02/10/2026
๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ก!โฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐, ๐โ๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐. ๐ฅน
I was absolutely overwhelmed to receive the ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐.
For someone who has spent so many years banging on about accessible travel, challenging barriers and fighting for a more inclusive travel industry, this recognition means more than I can possibly explain.
Standing here with this award in my hands, it feels like recognition for something Iโve been so passionate about for so long. Not just recognition for me, but for the importance of accessible travel and the difference it makes to peopleโs lives.
This award belongs to so many peopleโฆ
To every customer who has trusted me with their holidays, their accessibility requirements and their dreams of exploring the world, thank you. Your trust is something I will never take for granted. Every booking, every conversation and every successful journey has helped shape the work I do today.
As many of you know, my own lived experience as a disabled traveller is at the heart of everything I do. I have never asked for special treatment. Iโve always said:
โ๐โ๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐.โ
That belief is what drives me every single day.
While is absolutely a moment to celebrate, please donโt mistake this award for a finish line.
This isnโt the moment to slow down. Itโs the moment to push even harder.
It is simply part of doing travel properly.
I want a future where disabled people can explore the world with the same confidence, freedom and excitement as everybody else.
So yes, I am incredibly proud to have a fancy glossy trophy with my name on it. But the real reward will always be the lives we change, the barriers we remove and the journeys we make possible.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐. ๐