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The Northeast Corner and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Management Office of the Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (hereinafter referred to as the Northeast Corner Management Office) has continued to invest in international sustainable tourism integration activities since 2014, and has actively coached local businesses to join the Green Travel Label (Green Travel Label) since 2019. Green Travel Seal (GTS) certification ranks, and in 2012, we started to hold a sustainable practice story competition in the Greater Northeastern Cape Sightseeing Circle area to jointly create sustainable tourism with local businesses. In 113 years, he also led Toucheng Farm, an operator in the region that has obtained international sustainability certification, to be shortlisted for the "ITB International Berlin Travel Show - Green Destinations Story Awards - Business Category Award" (Green Destinations Story Awards ITB Berlin 2024), and together they were on the international permanent stage. Continue the sightseeing stage.
Director You Liyu of the Northeast Corner Management Office said: "The Northeast Corner Management Office has been selected as one of the top 100 green destinations in the world for eight consecutive years, which has enhanced the visibility of the Northeast Corner region in the world. It has also been selected through the first sustainable practice story competition in 112 years. The management of the competition will allow more tourists to see the sustainable charm of the Northeast corner through the presentation of sustainable practice stories.”
It is worth mentioning that the 113 Northeast Corner Management Office was shortlisted for the Berlin International Travel Fair - Green Destination Story - Business Category Award for its "Story of Transformation brought about by the Renovation of the Abandoned Camp in Bitoujiao"; Toucheng Leisure Farm, an operator in the area, also won the award for Select the first place in the green enterprise category of the first Greater Northeastern Sustainability Story Competition, and join the sustainability stage of the Berlin International Travel Show with "Green Kitchen Sustainability Story". In order to continue to provide a sustainable platform for mutual learning and exchange between domestic and foreign industry players, the Northeast Point Management Office will continue to hold the "Second Greater Northeast Point Sustainability Practice Story Competition" in 2013 to encourage everyone in the Greater Northeast Point to work hard on the road to sustainability. Tourism industry professionals come together to share their stories of sustainable actions and use them to lead more sustainable action initiatives.
The "Second Greater Northeastern Cape Sustainable Practice Story Competition" is divided into two categories: "Green Enterprises" and "General Industry". Tourism and leisure industry-related businesses in the Greater Northeastern Cape Tourist Circle area must recognize and practice sustainable development. Anyone who continues to travel is welcome to participate. The top three teams from both groups were selected and awarded bonuses and certificates. The maximum bonus was NT$28,000.
This call for submissions of sustainable practice stories covers ten key themes of sustainable tourism, including reducing energy use and carbon emissions, reducing environmental pollution, water pollution and noise control, establishing good employee relations, protecting and promoting local culture, and caring about climate change. We hope that industry players in the region can share their stories of caring for the ecological environment, protecting local culture, giving back to local communities, creating local economies, and other sustainable concepts.
Sustainable tourism actions should not be underestimated! The small and inconspicuous sustainability actions taken by industry players every day are all part of the effort to move towards the global sustainable development goals of the SDGs. Let the story of sustainable practice become a medium for international publicity and create new opportunities for green economy in the Northeastern Tourism Circle.
The event starts collecting applications from now on, and the deadline for submission is 23:59 on April 30, 2020. Please download the detailed entry brochure and detailed information here . The list of winners is expected to be announced on the official Facebook page of the Northeast Point Management Office "Friends of Northeast Point" in June 2020. Winners will also be notified individually via email and an award ceremony will be held. All are welcome to sign up.
Note 1: Please refer to the event brochure for details of the second Great Northeast Corner Sustainability Practice Story Competition and the top ten participating themes.
Note 2:
- Registration Phase 1 Early bird registration deadline: March 1, 2020 (23:59)
Complete early bird registration and you can participate in the online [Story Writing Course] for free - Second phase of registration. Deadline for story submission and receipt: April 30, 2020 (23:59)
- Review stage
In May 2013, the organizer invited reviewers to conduct two-stage review operations: "Qualification Review and Preliminary Review" and "Final Review" at selected dates. - Announcements and Awards
In June 2013, the organizer will announce the list of winners on the official Facebook page "Friends of Northeast Corner" and notify the winners individually via email. An award ceremony will be held at a selected date.
