This is something that has long been ignored or discounted in many responsible, sustainable, and eco-friendly travel discussions and checklists we hope this award will help change that conversation," said Zac Lovas, Co-founder of VegVoyages, "An important part of sustainable travel is by definition to lessen the negative impacts on local environments and community resources," he continued. "We see these awards as a great opportunity to help raise awareness that traveling vegan is very much a part of traveling responsibly and sustainably. On a planet of almost 8 billion people, with declining food and water resources, traveling vegan would seem like a substantial way to lessen our travel footprint on community and environmental resources.Ī great success to inspire others and create awareness "As the first vegan tour company nominated in the history of the World Travel Awards, we are so happy and grateful to receive this award," said Suresh Sharma, Director of Operations of Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages for the Himalayan Region, from his office in Kathmandu, Nepal.Īt a time when veganism and plant-based lifestyles are taking the world by storm, these awards serve to solidify the position that the travel world is heading in the same direction as the fastest-growing lifestyle in the world.Īccording to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, there were 1.5 billion tourists' visits worldwide in 2019 this includes almost 11 million foreign tourist arrivals in India, 40 million in Thailand, 26 million in Malaysia, and 16 million in Indonesia. The first vegan company ever to be nominated for the World Travel Awards
The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. The first vegan tour company ever to be nominated in the history of the World Travel Awards was not just nominated for any award, but for the World Travel Awards "Asia's Responsible Tourism Award" – shedding light on the fact that traveling vegan is becoming part of traveling responsibly, sustainable and eco-friendly. These principles have won the company not one, not two, but three prestigious awards this year.
This is one of several important concepts that Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages' responsible travel principles have revolved around since its inception.
Veganism and plant-based eating have been almost universally acknowledged now to create a ripple effect that many say make it environmentally friendlier because of the multiple ways in which it reduces one's environmental footprint as animal agriculture has numerous detrimental effects on the environment and on communities. These awards are seen as a landmark win not only for the company itself but for veganism as a whole as it shifts the travel world's gaze towards a new kind of tourism that can be more sustainable and easier on the environment. Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages created history as it became the first-ever vegan tour company not only to be nominated for a World Travel Award in its twenty-eight-year history but to actually win it, winning the World Travel Awards "Asia's Responsible Tourism Award." But the story doesn't end there – they have also just won the International Travel Awards "Best Sustainable Tourism Company in the USA" and the "Best Vegan Travel Company in the USA" awards.
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