NEWS BRITISH TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY HALL OF FAME 2016
Three leading industry figures will be inducted into the travel Hall of Fame this year. Robin Searle reports
The 2015 inductees included Bill Munro,
Stanley Tollman, Gerald Lawless and Peter Kerkar
Hall of Fame to honour travel titans
A pioneering agency owner, the head of a luxury cruise line and one of the industry’s most-respected advisers are to be honoured as the latest inductees into the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame is the true benchmark of achievement in the travel and hospitality industries, with new inductees honoured at a prestigious dinner organised by Travel Weekly and its sister title The Caterer. This year’s inductees from the
travel industry are Peter Stephens, founder of DialAFlight owner Lotus Group; Manfredi Lefebvre, chairman of Silversea Cruises; and Chris Photi, head of travel and leisure at accountancy firm White Hart Associates. They will be
honoured on the night alongside inductees from the hospitality sector: the ‘godfathers of British cuisine’
Michel and Albert Roux; Alastair Storey of food services operator WSH; and Robin Hutson of Lime Wood Group and Home Grown Hotels. Clive Jacobs, chairman of
Travel Weekly Group and a member of the Hall of Fame, said: “I am delighted that these seven outstanding individuals have accepted our invitation to be inducted into the Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame. “There is no greater honour within our industries, and I look forward to welcoming our 2016 inductees to a list of members who have all achieved outstanding commercial success and shown inspirational leadership in the industry sectors they serve.” In addition to the inductions
into the Hall of Fame, three awards will also be presented on the night, for Young Manager and Young Entrepeneur of the Year, and for Business Achievement of the Year.
Katie Derham will return as Hall of Fame presenter
THE 2016 HALL OF FAME TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, APRIL 25, AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL ON LONDON’S PARK LANE. TO BOOK TICKETS, VISIT
BTHHOF.COM
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travelweekly.co.uk 4 February 2016 Inductees: Hall of Fame 2016
MANFREDI LEFEBVRE Silversea Cruises Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio is chairman of luxury cruise line Silversea Cruises and a former chairman of Clia Europe. Born into an Italian entrepreneurial family, he grew up in Rome and now oversees the line founded by his father. He continues to represent the cruise sector and the
wider travel industry as a vice-chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council and as a member of the World Economic Forum.
CHRIS PHOTI White Hart Associates Chris Photi is the longest-standing principal at chartered accountants White Hart Associates and, as head of the company’s travel and leisure team, is one of the industry’s most-respected advisers. During a career which spans five decades, he has advised a wealth of travel companies and has also
acted as an adviser in relation to a number of high-profile mergers and acquisitions with transaction values of up to £100 million.
PETER STEPHENS Lotus Group A former subeditor on the Kent Evening Post, Peter Stephens founded Lotus Group in 1980 with Christine Burrowes. He has since appeared on Management Today’s list of Britain’s Top 100 Entrepeneurs, and continues to be heavily
involved in the running of a company which operates brands including DialAFlight, Supertravel and Lotus Business Travel, employs 500 people and has a turnover of £400 million.
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