A panel of 15 judges has been confirmed for the first International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum (IWTTF) awards.
Organised by social enterprise Women in Travel CIC, the awards to be handed out in June celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
Founder and managing director Alessandra Alonso said: “We are excited that our inaugural awards are now open and that we are starting to see entries coming in.
“We have put together a judging panel of highly qualified individuals in the DEI and talent and recruitment space in our industry and together we look forward to recognising and celebrating the great work that is taking place.
“We appreciate that people and businesses are at different stages in their DEI journey and we are not looking for perfection, but we wanted to begin to shine a light on those that are making the effort so that we can learn from each other and work towards creating a more diverse, equal and inclusive travel industry for us all.”
The judges include Tui head of city experiences Klaudija Janzelj, Intrepid Travel marketing manager Jamie-Lee Abtar, Gail Kenny Executive Recruitment founder Gail Kenny and Business Travel Association commercial director Andrew Clarke.
The awards categories are:
- DEI Champions – individual and company
- Woman Leader – corporate leader (company) and woman entrepreneur (individual)
- Talent and Recruitment – individual diverse talent recruiter and best DEI talent and recruitment initiative (company)
- Allyship – individual and company
The IWTTF Awards take place in London on June 21 ahead of a conference the following day.