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New Year Honours for Abta destinations chief and responsible tourism pioneer

Operators
James Chapple
31 December 2024

Several senior travel leaders have been recognised for their efforts to make the sector’s impact better for people and planet in the King’s 2025 New Year Honours list.

Responsible Travel's Justin Francis has been made MBE and Abta's Angie Hills OBE

Abta’s head of destinations Angie Hills has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her services to improving health, safety and security standards for Britons travelling overseas.


Meanwhile, Justin Francis, founder of self-styled activist operator Responsible Travel, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to nature and the environment, as has Wild Frontiers chair John Brown for services to charity.