Protect the World’s Most Important Places
October 23, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
Today TripAdvisor kicked off the TripAdvisor World Heritage Campaign to help protect the places around the world that matter the most. As part of the two-year campaign, the travel site will donate up to $1.5 million of support to include a cash donation allocated to UNESCO World Heritage initiatives.
The World Heritage Convention, an international treaty enacted in 1972, identified sites of outstanding value to humanity. UNESCO World Heritage initiatives works to protect and preserve the sites for future generations. They also identify new sites that need protecting.
TripAdvisor wants your help, and you could win a trip to Paris, France! The trip includes VIP access to cherished World Heritage sites in France. Follow this TripAdvisor link to register to win the trip to Paris.
How does TripAdvisor need your help?
They need traveler feedback on nearly 900 World Heritage sites across the globe. You can locate the sites by visiting tripadvisor.com/WorldHeritageSites.
According to a recent survey by TripAdvisor, US travelers are most concerned about protecting Galapagos Islands (pictured above) and Grand Canyon National Park (pictured below).
Other top sites mentioned in the survey include Yellowstone National Park, Acropolis, Athens, Yosemite National Park and Venice and its Lagoon.
(Images via TripAdvisor/prnewswire)
