The ceremony will take place over a drinks reception at the offices of Expedia in Angel and will celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
The awards fall into four categories which reflect Women in Travel core pillars of leadership, talent and recruitment, allyship and DEI.
Within each pillar is a sub-category at individual and company level recognising both individuals and businesses for their "endeavours, achievements and progress" in the DEI space in the industry.
The finalists include:
DEI Champions
- Contiki
- TTG Media
- Unseen Tours
- Tiffany Casson, Inntel Ltd
- Kanchana Gamage, The Aviatrix Project
- Chris King, Lightning Travel Recruitment
Allyship
- Greether
- Intrepid Travel
- KOTO (Know One Teach One) [Vietnam]
- David Atkin, Sanderson Phillips
- Stuart Greif, Forbes Travel Guide
- Ed Lines, Google
Talent and Recruitment
- Lightning Travel Recruitment
- Luxtripper
- Unseen Tours
- Helen Cannon, ISON Travel
- Nena Chaletzos, Luxtripper
- Chris King, Lightning Travel Recruitment
Woman Leader
- Lisa Fitzell, Elegant Resorts
- Sonal Patel, Audley Travel
- Chitra Stern, Martinhal Family Hotels & Resorts (Portugal)
- Jessica Blotter, Kind Traveler
- Althea Bunce, Sri Lanka Bespoke
- Nena Chaletzos, Luxtripper
Judges include leaders from across the industry, from names such as Intrepid and Google, to industry associations such as ITT Future You and BTA, recruitment companies such as Gail Kenny Recruitment and academic establishments such as the University of Surrey.
Alessandra Alonso, founder and managing director of Women in Travel CIC and IWTTF, said: "We are so excited to reveal the shortlist of inaugural Awards.
"The number of entries exceeded our expectations, and we can’t wait to shine a light on the great work that is taking place and learning from the winners as we look towards creating a more diverse, equal and inclusive travel industry for us all."
