Meet the 2020 Winners at the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition

The 2020 Winners at the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition were announced during an Online Award Ceremony on 21 September.

The Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition is the first worldwide competition focusing on social innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism.

The competition aims to address problems that are caused through tourism development and tries to find the best solutions to be implemented by the industry, governments, NGOs or local communities.

Watch the LIVE Award Ceremony from September 21 and meet the winners: 

Meet The Winners

More than 80 social entrepreneurs from 39 different countries around the world applied for the 2020 Competition, over 670 votes were cast from the community and 24 finalists were chosen to the second round. Meet the winners in each category.

1st place in category “Social Startups and Projects”:

Luisa Romero, CEO at Get Up And Go Colombia – a social enterprise developing sustainable tourism initiatives in communities most affected by armed conflict in Colombia.

1st place in category “Ideas”:

Alini Soares Barreto, Operational Coordinator at Change Through Traveling – a Brazil-based initiative creating a membership club that will allow travelers to support communities they plan to visit in the lead-up to their trip.

Special Recognition by the Competition Jury:

Rosette Dekool, Founder of Adventures With Locals ‘U’ – women-owned responsible tourism platform in Uganda with plans to connect travelers with local guides to over 100 locations across East Africa.

Congratulations to the finalists

Category “Social Startups and Projects”:

• 2nd Place: Adventures With Locals ‘U’ – Rosette Dekool, Uganda
• 3rd Place: Destination Ayeyarwady: empowering fisherwomen – Beatrix Lanzinger, Myanmar

Category “Ideas”:

• 2nd Place: Impact Travel Collective: SDG-based Platform and Resources for Sustainable In-person and Live Online Tours in Latin America – Juanjo González, Brazil
• 3rd Place: Give a Hand to a Women – Banura Agatha, Uganda

👉 View all the finalist videos and get in touch with social entrepreneurs from around the world.

About the Competition

The competition was founded by Professor Dr. Claudia Brözel and is supported by ITB Berlin, Berlin Travel Festival, the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde, and Travel Massive.

The structure of the competition follows the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include gender equality, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action. You can learn more about the Competition on Travel Massive.

📣 Applications for the 2021 Competition will be open on 10 March 2021 – join the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism chapter on Travel Massive to stay up to date.

Thanks for your support

We also want to send our thanks to everyone who took time to apply, the finalists who submitted videos, hundreds of members of the Travel Massive community who voted and provided feedback, and our judging panel — you’ve all contributed to the success of the competition and played your part in creating the future of sustainable tourism. Bravo!

❤️ The Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition is made possible by: