There are more good people in this industry. Record auction at the Gala of the 100 Most Influential People in Polish Tourism

For nine years, “Wasza Turystyka” has been creating a ranking of 100 people who have a real impact on the condition of the tourism industry in . 28 new names appeared on the 2024 summary list. The ranking also shows that women also have more and more say in the field of tourism. The latest ranking includes 27 of them, which is four times more than in the previous year. Although there is only one in the top ten – Izabela Stelmańska, deputy director of the department of culture, promotion and tourism at the Marshal’s Office of the Masovian Voivodeship and president of the Masovian Regional Tourist Organization, took 5th place. The top three most influential people in Polish tourism are: Piotr Henicz, vice-president of Itaka Holdings, Michał Fijoł, proxy of LOT Polish Airlines, Dominik Borek, director of the tourism department at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.

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There are more good people in this industry. Record auction at the Gala of the 100 Most Influential People in Polish Tourism

Even though the list of “Your Tourism” includes a hundred people, there are many more people active in Polish tourism and they proved it once again at the statuette award ceremony. During the charity auction, PLN 243,500 was collected, i.e. over PLN 100,000. more than a year ago. The entire amount will be donated to the Children’s Home in Kłodzko, which suffered during last year’s flood. You could bid, among others: Weekend in Krakow with Tomasz Karolak: day and night tours around Krakow with accommodation in a five-star hotel, individual training with Paweł Zagumny, a T-shirt and a ball signed by the World Champion and the Polish beach volleyball team, and dinner with Robert Makłowicz and a representative of the management board of Wakacje.pl.

Young blood in the tourism industry

In addition to the “100 most influential”, the editors of “Wasz Turystka” decided to award awards named after Adam Gąsior – “Gąsiory Turystki”. An award to commemorate the founder of “Wasz Turystyka” who died in 2023. Awards were granted in three categories: Hope of Tourism – Karolina Kowalczyk, junior social media specialist at the CrystalMountain Hotel in Wisła, Young Tourism Leader – Miłosz Bratu, head of the organization and events department at LOT Polish Airlines. S. A and Tourist Discovery of the Year – Paweł Nowakowski, owner of the Tu i Tam Travel Agency.

