This prestigious price established by TUI, the well known international tour operator, has been attributed this year to INSULA in recognition for its pioneering work in sustainable island development.

Doctor Wolf Michael IWAND, TUI's executive director, has presided the public award ceremony held on 30th August 2006 on the charming Croatian island of Lošinj, at the occasion of the workshop on "Island Tourism Development", organised by INSULA under the auspices of the Town authorities of Mali Lošinj, the island's capital.

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On  this occasion a workshop was organized about :

“ Contributing factors to sustainable tourism development on the Croatian Island of Lošinj ”

Wednesday, August 30th  , 2006
Hotel Bellevue
Mali Lošinj

INSULA – International Scientific council for Island Development
And
TUI AG Group Environmental Management Division
In cooperation with
The Tourist Association of Mali Lošinj
And under the auspices of
The municipality of Mali Lošinj

Dr. Michael Iwand, Director Group Corporate Environmental Management at TUI AG, recognised the long-standing cooperation with INSULA in his laudation on the Croatian Adriatic island of Mali Lošinj: “Islands and island states hold paramount significance for TUI. Since 1995 TUI and INSULA have jointly and internationally advanced the economic, ecological, social and cultural core issues of sustainable tourism development on islands.”

TUI International Environmental Award 2006: INSULA

Croatian TV team interviewing INSULA General Secretary Pier Giovanni d'Ayala