Dubai's hotels and desert camps can enter the awards. Dubai's hotels and desert camps can enter the awards.

Hotels and desert camps in Dubai have just one more month to enter the 2017 Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards.

Part of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) initiative, the awards will recognise hotels and individuals who are working to contribute to enhanced sustainability within the Emirate’s tourism sector.

Establishments can enter the awards via the Dubai Sustainable Tourism website; nominations will close on September 14.

This will be followed by an evaluation process and approval by the final DST committee to select the winners. Adjudication of the awards will cover both strategic and operational initiatives, which will be benchmarked against standards set by experts representing various entities. This process will be supervised by a jury of industry experts.

The winners of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards will be revealed at an industry ceremony in mid-November. Along with a trophy, winners will be highlighted as ‘Dubai’s Preferred Sustainable Hotel’ within publications, will get opportunities to partake in further DST-certified sustainability training, and access and invitation to take part in sustainability thought-leadership platforms.

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Launched this year, the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards features 20 categories; 13 main awards targeted towards different types of hospitality establishments, and seven special awards that recognise individuals who are champions of sustainability.

Dubai Tourism is implementing its Dubai Sustainable Tourism initiative in collaboration with the following partners: Etihad ESCO, Dubai Carbon, Emirates Environmental Group, Emirates Wildlife Society – WWF and Emirates Green Building Council as well as the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, DEWA and Dubai Municipality as strategic partners.

To participate in the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards, hotels and desert camps must enrol through the DST website (https://dst.dubaitourism.ae) by 14 September 2017.  Full details of all the award categories are also available on the site.