Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours for Tourism
June 3, 2022||
The following Honours were published yesterday. Congratulations to all from the Tourism Society.
- Sally Jane Balcombe. Chief Executive, VisitBritain. For services to Tourism. OBE
- Nicholas De Bois. Chair, VisitEngland Advisory Board. For services to Tourism and to the Economy. OBE
- Terence Hugh Brannigan. Chairman, Tourism Northern Ireland. OBE
- Bernard Michael Donoghue. Chief Executive Officer, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. For services to Tourism and to Culture. OBE
- Kurt William Janson. Director, Tourism Alliance. For services to the Tourism Industry. OBE
- Marc Leslie De Cogan Crothall. For services to the Tourism Industry in Scotland
- Nigel Wilkinson. Managing Director, Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd. For services to Tourism and to the Economy in Cumbria. (York, North Yorkshire)
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