{"id":89422,"date":"2023-03-24T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=89422"},"modified":"2023-03-23T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:17:27","slug":"ethical-traveler-announces-ten-best-ethical-destinations-awards-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/ethical-traveler-announces-ten-best-ethical-destinations-awards-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Traveler Announces &#8216;Ten Best Ethical Destinations&#8217; Awards for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BERKELEY, Calif., March 24, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Every year, California-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicaltraveler.org\/\">Ethical Traveler<\/a> reviews the world\u2019s developing nations for their commitment to\u00a0human rights, social welfare, environmental protection, and animal welfare. The ten destinations showing the most impressive progress are honored with \u201cBest Ethical Destinations\u201d Awards. These worthy countries, including several island nations, stand to benefit greatly from our travel dollars in a post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0324-s2p-ethical-traveler-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ethical Traveler\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0324-s2p-ethical-traveler-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0324-s2p-ethical-traveler-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0324-s2p-ethical-traveler-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image Caption: Ethical Traveler.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite the chaos wrought by COVID-19, we enter 2023 seeing rays of hope. But the world won\u2019t recover overnight. This is especially true for the international travel industry, which employs one out of ten people worldwide. The recent challenges to travel and tourism have had a devastating impact across this vast sector of human society.<\/p>\n<p>Visiting our winning destinations will help these nations emerge from the pandemic\u2019s shadow, and continue their impressive work in social justice and environmental stewardship. By \u201cvoting with your wings\u201d (once you are vaccinated, of course!), you can reward these nations for their efforts and motivate neighboring countries to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Ethical Traveler congratulates the 2023 honorees of the Ten Best Ethical Destinations Awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In alphabetical order (not in order of merit), the winners are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbados<\/li>\n<li>Belize<\/li>\n<li>Botswana<\/li>\n<li>Cabo Verde<\/li>\n<li>Chile<\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<li>Mongolia<\/li>\n<li>Palau<\/li>\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n<li>Timor-Leste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAt long last, travel is returning,\u201d says Ethical Traveler\u2019s Executive Director Jeff Greenwald. \u201cAnd as it does, we hope our international community will rise to the occasion. As 2023 unfolds, all of us can play an active role in redefining what travel is, and how it might enhance the lives of people around the world. When we visit the countries on our list \u2014 which have taken important steps to increase the welfare of their people while safeguarding their natural treasures \u2014 we\u2019re expressing our admiration and support in a tangible way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adds Greenwald, \u201cOne lesson we learned from the pandemic is that our borders are imaginary. We inhabit and share the resources of a small planet, stunning in its beauty, diversity and fragility. Our only path to survival lies with taking care of each other. And this begins with knowing each other. Travel and exploration \u2014 whether to the jungles of Belize, the steppes of Mongolia, or the reefs of Seychelles \u2014 brings more than a new awareness of this world. It shows us what it means to be human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ethical Traveler:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ethical Traveler is a project of the Berkeley-based Earth Island Institute, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission of Ethical Traveler \u2014 \u201cEmpowering travelers to change the world\u201d \u2014 highlights the economic clout of travel and tourism to protect human rights and the global environment.<\/p>\n<p>No money or donations of any kind are solicited or accepted from any nations, governments or travel providers in the countries under consideration for our annual list. All parts of our 2023 report may be shared freely, with accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>For Further Information please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ethicaltraveler.org\/\">https:\/\/ethicaltraveler.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For inquiries, please email <a href=\"mailto:info@ethicaltraveler.org\">info@ethicaltraveler.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ethical Traveler, P.O. Box 5883, Berkeley, CA 94705 USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LOGO link for media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/21-0216s2p-ethical-traveler-300dpi.jpg\">https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/21-0216s2p-ethical-traveler-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERKELEY, Calif., March 24, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Every year, California-based Ethical Traveler reviews the world&#8217;s developing nations for their commitment to human rights, social welfare, environmental protection, and animal welfare. The ten destinations showing the most impressive progress are honored with &#8220;Best Ethical Destinations&#8221; Awards. 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