Costa Rica's Sustainable Tourism Program rewards environmentally friendly properties with one to five "leaves" and copious free publicity.

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There is also a national eco-tourism certification program that further encourages tourism businesses to be more eco-friendly.

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In order to fulfill this demand, the Ministry of Tourism created the program Hello, Tourist!

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These include STI's Sustainable Tourism Eco-Certification Program (STEP) and the Voluntary Initiative for Sustainability in Tourism (VISIT) in Europe.

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Similarly, Ronald Castro, as well as his teammate, are students in the Tourism and Hospitality Management program.

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The Spanish government even uses tourism as a jobs program.

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In specific the joint program will develop the cultural tourism sector in Kars contributing to social cohesion by recognizing pluralism and by reducing income disparities between people of Kars and the rest of the country.

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In its verdict, a panel of Denpasar District Court judges concluded that Sandiford had damaged the image of Bali as a tourism destination and weakened the government's drug prevention program.

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The Joint Program contributes to the achievement of poverty reduction in Kars and its environs through leveraging the cultural tourism sector in a way which fosters social cohesion and creates income opportunities for the poor.

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