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Sister Juliet Lithemba, Lesotho

For Sister Juliet Lithemba, the past year has been “nothing short of grace and mercy from above”, as she explains it. The 77-year-old resident of Mt Royal Convent of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, located in Lesotho’s Leribe district, didn’t know much about COVID-19 until her convent home and fellow sisters were infected by the deadly virus. […]

Robin Richman, Steppin Out, Chicago, IL, USA

Robin Richman is now a tourism hero. Tourism may not be possible, but virtual tourism is – and it pays tour guides. Robin Richman owns Steppin Out Adventure in Chicago. has been working hard to create a program so that small community-based tourism programs can have opportunities to generate much-needed revenue during this time. The […]

Rudolf F. Herrmann, Penang, Malaysia

It is an honor being nominated for the Tourism Hero award by my fellow study members of international aspiring entrepreneurs. Myself, being of German origin I do live in Malaysia. P.O. Box 67010780 GPO Penang, Pulau, Pinang, Malaysia Accredited tourism business economist by profession, I am also a certified hotel administrator and hospitality trainer and […]

Paul Rogers, NSW, Australia

Founder of Planet Happiness He understands the needs of destinations in terms of building back better; shares information about our product offering; builds synergies with destinations and other partners to support Covid-19 resilience & recovery. Paul has 20 years of experience as a senior tourism advisor to national and local tourism organizations and has worked […]

Kornelia Ferizaj, Albania

Kornelia Ferizaj is the General Director of Albania National Tourism Agency.She was nominated a a tourism hero by WTN Balkan president Aleksandra Gardasevic-Slavuljica Like the rest of the Balkan countries, Albania is facing a lot of difficulties. The transition process that the country is going through is quite complicated. In addition to it, the coronavirus pandemic has added a […]

Prof. Dr. Klodiana Gorica, Tirana, Albania

KLODIANA GORICA is a Full Professor in University of Tirana, Faculty of Economy Albania Also, she is: National Contact Point for Albania in European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT https://eit.europa.eu/; Coordinator of BLUEWBC project for University of Tirana (Sustainable Development of BLUE Economies through higher education and innovation in Western Balkan Countries (https://www.bluewbc.eu/) Freelancer […]

Abigail Olagbaye, Nigeria

Head of ATB Technology, Innovation, Free Movement and Facilitation. Abigail is the ambassador for the African Tourism Board.She had been working in travel and tourism for 15 years. She is the organizer and brainchild for the African Tourism Day and a number of other international events . She said: “Thank you for my prestigious award […]

Dr. Taleb Rifai, Jordan

Dr. Taleb Rifai was born in 1949. He is a Jordanian economist who was the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) based in Madrid, Spain, until December 31, 2017, having held the post since being unanimously elected in 2010 in Zambia/Zimbabwe at the UNWTO General Assembly. Dr. Taleb Rifai was elected as Secretary-General of the World […]

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