Paphos has been included in the list of the 'Top 100 Green Destinations Stories 2025', highlighting global best practices in sustainable tourism, the district's Regional Board of Tourism has announced.
As noted, Paphos was distinguished in the Culture and Tradition category for its best story and best practice, the innovative initiative to “unify and package” the four museums/information centres of the Akamas area, and for promoting their experiences and the wider destination through specialised digital and technological channels, thereby increasing both visitation and visibility.
As explained, this year, 180 good practices from 33 countries were submitted, which were evaluated by a panel of leading assessors, experts, and partners, coordinated by Green Destinations. The selection criteria considered elements such as story quality, transferability, innovation level, and the inclusion of all sustainability pillars.
The competition is held under the auspices of the Top 100 Partnership, supported by the Future of Tourism Coalition, with special contributions from ITB Berlin, Quality Coast, Good Travel Guide, Travelife, Ecotourism Australia, and DEL Turismo, while the announcement of the awardees took place during the global conference held recently in Montpellier, France.
It is added that the 11th edition of the Green Destinations Top 100 competition shares and promotes stories that showcase innovative and effective initiatives and projects from destinations working towards more responsible tourism development, with the 2025 edition presenting an inspiring collection of Good Practice Stories from 30 countries.
The Top 100 Committee, chaired by Albert Salman, President of Green Destinations, emphasised that inclusion in the Top 100 list does not necessarily mean that a destination is fully sustainable, rather, it recognises that the destination has achieved a remarkable or inspiring accomplishment in making tourism more sustainable, while sufficiently complying with the core sustainability criteria of Green Destinations, the statement concludes.
(Source: CNA)
