Croatia Sustainable Tourism Awards
Recognizing excellence in responsible tourism that balances economic prosperity, environmental protection, and community well-being across Croatia's diverse destinations and industry
Section 1: General Information
Name of Destination or Business
Contact Person
First Name
Last Name
Contact Person Role
Contact Person Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
Contact Person Email
example@example.com
Website and Social Media Links
Type of Applicant
Destination – Inland
Destination – Island/coastal
Tourism Business
Section 2: Sustainability Vision and Strategy
Q1. Describe your overall vision for sustainable tourism
Explain how sustainability is integrated into your strategy, operations, and long-term goals. Where possible link to Croatia’s Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy 2030 priorities (balanced tourism, environment/climate protection, innovation, resilience). (200-500 words)
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Section 3: Environmental Sustainability.
Q2. What actions have you taken to enhance environmental sustainability and climate resilience?
Include both climate mitigation actions (e.g., energy efficiency, renewable energy, low-carbon mobility, waste reduction, plastic elimination) and adaptation actions to climate risks (e.g., water-scarcity/drought management, heat-stress measures and shading, flood/storm/wildfire readiness, coastal erosion/sea-level-rise responses). Where possible quantify results achieved in energy/water consumption savings, % of waste recycled, hectares of nature preserved and/or degraded ecosystems restored, % assets adapted or protected, incidents avoided/days of disruption reduced) and describe how these measures align with Croatia’s Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy 2030 and destination plans. (200-500 words)
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Section 4: Community and Cultural Heritage Impact
Q3. How does your destination/business benefit the local community?
Describe how you create quality local jobs and proactively employ people with disabilities.Explain how you preserve cultural heritage, both tangible (sites, buildings, artifacts) and intangible (language, crafts, music, foodways, rituals) through funding, maintenance/restoration, ethical interpretation, and co-management with local communities, artisans, and heritage bearers. Outline how you strengthen local value chains by sourcing from artisans and farmers, ensure fair compensation, foster respectful visitor behavior, and secure community consent for heritage-based experiences. Include how you improve accessibility for all across facilities, information, and experiences through universal design, accessible routes, signage, formats, and services. Where possible quantify the number of local jobs supported, % of local sourcing, number of cultural and community events supported, visitor satisfaction scores, etc. (200-500 words)
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Section 5: Visitor Experience and Education.
Q4. How do you engage visitors in sustainability?
Explain how you communicate sustainable practices (signage, apps, tours, workshops, interpretation centers). Where possible quantify % of visitors engaged, number of educational materials distributed, participation in eco-activities, etc. (200-500 words)
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Section 6: Innovation and Replicability
Q5. What innovative practices have you introduced?
Highlight unique solutions in digitalization, climate adaptation, circular economy, sustainable mobility, visitor management or tourism product development. Where possible quantify cost savings, CO₂ reductions, visitor growth in off-season, digital reach, etc. (200-500 words)
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Q6. How can your example inspire or be replicated by others in Croatia?
Share lessons learned and recommendations for how other destinations or businesses can learn from your experience and efforts
Section 7: Results and Monitoring
What is the system you use to measure sustainable tourism impacts?
Describe how you use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as visitor satisfaction, economic benefit to community, CO₂ emissions reduced, waste diverted, length of visitor stay, % of repeat guests, etc. to monitor and track sustainable tourism impacts. (200-500 words)
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Section 8: Declaration
I certify that all information provided is accurate and that I agree to the evaluation process outlined by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and UN Tourism.
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