954_91d3b7b587_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"The finalists of the UNWTO Awards\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/31560518954_91d3b7b587_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/31560518954_91d3b7b587_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video of the UNWTO Awards ceremony:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pscfjRKqMco\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/unwto-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecobnb among UNWTO Awards finalists<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/why-sustainable-tourism-important\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why sustainable tourism is important<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago we were in Madrid, for\u00a0the UNWTO Awards ceremony, along with the other excellences of Sustainable Tourism. 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