IIPT (India) honours five outstanding women from travel world

Thursday, April 12, 2018

International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) India organised for the third consecutive year, on International Women’s Day, March 8, the ‘Celebrating Her’ awards at the ITB Berlin, to honour and felicitate five outstanding women from the world of travel and tourism.

The audience at the award ceremony included luminaries such as Jean- Claude Baumgarten, former President of WTTC, Susanna Saari & Daniela Otero, President and CEO of Skal International, Salih Cene, former President of Skal, Soren Langelund, CEO of eWaterways, Mark Iten, Chairman International Tourism Organisation, Luis Correia da Silva, CMO, Dom Pedro Hotels, and global media representatives.

 
Talking of the rationale and background of the ‘Celebrating Her’ awards, Ajay Prakash, President, IIPT India, said, “These awards are to acknowledge and felicitate exceptional women in the fields of travel, tourism and hospitality; individuals with a clarity of vision and mission who understand and believe that tourism, perhaps the biggest industry in the world, could become the first global peace industry, and who have relentlessly worked towards fostering the tourism business as a vehicle for peace. They are about holding up such women as achievers and projecting them as role models to inspire other young women to empower themselves.”

In her welcome speech, Rika Jean-Francois, CSR Commissioner for ITB welcomed Prakash and Kiran Yadav, Vice President, IIPT India and lauded them for their commitment to holding the awards. “We are delighted to be partnering with IIPT India for the presentation of these exceptional awards,” she said. “Since they first took place here in 2016 the ‘Celebrating Her’ awards have become firmly established at the show. Women play a crucial role in tourism – that is something which has to be honoured.”

The award ceremony was preceded by a panel discussion on “Opportunities and Challenges in Tourism for Women Entrepreneurs” which was moderated by Prakash. The event was concluded by Kiran Yadav delivering vote of thanks. TravelBiz Monitor was the exclusive media partner for the event.

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