Meet the Judges

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards judges represent some of the world's leading experts in sustainable tourism. Every year, as part of the independent judging and on-site evaluation process that is the trademark of the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, a team of international Travel & Tourism experts is appointed to serve as the Tourism for Tomorrow Award Judges.

Our international judging panel represents different countries and geographic regions of the world, as well as different professional backgrounds, including the private sector, academic institutions, non-profit organisations and government, to reflect the multi-stakeholder engagement in Travel & Tourism.

The robust and independent three stage judging process is at the heart of the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.

Stage 1: Applications are reviewed by a committee of sustainable tourism experts, who decide the finalists for each category.
Stage 2: Finalists are visited on-site by these experts who verify the claims made in their application.
Stage 3: A panel of leading figures from sustainable tourism reviews the applications and evaluations to decide on the category winners.

Chair of the Awards

Chair, WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Lead Judge

Lead Judge, WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

2017 Winner Selection Committee

Director, Change Strategies
Forum for the Future

CEO
Pacific Asia Travel Association

Co-founder and CEO
Intrepid Group

2017 Finalist Selection Committee

Professor and Head of Department of Human Resource Management
University of Strathclyde Business School

Head of Sustainability
Amadeus

Professor and Chair, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Sustainable Tourism Management
The International Ecotourism Society, Chair

Director of the Institute for Tourism Research (INTOUR)
University of Bedfordshire

Deputy Director, IUCN Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Founding Director
Ecotourism Australia

Group Director of Human Resources
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Chief Executive Officer
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)

Founder and Travel Editor & Author
Greentraveller Media Group

Co-Founder GWE companies
ATTA MENA Executive Director

Chief Marketing Officer
Wilderness Safaris

Vice President for Travel, Tourism and Conservation
World Wildlife Fund

Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Responsibility Officer
Wyndham Worldwide

Extraordinary Associate Professor
University of Stellenbosch Business School

Tourism Development Consultant
Qatar's Tourism Authority

2017 On-Site Evaluators

Founder & President
Design for All Foundation

Director
The Tourism Company

Professor of Sustainability Marketing
University of Surrey

Professor of Tourism Marketing
Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida

Professor of Hospitality and Events, Co-Director of Centre for Research and Enterprise
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey

Professor & Associate Dean
School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Director, The Centre for Tourism Research
University of Westminster

Destinations Program Director
Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Consultant on Cultural Tourism Tour Development & Market Access
International Trade Center (ITC)'s NTFIII Myanmar Inclusive Tourism Project

Director
Environment Business & Development Group

Technical Assistance Advisor
The Long Run

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