2022 was a yr of journey and tourism heroes. There is just one extra step to make this record of publishers journey & tourism heroes official.
2022 was a rollercoaster yr for the journey and tourism trade. A yr that began with a glimmer of hope and ended for a lot of with report enterprise coming again.
This yr additionally introduced out one of the best in so many members of our sector. We have been proud to have facilitated the Rebuilding journey dialogue all through the pandemic. Everyone was invited to work together with colleagues working within the sector.
Zoom made it potential for anybody to truly get to speak to many of those celebrities in our sector who’re shielded and usually sit within the VIP part at occasions, and most of us are unable to get to .
From my finish, because the writer of eTurboNews I made so many new pals, and observed we’re all a membership of devoted folks, that ought to be capable of work collectively and make a distinction on this world. SKAL has it right in selling for members to do enterprise amongst pals.
COVID-19 introduced a variety of challenges and struggling, however going by way of such instances additionally taught us rather a lot.
I’m sharing with you a pattern record of individuals, I used to be in a position to work together with in 2022. Every single particular person listed beneath made a distinction to me, and I’m gateful for everybody talked about and so many extra I could haven’t talked about.
The record just isn’t so as of significance, there isn’t any order 🙂
How to make it official?
Anyone listed right here, and anybody else certified, please click on right here to make it official, and turn out to be a tourism hero on heroes.journey .
This is a free initiative by the by World Tourism Network. WTN won’t ever ask for charges, advertising cash or contributions. Heroes is open to anybody deserving, no matter how necessary your place could also be.
Publishers’ private record of Travel and Tourism Heroes in 2022
- Dr. Caroli Janice Campos, Makato Medical Center, Manila, Philiipines
- Dr. Raul Lapitan, Makato Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
- Dr. Gisbert Victor, Makato Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
- Nurse Czafiyhra Zaycev, “Irish,” a tourism hero, and Makati Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
- Dr. Asim Shahzad, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Dr. Peter Tarlow, College Station, Texas, USA; President World Tourism Network, President Safer Tourism.
- Dr. Taleb Rifai, Patron African Tourism Board, Amman, Jordan
- Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, SunX and ICTP, Brussels, Belgium
- Mudi Astuti, Chairwomen WTN Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Levi Lantu, CEO · Bali Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Indonesia
- Yoke Darmawan, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Dr. Aleksandra Sasha, Tourism Hero, Director of Tourism Montenegro
- Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister, Bahamas
- Hon. Edmund Bartlett, WTN Tourism Hero, Minister of Tourism Jamaica
- Hon. Ian Gooding-Edghill, Minister Tourism Barbados
- Hon Minister Goran Djurovic, Minister of Tourism, Montenegro
- Hon. Najib Balala, WTN Tourism Hero, Former Min. Tourism Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Dr. Walter Mzembi, WTN Tourism Hero, Zimbabwe
- Louis D’Amore, President and Founder, International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT), New York, USA
- Hamid Reza Talebi, Chair Iran – American Tourism Association, Teheran, Iran
- Dho Young-shim, UN World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation
- Richard Quest, CNN, London, UK
- HE Dr. Htay Aung, Union Minister of Tourism Myanmar
- Zeyar Myo Aung, Ministry of Tourism Myanmar
- Arvind Nayer, Vintage Travel, Zimbabwe
- Bea Broda, Travel Broadcaster, Toronto, Canada
- Christian Del Rosario, Photographer, Florida, USA
- Cuthbert Ncube, Chair African Tourism Board, Pretoria, South Africa
- Diana McIntyre-Pike, Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Jamaica
- Mark Manglona, Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam
- Josh Tyquiengco, Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam
- Elaine Pangelinan, Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam
- Nadine Leon Guerrero, Guam Visitors Bureau
- Burkhard Herbote, World Tourism Directory, Germany
- Max Haberstroh, Tourism Hero, Germany
- Snežana Štetić, Balkan Network of Tourism Experts, Serbia
- Wolfgang Hofmann, SKAL, Duesseldorf, Germany
- Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica
- Faouzou Deme, Ministry of Tourism Senegal
- Pankaj Pradhananga, Four Seasons Travel, Nepal
- Sherin Francis, Principle Secretary of Tourism, Seychelles
- Tony Ofungi, eTN Reporter, Uganda
- Hon. Memunatu Pratt, Minister of Tourism, Sierra Leone
- Andrew Wood, SKAL Asia, Thailand
