Khusvegi English & Nomadic Culture Camp in the Launch Track and Khwela Womxn in the Growth Track! 🎉
Second place goes to Ecopreneur Evolution (Launch Track) and GetAboutAble (Growth Track). The audience also voted ButtCycle as their favorite for the Launch Track, while Khwela Womxn was confirmed as the Audience Favorite for the Growth Track.
Meet all our 2021 Finalists!
Watch the 2021 Pitch Contest & Award Ceremony:
2021 Finalists – Launch Track
Launch Track
The launch track is for new initiatives that have not been registered yet and are less than two years old.
ButtCycle - Spain
With Buttcycle, travelers are motivated to collect cigarette butts to get discounts or free access to a range of tourist attractions and services.
Ecopreneur Evolution creates opportunities for future entrepreneurs by providing the know-how and resources for them to solve today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
Their mission is to enhance and preserve community culture through community-based tourism by using slow tourism as a tool. Click to watch Saill explaining the project!
Socialbnb is an online platform that connects travelers with social and ecological organizations, which list their unused accommodations to gain financial independence from donations.
Learn more about SocialBnB in their application video!
The Growth Track addresses registered organizations that have gained some traction.
Black Tourism Talent Directory - United States
The Directory is designed to create broader diversity, equity and inclusion in the tourism industry by connecting tourism players directly with qualified black tourism talents. Check out their website!
Khwela Womxn is an organization which uplifts young womxn in the tourism industry by providing various tools and resources for personal growth. Go check out their website!
Local Purse is a web-based platform that supports cultural artisans and local guides using live video shopping experiences to virtually host travelers around the world. Learn more on LocalPurse.com!
Meet the 20 projects that achieved shortlist honors in this year's competition
Launch Track
Bonding through Caring
Mexico
The project supports the local population of ten nearby villages to develop community ecotourism projects and also promote sustainable development.
Espresso yourself!
El Salvador
The project aims to make sustainable coffee cultivation a playful experience for different target groups.
Impact Travel Collective
Brazil
The collective combines three interconnected platforms that redefine the way people give and take tours.
Integrated Farming for Rare Local Plants
Indonesia
In this project, the local rare trees should be preserved.
Know Your Tourist
Rwanda
Know Your Tourists is an education and market intelligence platform that strives to attract more tourist from their own country and Africa.
Locals From Zero
Slovenia
Locals From Zero is an online booking platform through which travelers can book authentic and yet undiscovered experiences.
Memopin
Armenia
Memopin helps tourism players deliver online experiences to travelers by leveraging a map and storytelling tools in one application to help people discover new places in the most personal way.
Mucha Miga
Spain
Mucha miga aims to be a platform that connects rural destinations in Spain and potential tourists, taking into account the differentiated needs of each user.
Park Pledge
Canada
The Park Pledge is a call-to-action campaign that uses visual art to raise awareness and advocate for the protection and collective stewardship of parks.
Sak Artisanal Le Morne
Mauritius
Sak Artisanal Le Morne is a social enterprise that will produce bags out of the leaves out of a plant called Pandanus Iceryi.
Growth Track
Community Homestay Network
Nepal
This social enterprise works with grassroots communities to develop attractive tourism experiences through a value chain approach.
Ebikes4Africa
Namibia
EBIKES4AFRICA is a social enterprise that provides access to e-mobility and solar recharge systems to rural and urban areas across Africa.
FairBnB.coop
Italy
Fairbnb.coop is an alternative to traditional holiday-rental platforms.
Green Phenix Recycling Center
Curaçao
The Green Phenix Recycling Center is a place where the entire process of recycling beach plastic takes place.
I Like Local
Netherlands
This online platform offers locals from developing countries the opportunity to host travelers through authentic travel experiences.
Impulse Travel
Colombia
Impulse conducts authentic, immersive tours in Colombia that focus on supporting local communities and social projects while educating and inspiring travelers' empathy.
Merry and Memories Tours
Kenya
Merry and Memories Tours is a tour, travel and events company operating in Kenya.
WildyNess
Tunisia
WildyNess offers a complete digital solution via an online platform and mobile application that connects travelers with hidden touristic attractions of Tunisia.
Wise Steps Indonesia
Indonesia
Wise Steps Indonesia is an online learning platform for responsible tourism that reaches out to tourism professionals in Indonesia to support the recovery of Covid-19.
YESD Social Enterprise
Vietnam
YESD assists homestays owners in managing their own business, trains local guides, provides free English classes and organizes community development projects.
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Hear about Get Up and Go Colombia – a social enterprise creating tourism opportunities for communities most affected by the armed conflicts in Colombia.
Find out what our 2020 winners have been working on the past year. Adventures with Locals in Uganda won the 2020 Special Recognition Award while Get Up and Go! Colombia won first prize in the 2020 Growth Track.
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