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Weeva Makes Waves at Travel Trade Shows and Awards

Cape Town, South Africa, 2023-Jun-15 — /Travel PR News/ — It’s been an exciting couple of months for Weeva as momentum gathers around the new digital sustainability management platform built FOR the tourism industry, BY the tourism industry.

Julie and Nwabisa accept Weeva’s WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Award

 

In April, MD Julie Cheetham and Sustainability Content and Support Lead Nwabisa Mjoli were delighted to accept Weeva’s first Responsible Tourism Award for “Addressing Climate Change” at WTM Africa. The new, disruptive data management tech is also making waves internationally  – making it to the last three finalists from thousands of applicants for both the UNWTO Awake Tourism Challenge  and the Business Travel Awards Europe  for “Achievement in Sustainability: data and reporting”.

Mel and Prince representing Weeva at Indaba in Durban

 

Weeva was also excited to sponsor the Sustainability Stage at the We Are Africa Open House in Cape Town last month, which included  a  special Africa edition of the “Funny Old World” podcast hosted by eco-guru Juliet Kinsman (Sustainability Editor) and media pundit Simon London.

The “Funny Old World” Africa edition podcast for the eco-curious

 

In this bonus WAA episode they drew interesting insights from both experts and new voices in sustainable travel on topics including:

⚡ Why you cannot shame the luxury traveller into being more sustainable

⚡ How to spot the difference between marketing ploys and genuine action

⚡ Tell don’t sell — why stories matter in today’s media landscape

⚡ The lessons luxury tourism properties can take from manufacturing lines

Listen here or find it on your preferred podcast host including Apple Podcasts, Podfollow and Spotify.

Julie Cheetham, Managing Director of Weeva, also presented and facilitated an interactive sustainability masterclass at the Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda (STAS) conference alongside Dr Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner, Director of The Long Run, hosted at the Serena Beach Resort & Spa in Mombasa, Kenya  from 8-9 June 2023.

Users will be able to produce impact reports for their tour operator and travel agent partners backed by real data.    You can view the demo video on weeva.earth, sign up for the newsletter and follow weareweeva on LinkedIn, FacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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