ConCERT’s first anniversary is marked by a win at a glittering award ceremony in London
      

After coming first in the initial round of voting on September 15th, ConCERT has won the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers’ award for the Best Overseas Tourism initiative, held at their annual dinner at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair on Sunday 8th November.  The award is given for the best new (less than two years old) overseas tourism project, which not only has a tourist potential but is of benefit to the local community and environment.

Organisations from around the world are nominated by guild members and ConCERT was one of 8 projects in the overseas tourism category.  The other two finalists selected on the 15th September were the Magritte Museum, the former home of the artist René Magritte, in the rue Esseghem, Brussels, and the 12 km Al-Ayoun Trail in Jordan, the country’s first ever cooperative run tourism venture.

ConCERT was nominated by Hilary Bradt, one of Britain’s most distinguished travel authors. ConCERT’s founder and chairman Michael Horton joined Hilary in London to collect the award in the presence of over 300 leading travel journalists and authors.  The night was doubly special as Hilary then won the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Michael is now using the rest of his time in London to visit the World Travel Market where he is attending the sessions on responsible tourism and talking about ConCERT’s work.  He also visited the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism stand.

Michael Horton with Hilary Bradt

Michael Horton at the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism stand at the W.T.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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