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Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award returns to ITB Berlin 2025

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The Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award will once again take center stage at ITB Berlin 2025. Organized by Equality in Tourism International, the award recognizes organizations in the tourism and hospitality sectors that demonstrate outstanding efforts to advance gender equality.

The award ceremony will take place on March 6, 2025, at 2:15 PM on the LGBTQ+ Tourism Pavilion Stage.

Applications are open to organizations of all sizes globally, with a submission deadline of 27 January 2025. A panel of experts in gender and tourism will evaluate the submissions.

Since its launch in 2022, the award highlights exemplary initiatives promoting gender equality in the industry. The aim is to promote progress and encourage more firms to integrate gender equality into their policies and practices. Previous winners include Travel Excellence in 2023 and a joint win in 2024 for Eternal Landscapes Mongolia and the Accor Brazil Embrace Program.

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The Gender Equality Champion of the Year Award will once again take place during ITB Berlin. © Messe Berlin GmbH

The 2025 edition is sponsored by the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance and Sojern’s SoEmpowered Group, reinforcing the commitment to inclusivity and sustainability in the tourism sector.

For further details and application guidelines, visit Equality in Tourism International.

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