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Kristijan Curavić, Ocean Alliance SOS, Croatia

The World Tourism Network awarded Kristijan Curavić the Tourism Hero Status, part of the Amazing Travel Award, on December 15, 2025 This is the first time the Award was presented to a Croatian. Kristijan Curavić does not present himself as an activist. He operates more like a chief executive navigating diplomacy, capital, and long-term institutional […]

Ivan Liptuga, Ukraine

Ivan Liptuga is from the beautiful Ukrainian Black Sea resort town of Odessa in southern Ukraine. It’s known for its beaches and 19th-century architecture, including the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater. The monumental Potemkin Stairs, immortalized in “The Battleship Potemkin,” lead down to the waterfront with its Vorontsov Lighthouse. Running parallel to the water, the […]

Deme Mouhamed Faouzou, Dakar, Senegal

Deme Mouhamed Faouou is the advisor of the Ministry of Tourism and Air Transport in Senegal. He was nominated by Josef Kafunda in Namibia among others to become a Tourism Hero. Mr. Deme Mouhamed Faouzou has been instrumental when it comes to Tourism Investment in Senegal and beyond. He is known to speak without fear […]

Deme Mouhamed Faouzou, Dakar, Senegal

Deme Mouhamed Faouou is the advisor of the Ministry of Tourism and Air Transport in Senegal. He was nominated by Josef Kafunda in Namibia among others to become a Tourism Hero. Mr. Deme Mouhamed Faouzou has been instrumental when it comes to Tourism Investment in Senegal and beyond. He is known to speak without fear […]

Efsun Ahmadov, Baku, Azerbaijan

Mr. Ahmadov is CEO of Next Group LLC in Azerbaijan. Due to the pandemic, the world has been experiencing a tourism crisis for almost two years. Of course, this is the situation in Azerbaijan as well. Nonetheless, tourism workers who love their jobs go out of their way to protect and develop their industry. One […]

Vijay Poonoosamy, Singapore

Vijay Poonoosamy is the Singapore-based Director International and Public Affairs of QI Group, an Honorary Member of the Hermes Air Transport Organisation, a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Veling Group, a member of the International Board of Experts of Rebuilding Travel, of the Advisory Board of the World Tourism Forum Lucerne, of The Red […]

Diana McIntyre-Pike, Jamaica

Diana McIntyre-Pike has been serving her Jamaica community and gave her self-less services to the better of tourism to many parts in the world. Outstanding service to the development and training of communities in entrepreneurship and basic hospitality skills and created the VILLAGES AS BUSINESSES PROGRAMME which is being implemented in Jamaica and the Caribbean. […]

Vijay Poonoosamy, Singapore

Vijay Poonoosamy is the Singapore-based Director International and Public Affairs of QI Group, an Honorary Member of the Hermes Air Transport Organisation, a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Veling Group, a member of the International Board of Experts of Rebuilding Travel, of the Advisory Board of the World Tourism Forum Lucerne, of The Red […]

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