Seven award winners and three special mentions at Sun&Blue Congress Awards

The cloister of the Cathedral of Almeria was the stage chosen to meet the winners of the first edition of Sun&Blue Congress Awards, responsible for identifying, assessing and recognizing the best projects and experiences in the application of "Blue Tourism" criteria and its implementation in companies, organizations and public and private institutions.

After a period of registration of nominations, a jury formed by Mª del Mar Plaza, Secretary General of the Department of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy of the Andalusian Government; Marina Delgado, Head of Service of Quality and Tourism Innovation - Andalusian Government; Esther Molina Crespo, Manager Suncruise Andalusia and President of the Tourism Commission of CESUR Entrepreneurs of Southern Spain; Adolfo Borrero Villalón, Senior Advisor Sun&Blue Congress; Daniel Vega Díaz, Technical Secretary - Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI); Eduardo Serrano Martínez, Coordinator of the Master in F&B Management of the Basque Culinary Center; and Carlos Dominguez Benito, Business Development Area - ILUNION Accessibility deliberated the following award winners:

Best Blue Beach Tourism Experience 2023

• Project name: OCEANOGRAPHERS FOR A DAY
• Company name: Aquatours Almeria

Smart Hotel Innovation 2023

• Project name: JAIPPY
• Company name: Hotel Inglaterra

Sustainability 2023

• Project name: ATLAZUL
• Company name: Secretaría General de Acción Exterior, Unión Europea y Cooperación. Government of Andalusia

Innovation in Ports and Cruising 2023

• Name of the project: LEVANTE QUAY
• Name of company: Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva

Best Destination Manager 2023

• Project name: SENDA AZUL
• Company name: TURISMO Y PLANIFICACION COSTA DEL SOL

Accessibility 2023

• Project name: AI to adapt travel according to disability in 95 languages
• Company name: iUrban.es+Impulsa Igualdad

Marine Gastronomic Innovation 2023

• Project name: KONTIKI
• Name of the company: GRUPO KONTIKI

Independently of the seven award-winning categories, the jury awarded three special mentions:

Special Mention "Best Blue Beach Tourism Experience 2023" | SOS POINT. 
Special Mention "Sustainability 2023" | TURISMO MARINERO COSTA DEL SOL 
Special Mention "Internationalization of the Sun&Blue Congress 2023" | WESTMED

Congratulations to all the award winners and thanks to all the nominations submitted!