17 | LUXlife Magazine egan Travel Asia by VegVoyages is a unique travel experience where community-based storytelling, travel, and veganism are all rolled into one through the offering of immersive, responsible, and fully vegan tours that provide a deep cultural understanding of countries across Asia. All guests are afforded food that is locally sourced and 100% vegan, contributing to the company’s mission of providing not just a visit to a country, but an experience of its true essence in a way that way upholds environmental conservation, local interactions, and absolutely no animal exploitation. This commitment to cruelty-free experiences is something that resonates deeply with travellers, especially in the travel landscape of today, where authenticity and meaning are necessary ingredients for success. Vegan Travel Asia has thus cultivated a portfolio of loyal clients, with the result being a supportive community that is embraced by longtime patrons and new visitors alike, as the shared core values by both parties leads to seamless integration with the cause almost every time. This, partnered with a continued emphasis on building bridges between cultures, sets the company apart in a highly competitive market. From December 2022 onwards, all tours operated by the business have been “carbon conscious”, which entails the active reducing of carbon levels to lower than those the tour emits. With this in mind, Zac Lovas and the team proudly compensate three times the amount of every unit of carbon emission that is produced by a tour, as well as being signatories to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. To this end, the team take takes pride in the belief that more than just serving the vegan traveller, they are reshaping the whole travel industry at a time when cruelty-free is facing wider acceptance. Sourced from a profoundly personal journey, Zac’s experience of being teased and isolated for being a vegetarian at a young age has led him to become an advocate for the vegan cause, with this culminating in the founding of Vegan Travel Asia. At the time, the company was one of incredibly few vegan travel providers, but today, the market has become increasingly saturated, a fact Zac calls, “heartening.” As he explains, “it’s not just about offering vegan options anymore; it’s about the industry’s conscientious shift towards sustainability and community”, something the company is proud to have helped pioneer. With its unique blend of storytelling, bridging cultures, guaranteed departure policy, community empowerment, social responsibility, and Leading Specialists in VeganFriendly Asian Travel 2023 Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages is a company that was founded by three friends from three countries, who combined their religious and cultural backgrounds to curate bespoke, immersive, and responsible tours emanating from their homebase in Texas. Starting in 2004 with three trips to India, Vegan Travel Asia has since expanded to welcoming more passionate vegans and activists into its leaders’ team board, running 27 different tours across nine Asian countries. Having workedwithlocalcommunitiestocultivatetravelexperiencesthatareauthenticallyvegan,guestsareprovidedanuanced understanding of the country, its culture, and as importantly, its cuisine. We speak with Co-Founder Zac Lovas, in order to learn more about these fantastic vegan travel experiences across Asia. commitment to sustainability, Vegan Travel Asia not only plays host to vegetarian and vegan customers, but also the environmentally conscious traveller. At the centre of this success is the company’s staff, which Zac refers to as, “the beating heart of Vegan Travel Asia.” Ultimately, hierarchical success is shunned, and a familial and close-knit dynamic has been fostered where everybody’s voice is equally valued every opinion holds weight. Despite its successes, the company has not been without challenge, as in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, travellers are infinitely more cautious. Environmental concerns are also becomingly increasingly prominent, and with the industry’s commitment to sustainability, it is vital that organisations adopt the approach that Vegan Travel Asia has, establishing deep roots with local communities that reap measurable benefits. Moreover, it is integral for the company to toe the line between the new and the old, remaining acutely aware of industry trends while not rushing to embrace them and compromise on their winning formula. As the company continues its journey, Zac explains, “there are some thrilling adventures we’ve been meticulously crafting, and we’re ecstatic to unveil them to our travel community.” These are a vegan tour to Bhutan set to launch in 2024, and the first annual fundraising trip to Sumatra (Indonesia) - in support of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, with both of these promising to uphold the same quality vegan group tours and travel experiences that Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages is famous for and has won it this award celebrating its brilliance in the industry. Contact Details Contact: Zac Lovas Company: Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages Web Address: https://vegantravelasia.com/ V
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