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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 […]

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 […]

Amaka Amatokwu-Ndekwu, Lagos, Nigeria

Amaka is the Co-founder of recently established African Association of Women In Tourism and Hospitality. She is a US & Nigeria based award-winning hospitality professional with a proven history of tenacity, strong drive, passion and leadership for over 10 years. She obtained an AMP certificate from Lagos Business School focused on Business Management & Marketing, […]

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 […]

Anthony Barker, Da Nang, Vietnam

Anthony Barker is one of the leading figures of Vietnamese wildlife conservation in the hospitality industry and an expert in the protection of the red-shanked douc langur, a native species of primate which is classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He is the Resident Zoologist at the InterContinental […]

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. […]

Sukhchain Singh, Hansali Organic Farm, Punjab Sirhind, India

Sukhchain Singh is the Founder and owner of Hansali Organic Farm in Punjab Sirhind, India. His son Pavail Gill nominated him for tourism hero, and the WTN jury agreed. Mr. Singh told WTN: “It is a privilege and an honor to be recognized by your organization. “Never Follow the Crowd” Hansali Organic Farm, a testament to […]

Agnes Mucuha, Nairobi, Kenya

Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) www.katakenya.com Josephine Kuria, Lordstown Travel Group Ltd: Mrs. Agnes has qualities of a good leader which include integrity, empathy, humility, influence, and positivity. She is good at reading people and adapting to necessary management styles. Stephen Mbatha, Emirates: Agnes has been very instrumental in […]

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