The Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism will be holding
its first sustainable tourism award scheme at the Bakadaji Hotel on
Saturday 13th January 2001 at 8.30 pm. The award ceremony was supposed
to be held  on 25th November,2000 but was postponed due to the ramadan.
The awards will recognize excellence in sustainable tourism development
in a number of areas including Economic Impact award, Local suppliers
award, Socio-Cultural awareness award, Authentic cultural award ,
Environment Conservation award, Eco-tourism enterprise award,  Tourism
Training award,  Customer service award, Eco-tourism employee award,
Best new initiative award, Individual enterprise award ,and Tourist
guide award.
These 12 categories for award aims to recognize employees as well as
entrepreneurs for their contribution towards sustainable development.
Sustainable tourism applies to an approach to tourism that takes account
of environmental and social considerations including wider economic
impact on local community, an area which ASSET is keen to bring to wider
public attention. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Chi Jamma,
Sheikh Tejan Nyang.
Secretary General.

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