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The award was presented, following these words from the event sponsor:
'Tonight’s winner is a tour operator and agent who studied economics, worked in an Oxford Street department store and imported lemons before moving into the sector more than 40 years ago. His contribution since has been immense.
Despite running a company, he has found time to play an industry-leading role at Abta and at the tour operators’ association AITO.
His passion for the environment saw him help set up the Travel Foundation. His contribution to destinations has been recognised by the governments of Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, and as a member of the committee on air travel insolvency protection he has been an advisor to the Department for Transport.
A gymnast in his youth, he taught clowns to tumble at Chessington and may wish it was as easy to educate Government ministers. He has somehow found time to raise four children, play tennis, ski, fix carsand maintain ahome in France, and remains game enough to run barefoot in a toga in a recent celebration of the ancient Pan Hellenic games.
A man with demandingly high standardsand an industry-wide reputation for honesty and fairness, he is someone who has made a difference. Yet he is modest about his achievements and, at an age when he could be taking it easy, remains impatient to do more.'