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Frontiers North Adventures wins International Ecotourism Award
WINNIPEG, Nov. 6 /CNW-AsiaNet/ --
Frontiers North Adventures, the premiere provider of Authentic Arctic Experiences in Canada's north, has been
awarded the 2009 Skal International Ecotourism Award in the Tour Operator and Travel Agent category.
The award was presented to Frontiers North Adventures on November 2nd at
the Opening Ceremony of the 70th Skal World Congress held in Budapest,
Hungary. Skal International is the largest organization of travel and tourism
professionals in the world, with locations in 90 countries and over 20,000
members.
As the winner of this year's award, Frontiers North Adventures
demonstrated excellence in contributing to the conservation of nature and
cultural heritage conservation, community involvement and benefits,
educational features, business viability and innovation with their adventures
in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
"For years Frontiers North Adventures has worked hard at treading
lightly," said John Gunter, General Manager for Frontiers North Adventures.
"We've developed innovative recycling projects, international and local
partnerships and aiding in the development of local-to-the-north, authentic
tourism programming and are honoured by Skal for acknowledging our efforts
with this award."
Owners and operators of the Tundra Buggy(R) Adventure, Frontiers North
Adventures currently offers wildlife-viewing programs in Manitoba, Nunavut,
and British Columbia, the most popular adventure being to experience Polar
Bears in Churchill.
The company has shown it is an international leader in sustainable
tourism through local partnerships with the Manitoba Metis Federation and Way
of the North discussions with First Nations Elder's from the Churchill
community, and through global education and conservation awareness
partnerships with organizations such as Polar Bears International.
Frontiers North Adventures has been honored in both 2005 and 2006 with
the Travel Manitoba's Sustainable Tourism Award, and with Travel Manitoba's
Ecotourism Award. They also have been recognized by the Tourism Industry
Association of Canada as one of the top three sustainable tourism operators in
Canada. In 2007, Nunavut Tourism presented the company an Award of Excellence
for its outstanding investment in tourism and sustainable development
practices.
SOURCE: Frontiers North Adventures
CONTACT: Jaime Dzikowski,
Marketing Manager,
Frontiers North Adventures,
Phone: (204) 949-2050,
Email: jaime.dzikowski(at)frontiersnorth.com,
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