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Annual
Award Presented at World Travel Market in
London by American Express Company,
Corinthia Hotels, International Herald
Tribune and Reed Travel
Exhibitions LONDON:
The Ninth Annual World Tourism Award,
co-sponsored by American Express Company
(AMEX), Corinthia Hotels, International
Herald Tribune (IHT) and Reed Travel
Exhibitions (RTE), was presented at a
special ceremony on Opening Day of World
Travel Market. The presentation was made
at the World Stage, ExCel Centre, London.
The 2006 Award Honoree was John Noel,
President and CEO, AIG Travel
Gu The
Award was presented in recognition of "AIG
Travel Guard's values based approach to
business to business and its philanthropic
mission to give back to both the global
and local communities it serves, and to
encourage its employees to both
raise/donate money for these global
projects through its Make a Mark
Foundation". Accepting
the Award at World Travel Market John Noel
expressed his thanks to the award
sponsors. "It is an honor to be
recognized for this prestigious award. It
is my hope that it will draw attention to
the devastating orphan crisis in Sub
Sahara Africa that is the focus of our
Make A Mark efforts," Noel said. "By
2010, it's estimated that the AIDS
pandemic in Africa will be responsible for
20 million orphans. We need public
and private sector initiatives of historic
proportions to alter the course of this
crisis." AIG
Travel Guard, a member company of American
International Group (AIG), is a leading
provider of travel insurance and
assistance, based in Stevens Point,
Wisconsin. Its founders, John and
Patty Noel, have always been guided by a
values-based approach to business, and
feel that it's important for their company
to give back to both the global and local
communities it serves. In 1993, the Noels
established a non-profit humanitarian
foundation called "Make a Mark Foundation"
that funds sustainable building projects
in developing countries. Make A Mark
provides opportunities for AIG Travel
Guard employees and its travel partners to
raise and donate money for its global
projects. The
Award itself, a specially designed Steuben
Crystal bridge entitled, PARTNERSHIP,
which "celebrates the bond of a supportive
partnership which, like a bridge, spans
both time and distance," seems especially
appropriate for the 2006
Honoree. Presenting
the Award on behalf of the sponsors were:
Mr. Max Grosse, Director, Travel Service
Network Franchise &endash; Europe, Middle
East & Africa, American Express ; Mr.
Geoff Andrew, Group Director Sales &
Marketing, Corinthia Hotels; Patrick
Falconer, Managing Director United
Kingdom, Middle East & Africa, The
Netherlands and the Nordic Region,
International Herald Tribune; and Mr. Tom
Nutley, Chairman, Reed Travel
Exhibitions. ABOUT
THE WORLD TOURISM AWARD The
annual World Tourism Award, established in
1997 by American Express, International
Herald Tribune and Reed Travel
Exhibitions, and joined in 2005 by
Corinthia Hotels, recognizes the
extraordinary initiatives by individuals,
companies, organizations, destinations and
attractions, for outstanding
accomplishment in the travel
industry. Past
World Tourism Award
Recipients 1997
Award: "World Peace Through
Tourism" Honorees:
Member countries of MEMTTA (Middle East
Mediterranean Travel & Tourism
Association): Cyprus, Egypt, Israel,
Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the Palestinian
Authority, Tunisia and
Turkey. 1998
Award: "Outstanding Economic Development
Through Tourism" Honorees:
"The new emerging Europe - Croatia, the
Czech Republic, Hungary and
Poland" 1999
Award: "Outstanding Impact of Travel And
Tourism on Generating Employment
Growth" Honorees:
China National Tourism Administration and
the Hong Kong Tourist
Association 2001
Award: "The newly forged public / private
sector partnership and the dramatic
increase in tourism." Honorees:
the Mexico Ministry of Tourism and the
Mexico Tourism Board 2002
Award: "Training the Next Generation
in Travel & Tourism" Honorees:
The New York Academy of Travel &
Tourism, Virtual Enterprises,
International™ (career programs
within the New York City Department of
Education) and the Institute for Virtual
Enterprise at Kingsborough Community
College of the City University of New
York. 2003
Award: " In recognition of its leadership
role in the rescue and preservation of
imperiled works of art and architecture,
and its devotion to onsite conservation of
monuments and sites worldwide, crossing
geographic, cultural, and national
boundaries to preserve the world's diverse
and rich heritage for generations to
come." Honoree:
World Monuments Fund 2004
Award: "Its extraordinary vision and
pioneering work in opening the door to
'the world" for travelers with
disabilities, the mature and elderly,
through educational programs for all
sectors of the travel industry on how to
cater to the special needs of this
lucrative and rapidly expanding niche
market." Honoree:
Society for Accessible Travel &
Hospitality (SATH) 2005
Award: "Their extraordinary vision in
forging a historic Asia-Africa Bridge of
Tourism, Friendship and Collaboration",
announced at the 3rd IIPT Global Summit on
Peace Through Tourism in Pattaya,
Thailand, Oct. 2005. Honorees:
Africa Travel Association (ATA) and
Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA) Photo
Caption: JOHN NOEL, PRESIDENT &
CEO, AIG TRAVEL GUARD PRESENTED WORLD
TOURISM AWARD FOR "MAKE A MARK"
FOUNDATION AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET IN
LONDON BY AWARD COSPONSORS AMERICAN
EXPRESS, CORINTHIA HOTELS, INTERNATIONAL
HERALD TRIBUNE AND REED TRAVEL
EXHIBITIONS. FROM LEFT: TOM NUTLEY,
CHAIRMAN, REED TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS;GEOFF
ANDREW, GROUP DIRECTOR SALES &
MARKETING, CORINTHIA HOTELS; JOHN NOEL,
PRESIDENT & CEO, AIG TRAVEL GUARD;
PATRICK FALCONER, MANAGING DIRECTOR UNITED
KINGDOM, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA,
THE NETHERLANDS AND THE NORDIC
REGION , INTERNATIONAL HEARLD
TRIBUNE, UK; AND MAX GROSSE, TRAVEL
SERVICE NETWORK FRANCHISE, EUROPE,
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA, AMERICAN
EXPRESS. Editorial
Contact: Karen
Hoffman, The Bradford Group Tel
(212) 447-0027;
bradfordmktg@aol.com #
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