Dear Naturefriends,
In November, Naturefriends International were awarded the Ulysses Award of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for outstanding achievements and innovation in tourism for the Landscape-of-the-Year project.

From 2. – 4. February, the “Landscapes of the Year Network” and Austrian, Dutch and German Friends-of-Nature houses presented  themselves with a joint trade fair presence at the “Reisepavillon – International Fair for Alternative Travel” in Hanover.

Since 1989, International Friends of Nature has designated eleven Landscapes of the Year, all of which have certain things in common. Irrespective of their diverse topographies, which range from high and low mountain ranges, via river landscapes, lakes and estuaries to wooded areas and vast planes, all of them are border-crossing, most of the time structurally weak regions banking on gentle tourism.