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In our various projects we critically and constructively deal with the opportunities, risks, and responsibility of tourism development.
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TO DO Award 2027
Thank you for your inspiring submissions!
The application period for the TO DO Awards 2027 has officially come to an end.
We are thrilled to have received 50 applications from 32 countries – a powerful testament to the growing global commitment to responsible tourism.
A heartfelt thank you to every organization, community, social enterprise, and tourism initiative that shared its work with us. Your projects demonstrate how tourism can empower local communities, strengthen cultural heritage, create fair employment, and contribute to social responsible, environmental and climate-related sustainability.
The next step begins now: over the coming weeks, our pre-selection jury will carefully review all submissions before they are evaluated by our independent international jury.
We are grateful for your trust and inspired by your dedication to making tourism a force for good. We look forward to sharing the next chapter of the TO DO Awards 2027 with you.
What we do
For more than 30 years, the Institute for Tourism and Development has been a pioneer in eco-friendly and socially responsible tourism. It does important work in the fields of information and education: Apart from the SympathieMagazin series, consisting of booklets on different countries, religions and topics, it publishes a series of research papers ("Schriftenreihe für Tourismus und Entwicklung“) as well as various publications and research papers. Furthermore, the Institute is engaged in consultancies and organises training seminars for staff in tourism: the “Intercultural Tour Guide Qualification“. It conducts international contests such as the ”TO DO Award“ and “TO DO Award Human Rights in Tourism".. With the event formats “Ammerlander Talks“ and “ITB Interjections“ it promotes dialogue in tourism. The Institute for Tourism and Development is a registered not-for-profit organisation working independently.
