Park City, UT — This Earth Day, Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau proudly announces its recognition as a winner of the prestigious Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards. Park City secured third place in the highly competitive “Business and Marketing” category for its exemplary work with the Green Business Program, recognizing Park City’s outstanding contributions to sustainability, community engagement and responsible tourism practices. 

“The Green Business Program is just one of many ongoing projects outlined in our Sustainable Tourism Plan. With each and every initiative, we have been proud of the local community’s willingness to collaborate to embrace these efforts and promote destination stewardship,” said Morgan Mingle, Director of Sustainable Tourism at Park City Chamber & Visitors Bureau. “As we continue with our long-term plan, we remain committed to actively involving the community, from hosting lunch & learns to celebrating our extraordinary community members through the Beyond the Frontline series.”

Originally launched in 2016 by the Park City nonprofit, Recycle Utah, the Green Business Program engaged local businesses to set waste reduction goals. With collaborative efforts of the Green Business Advisory Committee, composed of the Park City Municipal Corporation, Summit County, Recycle Utah, Park City Community Foundation and Park City Chamber of Commerce, the program expanded to encompass energy efficiency, water conservation, materials management, transportation and community equity. As of June 2023, 65 businesses have started the process of joining the Green Business Program. Additionally, three successful Green Business Lunch & Learns have sold out attendance each time. 

For more information on the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards, visit greendestinations.org/2024-story-awards-itb/. For additional information about the Park City Chamber, visit parkcitychamber.com.

About Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau  

Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau represents over 1,000 businesses in Summit County. Founded in 1963 to promote local ski resorts, today, the Park City Chamber & Visitors Bureau is entrusted with fostering the health and wellbeing of the local community. From maintaining economic stability and addressing environmental concerns to developing sustainable tourism plans and preserving cultural heritage, the organization prides itself on being in the community for the community. For more information, visit visitparkcity.com. 

About the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards at ITB Berlin 2024

The Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards, held annually at ITB Berlin since 2014, celebrated excellence in sustainable tourism practices worldwide in its 10th Edition on 6 March 2024. This prestigious event recognised destinations that demonstrated leadership and innovation in sustainability across six categories based on nominations from the Green Destinations 2023 Top 100 Stories. Hosted on the Blue Stage (Hall 7.1) at ITB Berlin, the ceremony announced the winners of the Green Destinations Story Awards, introduced the newly Green Destinations Awarded and Certified destinations, and unveiled the host destination for the Green Destinations 2024 global conference, among other significant updates.

About Green Destinations

Green Destinations is a Netherlands-based organisation working on the assessment, capacity building and certification of destinations and businesses committed to sustainable tourism. Green Destinations manages a number of global programmes through a core team of coordinators and programme managers. The organisation leads a global partnership of over 75 partners and representatives, consisting of sustainable tourism experts, consultancies and non-profit organisations; it works for the benefit of the Green Destinations community. To date, more than 500 destinations and 220 businesses from over 60 countries have participated in one of our programmes. Together with the Green Destinations Community and the association, the organisation aims to make tourism better and more sustainable.