The CETT-UB Master’s in LGBT Tourism, finalist in the ISTO Awards 2022
The CETT-UB Master's in LGBT Tourism is one of the three finalists in the Academy and Research category of the first edition of the ISTO Awards 2022. The ISTO Awards have an international scope and aim to recognize excellence in projects, activities, programs, initiatives and studies recently launched by ISTO members. The winners will be announced in mid-October.
Unique program in the tourism sector
After learning that the application achieved the final stage, the coordinator of the Master's in LGBT Tourism at CETT-UB, Núria Abellan, expressed: "We are so proud to have been one of the selected candidates since it is a recognition of this Master's value and the importance of training tourism professionals in the LGBTIQ community". According to Abellan, "this nomination demonstrates that placing gender perspective as a fundament of tourism training, and especially in the case of this unique program, is a key step to have a direct and positive impact on the recognition of the diversity in the tourism sector".
In addition to the Academy and Research category, the ISTO Awards will also recognize Public Authority Initiatives and Solidarity, Responsible and Sustainable Initiatives projects. The awards ceremony will take place at the ISTO World Congress between 12 and 15 October 2022 in the Azores, Portugal.
What is ISTO?
ISTO was created in 1963 under the name International Bureau of Social Tourism (BITS) as an international non-profit association. Bringing together actors of social, sustainable and solidarity tourism all over the world, ISTO represents accessible and respectful tourism.
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