The Hon Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica has joined a roll call of the industry’s “greatest leaders and innovators” by being inducted into the Global Travel Hall of Fame in London.
The travel and hospitality industry Global Hall of Fame event was held on April 28 at London’s The Chesterfield Hotel, part of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection operated by event host partner The Travel Corporation (TTC).
Minister Bartlett accepting the award said: “I accept this award not just as an individual but as a member of the global travel industry. I stand on the shoulders of giants in this industry, and this is award recognising everything we have done together to improve and develop tourism for good for the world. Thank you for this honour.”
The British Travel Industry Hall of Fame was established in 1995 to honour excellence and outstanding achievement in the sector. Legendary industry names among Hall of Fame inductees include Sir Rocco Forte, Sir Fred Pontin, Billy Butlin, Freddie Laker, Sir Geoffrey Kent, Erna Low, James Hoseason, Michel Roux, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, and both Bea and Stanley Tollman.
This year’s inductees, in addition to Minister Bartlett, included: Fiona Jeffery, former World Travel Market managing director and founder of industry charity Just A Drop; past president and chief executive of Azamara, SeaDream Yacht Club, Cunard & Seabourn Cruise Line, Larry Pimintel; On The Beach founder and chief executive Simon Cooper, and Bill Toner, chief executive of catering giant CH&Co.
Clive Jacobs, chairman of Jacobs Media Group, said this year’s inductees epitomise the resilience the sector has shown as well as their individual organisation successes. He said: “Entry to the Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of our industry and the list of members is a roll-call of its greatest leaders and innovators.”
Entry into the Global Travel Hall of Fame remains the highest accolade in the travel, tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors and is bestowed on only the most successful and remarkable individuals. Inductees are chosen for how they and their businesses have changed the face of the sector and have had a profound influence on their fellow professionals.
