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GUIYANG, China, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Themed on "Sustainable development of mountain tourism led by innovation, green

and ecology," the 2020 "IMTA Mountain Tourism Awards" aim to award concepts and

methods of mountain tourism in the post-COVID world. To that end, International

Mountain Tourism Alliance (IMTA) integrates the intelligence and competence of

IMTA members and other organizations, pools mountain tourism related resources

and products, in a bid to boost tourism investment and consumption upgrading,

lead the progress and facilitate the revitalization of the mountain tourism sector.

As of October 31, the application for 2020 "IMTA Mountain Tourism Awards" has

come to an end. In a month's time, over 100 domestic and overseas projects have

submitted documents.  The Awards have been revealing its significant influence

in the culture and tourism industry, greatly recognized by relevant enterprises.

The 2020 "IMTA Mountain Tourism Awards" Expert Jury reviews candidate projects

collected from across the globe. To demonstrate the awards' authoritativeness

and objectiveness,  experts from International Organization of Folk Art (IOV),

World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), Asian Ecotourism Network, China Tourism

Leisure Association, International Inbound Travel Association (IITA), The

Explorers Club etc., have been invited to join the jury.

After sounding out a dozen of domestic and overseas experts, we set selection

criteria and procedures and divide 2020 "IMTA Mountain Tourism Awards" into

"Mountain Tourism Sustainable Development Award," "Best Mountain Tourism

Destination Award," "Best Mountain Tourism Outdoor Sport Award," "Best Mountain

Hiking Route Award" and "Best Mountain Tourism Camping Award."

Under the guidance of the Expert Jury, we solicit candidate projects from IMTA

members, tourism public companies and destination management agencies. The

orderly management of IMTA and the participation of professional media

contribute to high-quality mountain tourism projects. We also form an

international project solicitation team to pool resources and attention, to set

an example for the mountain tourism industry and regain the confidence to

revitalize the industry in the post-COVID world.

2020 "IMTA Mountain Tourism Awards" will integrate plentiful resources to sift

through high-quality enterprises to guarantee that each award is issued for the

deserved winner. The Expert Jury will review all candidate projects. The

winners will be announced at 2020 IMTA Annual Conference to be held on November

17-19 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province.

Source: IMTA