Executive Director of ETC Wins Press Award
FEBRUARY 12, 2007. The Executive Director of the European Travel Commission, Rob Franklin OBE, has been awarded the prestigious annual European Tourism Gold Star Award by the members of the European Travel Press.
At a ceremony conducted during the Salon de Vacances in Brussels, Mr. Salvador Alves Dias, President of the European Travel Press, presented the award to Mr. Franklin.
"I am honored and delighted to receive this award from the members of the European Travel Press today, in recognition of the work that has been done by the European Travel Commission. We are a small professional team, and each one of them deserves much of the credit for the achievement of our goals. I therefore accept on behalf of all of them as well," said Mr. Franklin.
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