TOURISM/ENVIRONMENT: FIRST EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARDED TO KINSALE IN IRELAND

Summary: A European jury announced on November 22 in Brussels that the town of Kinsale in Ireland is the winner of the first European Tourism and Environment Prize, which has been launched by the European Commission in a bid to promote sustainable tourism. The prize was presented to the mayor of Kinsale by European Commissioner for Tourism Christos Papoutsis. The three other finalists (the Cevennes National Park in France, the Weissensee region in Austria and the Peak District National Park in the United Kingdom) received special diplomas. Special awards were presented to eight othe