Shortlist for ICRT LATA 2026 Responsible Tourism Awards Announced
Fourteen finalists from Chili, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Mexico have been shortlisted for the 2026 ICRT LATA Responsible Tourism Awards. Applicants have demonstrated clear evidence, replicability, innovation, influence, sustainability and an overall commitment to responsible tourism and the winners will be announced on Monday June 8 at the LATA Expo, De Vere Cotswold Water Park, Cirencester.
The awards cover six categories; adapting to climate change, championing cultural diversity, diversity equity and inclusion, local economic benefit, nature positive and regenerative tourism.
The finalists are:
Amazon Emotions Brazil
Associação Onçafari, Brazil
BioFábrica de Corais, Brazil
Condor Travel Misminay community based tourism initiative, Peru,
Honorable Gobierno Provincial de Tungurahua, Ecuador
Journey Mexico and Arca Tierra, Mexico
Las Torres, Patagonia, Chile
Lima Tours, Peru
Naturetrek, Naturetrek Reserves Ecuador
Responsible Travel South America, Ecuador
,Sama Sama International, Brazil
Turistea –Turismo Inclusivo (Teamarr / Assembleia Legislativa de Roraima), Brazil,
Vipac Travel and CCAIJO comunidades de Yanacancha and Cuyuni, Peru,
The judges of the LATA Responsible Tourism Awards 2026 were chaired by Emeritus Professor Harold Goodwin, managing director of the Responsible Tourism Partnership and founder ICRT global and included Katie Cosstick LATA head of member services, Gustavo Pinto ICRT South America , Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner, director of the Long Run, Chris Haslam, chief travel writer at The Sunday Times, Edgar Weggelaar, CEO of Queer Destinations, Maria Emilia Correl, co-founder and Senior Strategist at Sistema B, and Quinn Meyer, founder of CREES Manu.
Gold winners of the ICRT LATA Awards will then contend in the Global Responsible Tourism Awards sponsored by the Belize Tourism Board which are announced on 2 November in London.
Image credits: cover image credit CCAIJO Peru
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