Journalist Adrian R. Morales González during the Pasaporte Abierto 2022 Gala held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Chiriqui, Panama.- Dominican-Cuban journalist Adrian Rafael Morales González won the seventh edition of the Pasaporte Abierto 2023 international tourism journalism award, in the Investigative Journalism category, for his article “Specialized tourism for the rich variety of the Dominican Republic’s flora,” published by online newspaper Dominican Today.
Pasaporte Abierto, which rewards the most outstanding in specialized tourism communication and tourism in general, is sponsored by the World Tourism Journalism Organization (WTJO); this year the award ceremony was held in Chiriqui, Panama.
Mexico won five statuettes and one of the top awards; Brazil was also awarded five times; the Dominican Republic was the winner in four categories (five if we count the Dominican Today award); and Argentina and Chile received two awards each.
Panama stood out as well, receiving one of the two Pasaporte Abierto Grand Prizes, while Colombia, Honduras, Spain, Peru and Cuba received one award each.
During the Gala, WTJO’s general secretary and founder Miguel Ledhesma announced that the XXIII International Congress of Tourism Journalists and Professionals will be held in March in Campos do Jordão, Brazil, and the 8th edition of Pasaporte Abierto will be held during the first week of September in Cali, Colombia, the country that will be in charge of the general direction of the organization in 2024.
Winners:
Mexico
Brazil
Dominican Republic
Argentina
Chile
Panama
Mirtha Rodríguez Mendieta (GRAN PREMIO PASAPORTE ABIERTO).
Colombia
Turismo sin límites. Colombia. (Medio Especializado en Turismo).
Honduras
Honduras: Tela, la ciudad con las mejores playas de Centroamérica. Leonel Armando Espinosa Flores. Honduras. (Originalidad).
Spain
Cómo el afrobeats nigeriano ha conquistado a las ‘tiktokers’ iraníes y al resto del mundo. Lucía Foraster Garriga. España. (Relevancia Social).
Peru
Una experiencia inclusiva en San Luis Potosí. Eric Barrantes. Perú. (Reconocimiento de los otros).
Cuba
Specialized tourism for the rich variety of the Dominican Republic’s flora. Adrian R. Morales González. Cuba/Dominican Republic. (Investigación Periodística).
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https://www.periodismoturistico.org/