As we shared recently, Ethical Traveler’s 2016 World’s Ten Best Ethical Destinations List is out.

Each year Ethical Traveler reviews the policies and practices of hundreds of nations in the developing world to determine the ten countries that are doing the most impressive job of promoting human rights, preserving the environment and supporting social welfare—all while creating a lively, community-based tourism industry.

Click here for a complete list of 2016 winners and to find out how they were chosen.

Attendees of the 2016 Best Ethical Destinations Awards Event Announced 

A reception honoring this year’s winners will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2016. (See below for details).

The dignitaries expected to attend the 2016 Ethical Destinations Awards this Sunday include (in alphabetical order):

  • Cabo Verde: Domingos Fernandes, SCNC (Sociedade Caboverdeanas do Norte de California)
  • Dominica: His Excellency Ambassador Hubert Charles
  • Micronesia: His Excellency Mr. James A Naich, Head of the Embassy of Micronesia
  • Mongolia: Honorable Acting Consul General Mr. Bayarkhuu Dorj Honorable Consul Mrs. Siilegmaa Tserensonom
  • Samoa: Ms. Amanda Ladd, Samoa Tourism Authority Representative in Los Angeles
  • Uruguay: Honorable Mr. Fernando Sasco, Consul of Uruguay in San Francisco –or- His Excellency Ambassador Luis Sica, Consul General in Los Angeles

CELEBRATE the 2016 Ethical Destinations Awards

You are invited to attend the reception honoring the winners of this year’s “Best Ethical Destinations” Awards.

  • When: March 6, 2016 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Free
  • Where: Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd Corte Madera, 94925