- Jens Thraenhart, CEO Barbados Tourism, Barbados
- Hon. Moses Vilakati, Minister of Tourism, Kingdom of Eswatini
- Deepak Joshi, Tourism Hero, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Hon. Hisham Zaazou, Cairo, Egypt
- Anita Johnson-Patty, Bahamas Tourism Board, Bahamas
- Burcin Turkhan, President SKAL International, USA
- Annette Cardenas, Director SKAL, Panama
- Hon. Gloria Guevara, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Hon Alain St. Ange, VP, World Tourism Network, Seychelles
- Julia Simpson, CEO WTTC, UK
- Maribel Rodriguez, Senior Vice President WTTC, Spain
- Axel Timmreck, Airport Munich, Germany
- Mohammed Hakim Ali, WTN Bangladesh
- Paul Rogers, Happyness Alliance, Australia
- Lily Ajarova, CEO of Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda
- Debby Flynn, Partner, Finpartners, UK
- Dimitri Belov, Tourism Marketing Duesseldorf, Germany
- Jonathan Pansacola, Saudia, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Adam Stewart, CEO, Sandals Resorts, Jamaica
- Shawn DaCosta, Sandals Resorts, Jamaica
- Tom Jenkins, CEO ETOA, London, UK
- Ivan Liptuga, WTN Tourism Hero, National Tourism Association, Odesa, Ukraine
- Mariana Oleskiv, State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine
- Apolinary Tairo, eTurboNews Tanzania
- Gerald Lawless, Chairman WTTC, London, UK
- Ibrahim Ayoub, ITIC Mauritius
- Lloyd Waller, GTRCMC, Jamaica
- Hon Saiahudin Uno, Minster of Tourism Indonesia
- Michael Meyer, President SKAL Duesseldorf, Germany
- Karen Hoffmann, The Bradford Group, New York, USA
- Dr. Elinor Garely, eTurboNews, New York, USA
- Linda Hohnhols, eTurboNews Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Oleg Sziakov, eTurboNews, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Dmytro Makarov, eTurboNews, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Sharlene Batin, Manila, Philippines
- Michelle M. Buttigieg , Malta Tourism USA, New York, USA
- Hon Niels Olsen, Minister of Tourism Ecuador
- Nicki Page, TLC Harmony London, UK
- Anita Mendiratta, Special Advisor Secretary-General UNWTO, Madrid, Spain
- Gillian Heath, IMEX, London, UK
- Hassan Merchant, Reed World Travel Market, Dubai, UAE
- Elvis Kotherja, Elite Travel Group, Albania
- Linda Lancaster, Travel Circles Club, London, UK
- Dov Kalmann, Tourism Hero, Israel
- Magued Abousedera, Undersecretary Tourism, Cairo, Egypt
- Maria del Pilar Salas, SKAL Cusco, Peru
- Marilou, Restaurant Manager, Marriott Hotel Manila, Philippines
- Clare Akamanzi, CEO, Rwana Development Board
- Petra Roach, Grenada Tourism Authority
- Hon. Lennox Andrew, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Creative Economy, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Grenada
- Carlo Milcallef, CEP Malta Tourism Board, Malta
- Intifada Naime, Senior Sales Manager, Moevenpick Marrakech, Morocco
- Hon. Harin Fernando, Minister of Toursm & Lands, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Evan Tillet, Director of Tourism Belize
- Adam Nije, Director Marketing, Gambia Tourism Board, Gambia
- Dhananjay Regmi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Anthony Stuart, Senior Dir. Emerging Markets Bahamas
- Paun Nicovic, Blue Kotor Bay, Montenegro
- Vijay Poonoosamy, Singapore
- Peter Mayers, Barbados Tourism Board
- Rudi Herrmann, WTN Malaysia & Tourism Hero, Penang, Malaysia
- Anthony Barker, Tourism Hero, DaNang, Vietnam
- Eric Muzamhindo, Activist, Zimbabwe
- Abraham John, India
- Windy Yang, SKAL Taipei, Taiwan
- Graham Cooke, World Travel Awards, UK
- Ali Aligi, Tour Guide, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ismail, Tour Guide Marrakesh, Morocco
- Mohamed Raaidh, Yacht Club, Maldives
- Philippe Francoise, President AMFORHT, Paris, France
- Felix Chaila, Lusaka, Zambia
- Zine Nkukwana, Pretoria, South Africa
- Noel Mignott, New York, USA
- Wolgang Huschert, The Golden Citygate, Hilden, Germany
- Birgit Trauer, Germany
- Michael Seipelt, eTurboNews, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Nick Mahoney, Sydney, Australia
- Linda L.Nxumalo, Eswatini
- Avi Liran, Singapore
- Irene, tour information, Mykonos, Greece
- Ghassan Sader, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Mona Naffa, Amman, Jordan
- Mr. Sader, Portofino, Montenegro
- Ezzat Kalbourneh, Jordan Tourism Board, Amman, Jordan
- Ben Wozny, General Manager Grand Hyatt, Amman, Jordan
- Scott Foster, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Frank Haas, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Dale Evans, CEO, Charley’s Taxi, Honolulu, HI , USA
- Pamala Taylor, Sun Island Hawaii, USA
- Ghissou Rosala, Smart Energy, Hawaii, USA
- Karine Coulanges, SKAL Paris, France
- Hulya Aslantas, SKAL Istanbul, Turkey
- Birger Bäckman, UFTA & SKAL, Finland
- Mok Singh, Skal International Past President, USA
- Dr. Gulen Hashmi, Pakistan
- Anonymous UNWTO Staff data group
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