VEGWORLD 67 - The Holiday Issue

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Vegan Travel Asia by Veg Voyages

Wins Three Major Travel Awards By: Karin Olsen / Plant Power Productions

Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages takes home World Travel Award's "Asia's Responsible Tourism Award", "International Travel Award's Best Sustainable Tourism Company in the USA" and "Best Vegan Travel Company in the USA" Vegan Travel Asia by Veg Voyages made history, becoming the first vegan tour company not only nominated for a World Travel Award in its 28-year history but also to win it, taking home "Asia's Responsible Tourism Award." 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.

Company in the USA" and the "Best Vegan Travel Company in the USA" awards. The International Travel Awards was established to honor performance excellence companies, organizations, and individuals in the tourism and travel industry worldwide. These awards are seen as a landmark win, not only for the company itself but for veganism as a whole, as they shift the travel world's focus to a new kind of tourism that can be more sustainable and easier on the environment. Foundationally, veganism and plant-based eating are almost universally acknowledged to create a ripple effect due to the many ways they reduce the human footprint stemming from animal agriculture's detrimental impact on the environment and communities.

The company also just won the International Travel Award’s "Best Sustainable Tourism

Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages' co-founder Zac Lovas started VegVoyages as part of a mission to bridge cultural gaps throughout the countries the company visits each year. Based mainly out of Jakarta,

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