One Visitor at a Time

New Zealand has been judged to have the most responsible tourism practises on the planet at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards in London. The judges declared New Zealand the overall winner of 2008 for “proving that it is possible to develop a national strategy which uses tourism to help make better places to live and to visit.” The panel said: “If more followed their example, tourism would make a much more positive contribution around the world.” Launched in 2004, the Responsible Tourism Awards are run in association with partners The Daily Telegraph, World Travel Market, Geographical Magazine and BBC World News.