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Annette Cardenas, Panama

The 2024 SKAL International President Annette Cardenas brings a wealth of experience and a rich professional background to her role. Her theme for 2024, “Building Bridges in the New Era of Skål,” reflects her commitment to strengthening connections and promoting solidarity among Skål members globally. Driven individual with a focus on goals and meeting objectives. […]

Tom Jenkins, London, UK

CEO ETOA Tom Jenkins has been CEO of ETOA for twenty years. Tom ensures ETOA’s financial viability and oversees the strategic development of all ETOA projects and practices. This includes keeping ETOA at the forefront of travel industry matters and reporting back to the membership on developments at a European level. Tom said: “We work […]

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 […]

Nicolás Villalobos, Canary Islands, Spain

In March 2020 because of COVID-19, the Spanish government such as other administrations around the world imposed the alarm-state: Companies, schools, industries, airports, ports, trains,…everything was closed. Citizens could not go out from their homes and hundreds of tourists in Spain were locked up in Hotels where services of food, beverages. were also canceled. After […]

I, H. M. Hakim Ali, Bangladesh

I, H. M. Hakim Ali was nominated by Sadia Islam for the Amazing Travel Award by the World Tourism Network. The World Tourism Network Hero Award and the Amazing Travel Award celebrate exceptional individuals, organizations, destinations, or associations that have demonstrated exemplary leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing the global tourism industry. I, H. M. Hakim […]

Ambassador Dho Young-shim, Republic of Korea

Ambassador Dho Young-shim, Chairperson of UN World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation. The SDG Advocates are 17 inspiring, influential people raising global awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need for accelerated action. They use their unique global platforms to raise ambition around the SDGs and reach the most vulnerable […]

Gideon Thaler, TAL AVIATION, Israel

Gideon Thaler started his career working in sales for TWA in Tel Aviv on 1st March 1965. He moved on to become the Manager of CP Air, later becoming the Manager of Canadian Airlines International in Israel. At the same time, he was also the GSA for Qantas, the Australian airline. When Canadian Airlines sold […]

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. […]