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The Anonymous Tourism Hero

Tourism is composed of thousands of people who unselfishly create bonds between individuals, cultures and nations. These tourism stars are the industry’s unsung heroes who bring light to a world swamped in darkness. The World Tourism Network seeks to bring these tourism heroes to light. Tourism is more than a mere industry, it is a […]

Hon. Secretary Najib Balala, Kenya

Secretary of Tourism, Kenya Tourism is one of the world’s leading industries and a major economic development tool, and as such, security (crime and terrorism) has a major impact on the tourism, cruise, and event-oriented economies. Additionally, much of the entire world has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on tourism have […]

Manuel Flores, Mexico City, Mexico

Manuel Flores is the Chief of the Mexico City Tourism Police and created the department.He is now working on establishing a national Tourism Police Department. Manuel created a sense of tourism security for the city of Acapulco and then moved onto Mexico City where he has influenced not only the city’s mayor but also has […]

Deepak RajJoshi, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nominated by Suresh SinghBudal of the PATA Nepal Chapter: Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi is currently leading Nepal’s tourism recovery initiative as a coordinator for the Tourism Recovery Task Force, TRTF-Nepal. He is a member of Rebuilding travel and the Project Hope Task Force Board. Mr. Joshi served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism […]

Czafiyhra Zaycev, “Irish” , Manila, Philippines

Irish is the new face of Medical Tourism in the Philippines, according to World Tourism Network President Juergen Steinmetz. Irish was the nurse who went out of her way to buy an I-phone charger for Steinmetz while at Makati Medical Center in Manila. Judging from her social media posts this inspiring message by Mufti Menk […]

Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica

The Hon. Edmund Bartlett today was welcomed to the International Tourism Hall of Heroes recognizing his wide-ranging expertise and accomplishments in the political arena. Honorable Edmund Bartlett has given over thirty-five years of service to Jamaica, working both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Minister Bartlett’s reach and activities go way beyond […]

Burkhard Herbote, Germany

Burkhard Herbote, Editor World Tourism Directory, Founding Member International Chamber of Travel & Tourism, Advisor International Institute for Peace through Tourism, board member of the World Tourism Network, an expert in travel and tourism. Burkhard is behind dozens of initiatives that have formed world travel, and tourism is functioning today. He is a living Wikipedia […]

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 […]

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