For the third time, the 2017 Sustainable Destinations Top 100 was unveiled on 27 September 2017, World Tourism Day.

 Moreover, 2017 was a special year as the United Nations has proclaimed 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.

View the 2017 winners here!

Winners were special guests at the GREENFEST – Global Green Destinations Event 2017, 28-30 Sept. in Cascais. The competition builds upon the results of previous editions, and can be considered a follow-up to National Geographic Traveler’s Destination Stewardship surveys.

For further information: see the 2017 Call for Nominations .