Through ‘Ancestral Teacher’, travelers can access community-based tourism projects and receive hands-on learning. From making a new craft to playing a musical instrument, or discovering the art of coffee-making, these transformative experiences aim to connect the traveler with the locals and rejuvenate their sense of purpose.
Wheel the World is dedicated to providing comprehensive accessibility-focused travel guide. They offer information about accessible options for hotels, activities, and multi-day trips, catering specifically to travelers with disabilities.
African Xplorer creates nomadic, immersive and tailor made trips in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin by offering Camper Van 4X4 rental, organizing cultural, creative and educational micro-adventures by connecting with rural community.
Your Ancestral Teacher’ is an online platform that gathers community-based tourism projects, where travelers are able to learn or improve a skill from an ancestral teacher – in textiles, ceramics, food-making, music, and many others sectors.
Promoting the implementation of SDGs in community projects and visits to native communities in Latin American countries through NFT travel that generate tourist flow and thus economic income.
Their mission is to democratize access to safe and standardized bed and breakfast services.
Growth Track
Agritourism Development Corporation
Pandurang Taware, India
Agri Tourism India acts as an umbrella organization that clusters and represents 700 Agri Tourism Centres (ATC), which are operated by local farm entrepreneurs and employees, and promotes their products in the target markets.
Wheel the World is the booking platform for people with disabilities and seniors to travel the world. By digitizing the accessibility information of travel services, and a specialized user experience, Wheel the Worls allows its travelers to book hotels and tours, with all they need to travel safely and confidently.
Safari Wallet is a personalized travel online marketplace that gives local African travelers freedom of travel, design own experiences, compare, and buy, from local African tourism operators and certified local guides, with the flexibility of their income flow and time preferences, and securely they can pay for their dream experience by installments mode or through affordable loans that can be paid after travel.
Fairer Working Conditions for Gen-Z through tourism.
We're focussed on creating bespoke, fun experiences in Africa whilst using tourism as a tool for ensuring decent working conditions and economic growth for Afro Gen-Zs.
Meet the 15 additional projects that achieved shortlist honors in this year's competition
Launch Track
Place Xplore
India
PlaceXplore is a community-based tourism incubator and a digital platform for experiential tourism that links visitors to real local experiences.
Impact Travel Collective
Brazil
The Impact Travel Collective creates and provides transformative, purposeful travel experiences that are committed to cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability.
Community-Based Tourism HUB
United Kingdom
A global marketplace for CBT projects based on Community Storytelling and Ethical Marketing.
Communal Forest at Kelecung Eco Village
Indonesia
Protecting our native and endangered trees and supporting the livelihood of the local women.
Your Accessible Guide
Kazakhstan
Your Accessible Guide is a booking platform designed to help tourists with special needs plan their trips, book adapted tours, services, and adventures, inspiring them to travel.
No Barriers Journey
USA
Sustainability in Disability Tourism & Breaking Borders.
iTour
Vietnam
iTour provides Vietnam travel guides as well as tours that highlight Vietnam’s culture, history, attractions, beaches, food, and drinks.
Growth Track
Turismo Comunitario
Ecuador
Nature Freedom
Australia
Creating inclusive outdoor adventures and nature-based activities for everybody from all walks of life.
Spoons Café & Restaurant
Cambodia
SPOONS is a training facility and multi-purpose space designed to benefit SPOONS Cambodia students, the community, and NGO partners.
Exploring the Sundarbans Mangrove region with the BANOJIBI
Bangladesh
Build an EcoVillage in order to Save Mangrove by rural reconstruction and ecosystem restoration through community based ecotourism promotion and mangrove restoration
Where Sidewalks End
USA
Where Sidewalks End’s mission is to educate, promote and preserve ancestral practices, wisdom and traditions around the world, through responsible and sustainable practices.
Local Heroes - supporting the local communities
Germany
Experience more than just a holiday with FairAway.
Merry and Memories Tours
Kenya
Merry and Memories Tours is a tour company that focuses on cultural tours and creating memories.
Travel Loves Fermentation
Japan
Supporting the survival of Japan’s traditional food and fermentation producers - through learning and tourism.
Go.See.Do. South Africa
Go.See.Do. South Africa
Africa Tourism goes Digital for Sustainable Tourism Development
Steps Community
Thailand
Steps foster a community of acceptance that embraces difference and individuality, and act as a supporting hand for neurodivergent individuals to attain qualifications, sustainable employment, and the opportunity to contribute to society and have a fulfilling and dignified life.
Videos From 2022:
Social Entrepreneurship at ITB Berlin 2023
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Broezel – founder of the Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Keynote: Prof. Dr. Carole Carlson – Brandeis University (USA)
Guests: Joanna Gruau – Wheel The World (USA) and Paola Sota – Ancestral Teachers (Peru)
Guest student: Eyleen Zimmermann, Master Student at HNEE (Germany)
2022 Pitch Contest
and Awards
Livestream of the 2022 Pitch Competition and Award Ceremony for the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism.
On 28th of November 2022, ten finalists were part of the online Pitch Competition and the winners were chosen live by the Jury Members.
Moderator: Kevin O’Shaughnessy – Founder, CityHook
Meet The 2022 Partners
+ Q&A
Meet the partners and the team behind the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism in 2022.
TUI Care Foundation
Travel Massive
ITB Berlin
Social Innovation Academy (SINA)
Teejit
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
STREETS International
The 2022 Prizes:
Feedback from leading Industry Experts
Exposure via our channels and the strong networks of of our partners
8 weeks of 1-on-1 and peer-to-peer coaching by selected international experts
1000 US$ STREETS International Hospitality Social Enterprise Award
for the best hospitality/food & beverage winner (awarded by Neal Bermas, Ph.D., Founder and Chairperson of STREETS International)
3x2 Tickets to ITB Berlin 2023 for first place winners (value approx. €594 total)
Speaking slot at 2023 ITB Berlin for first place winners (part in panel discussion or individual speaking contribution; max. 10 minutes in total)
Featured placement on Travel Massive for the first prize winners (valued 500$)
Featured in the Travel Massive newsletter and socials (100k+ combined reach)
An Expert session of TUI Care Foundation's Market Access Advisor
3 Explainer Videos from Teejit (value €3000 each)
Six month of virtual incubation at FiiRE Goa
Access to FiiRE Goa's portfolio of Service provider benefits worth 10 crore INR (approx 12,00,000 Euro)
Mentioning of company name in ITB press release and in ITB SoM post
Additional Feature in Press Releases and all relevant Channels (from our Partners SINA, TUI Care Foundation, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, FiiRE Goa and via the Competition's Channels)
