NEWS SPECIAL REPORT
Two influential business leaders are unveiled as the final inductees into the industry’s Hall of Fame this year. By Robin Searle
Five individuals will be
inducted into the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame on April 30
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Rifai and Pickett to enter Hall of Fame
The final inductees for the 2018 British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame have been announced as former UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai and Deloitte global leader for travel and aviation Graham Pickett.
They will be honoured alongside
G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip, former Momondo Group chief executive Hugo Burge and
Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin, who were unveiled as the first three inductees in March. This year’s British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame dinner will take place at the Dorchester hotel in London on April 30. In addition to the induction of the new members, the event will feature awards for young manager and young entrepreneur of the
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
TALEB RIFAI former secretary general, UNWTO
Taleb Rifai was secretary general of the UN World Tourism Organisation until the end of 2017, having been elected in 2010 and again in 2013. His background spans international public service,
the private sector and academia. With a PhD in urban design and regional planning and both an MA and BSc in engineering and architecture, Rifai was initially involved in research, teaching and practising architecture and urban design in Jordan and the US. He went on to hold positions including assistant director general of the International Labour Organisation, several ministerial portfolios in the Jordanian government, director of the economic mission to Washington DC and director general of the Investment Promotion Corporation of Jordan.
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GRAHAM PICKETT global leader for travel and aviation, Deloitte
Graham Pickett is a vice-chairman of Deloitte’s UK firm and is the company’s UK and global leader for the travel and aviation sector. He leads Deloitte’s national industry sector group
for travel, hospitality and leisure in the UK, and has served a number of leading industry clients as a partner over the past 25 years. He is also extensively involved with regulation of the industry,
working regularly with the CAA and other organisations such as Abta. Over the past decade, major clients have included IAG/British
Airways, easyJet, Flybe, Tui, Ryanair, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, in addition to airports including Gatwick and Manchester Airports Group.
year, and the annual business excellence award, which is being presented to John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, co-founders of healthy fast food chain Leon. The Hall of Fame is part of Jacobs Media Group, Europe’s largest B2B media company for the travel and hospitality industry, and the owner of Travel Weekly. Inductees represent the highest
achievers in the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors locally and globally, with recipients having inspired those around them. Jacobs Media Group chairman
Clive Jacobs said: “We are delighted to announce our final two inductees, and look forward to honouring five individuals who have each made a marked and lasting contribution to the travel and hospitality industry.”
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