Category Archives: Destination – Asia

April 25

2014 WTTC Award Winners

We have highlighted here five of the six winners from the 18 finalists of 2014 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards from the six categories. In our previous coverage the winner of the Environment award is Jetwing Vil Uyana. This year’s finalists range from local destinations to global hotel groups, international airlines, luxury tour operators and small eco-lodges. Award applications were received […]

April 10

Jetwing Vil Uyana – WTTC Environment Award Nominee

Situated on three hectares of land, near Sri Lanka’s UNESCO World Heritage site of Sigiriya, is Jetwing Vil Uyana. The resort surroundings are dominated by wetland’s flora and fauna, including half a hectare paddy for growing and harvesting organic  foods using traditional methods.  Two hectares were re-forested using species native to the dry zone after the land had been totally […]