List of the 100 most influential people in Polish Tourism. Ranking 2024

1. Piotr Henicz, vice-president of Itaka Holdings
2. Michał Fijoł, proxy of LOT Polish Airlines
3. Dominik Borek, director of the tourism department at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism
4. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair
5. Izabela Stelmańska, deputy director of the department of culture, promotion and tourism at the Marshal’s Office of the Masovian Voivodeship and president of the Masovian Regional Tourist Organization
6. Dariusz Górzny, president of Wakacje.pl
7. Maciej Szczechura, president of the management board of Rainbow
8. Rafał Szmytke, president of the Polish Tourist Organization
9. Piotr Borys, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism
10. Jan Mazurczak, president of the Poznań Local Tourist Organization
11. Kaan Ergun, COO of Coral Travel Poland
12. Paweł Niewiadomski, president of the Polish Chamber of Tourism
13. Ireneusz Węgłowski, president of the Polish Chamber of Commerce
14. Tomasz Koralewski, president of the Łódź Tourist Organization
15. Marta Chełkowska, president of the management board of the Pomeranian Regional Tourist Organization, director of the Department of Tourism of the Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
16. Maciej Nykiel, president of Nekera
17. Anna Jędrocha, president of Symposium Cracoviense and vice-president of the Association of Conferences and Congresses in Poland
18. Tomasz Berdowski, founder, president and manager of MerlinX
19. Agnieszka Sikorska, director of the Silesian Tourist Organization office
20. Olga Krzemińska, president of the Power Agency
21. Władysław Grochowski, president of Arche Hotels
22. Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air
23. Michał Leman, member of the board and managing director of Flixbus
24. Andrzej Kobielski, member of the management board and commercial director of Enter Air
25. Radosław Damasiewicz, president of the management board of Travelplanet.pl
26. Łukasz Adamowicz, vice-president of BFC Travel
27. Marcin Dymnicki, president of TUI Poland
28. Grzegorz Soszyński, president of the Tourist Organization of the Royal Capital City of Krakow
29. Paula Fanderowska, president of the Association of Conferences and Congresses in Poland and vice-president of the Tugether Meetings and Events Industry Council
30. Grzegorz Bosowski, president of Fly.pl
31. Sławomir Nitras, Minister of Sport and Tourism
32. Elżbieta Lendo, president of the management board of Polskie Niezależne Hotels
33. Marcin Wujec, president of the Polish Association of Travel Agents
34. Łukasz Habaj, president of eSky.pl
35. Leila Ben Arfi, prezeska Best Reisen
36. Małgorzata Wilk-Grzowna, vice-president of the Polish Tourist Organization
37. Mariusz Jańczuk, president of Itaka Holdings
38. Samir Hamouda, CEO of Sun & Fun Holidays
39. Marcin Małysz, president of Exim Tours
40. Elżbieta Szumska, founder and owner of the Gold Mine in Złoty Stok
41. Nikolaj Kostov, director of the National Tourist Office of Bulgaria
42. Rafał Kincer, president of Polski Holding Hotelowy
43. Artur Tomasik, president of Katowice Airport
44. Anna Żabska, former president of Książ Castle, voivode of Lower Silesia
45. Karolina Gnusowska-Weiss, owner of Weiss Travel
46. Tomasz Kloskowski, president of the management board of Gdańsk Airport
47. Jakub Feiga, director of the management office of the Lower Silesian Tourist Organization
48. Marcin Lewandowski, former sales director of Meet The Bidder
49. Wojciech Skoczyński, president of Grecos Holiday
50. Andrzej Dowgiałło, founder and owner of the Anders Group
51. Karolina Warzybok, president of the management board of Ecco Holiday
52. Andrzej Hulewicz, vice-president of Mazurkas Travel
53. Tomasz Kobierski, president of the Poznań International Fair
54. Andrzej Olszewski, founder of the Living Gingerbread Museum and the House of Toruń Legends
55. Łukasz Wysocki, president of the Gdańsk Tourist Organization and the Gdansk Convention Bureau
56. Tomasz Pędzik, director of the German Tourism Office in Poland
57. Grzegorz Bykowski, president of the management board of Poznań-Ławica airport
58. Justyna Zając-Wysocka, president of the Małopolska Institute of Tax Studies
59. Marek Gowała, owner of Energylandia
60. Daniel Esavandi, prezes Top Tourism
61. Katarzyna Szepczyńska, director of the Tourist Insurance Office at Europa Ubezpieczenia
62. Janusz Mitulski, senior director of development in the CEE and Ukraine region, Marriott International
63. Marcin Dragan, president of Profitroom
64. Ilker Adıgüzel, general director of Anex Tour in Poland
65. Dorota Lachowska, director of the management office of the Lublin Regional Tourist Organization
66. Barbara Czerwińska-Albin, president of BT Czerwiński Travel
67. Jarosław Lichacy, president of the Darłowska Local Tourist Organization
68. Jan Wróblewski, co-owner and member of the management board of Zdrojowa Invest
69. Krzysztof Jędrocha, vice-president of Jan – Pol SA and Symposium Cravoviense
70. Łukasz M. Mikosz, lawyer, vice-president of the Open Tourist Organization
71. Martin Pavlik, director of Slovakia Travel in Poland
72. Andrzej Wójcik, president of Satoria Group
73. Mariusz Galus, creator of the N-sykon system
74. Jacek Stasikowski, development director of the Accor chain in Poland
75. Małgorzata Kowalska, director of the Croatian Tourist Board in Poland
76. Marek Piksa, co-owner of the Atlas Tours Group
77. Alicja Wójcik-Gołębiowska, country manager CEE & Baltics at Ryanair
78. Renata Łątka, sales director of HanseMerkur
79. Jan Bošnovič, sales director at Tatry Mountain Resorts
80. Piotr Laskowski, president of the Lesser Poland branch of the Polish Chamber of Tourism
81. Grażyna Grot-Duziak, owner of MICE Expert, advisor to the management board of SITE Polska
82. Grzegorz Biedroń, president of the management board of the Małopolska Tourist Organization
83. Aneta Książek, manager of the Poland Convention Bureau
84. Gabriela Mańka-Sokullu, president of Rego Bis
85. Agnieszka Kukałowicz, president of Qtravel
86. Emilia Kubik, director of the Polish branch of Travel Advance, member of the management board of SITE Poland
87. Krzysztof Celuch, rector of the Vistula Warsaw School of Tourism and Hotel Management, director of the Center for Experience Design in the Meetings and Tourism Industry at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
88. Grzegorz Chmielewski, vice-president of the Polish Chamber of Tourism
89. Adam Hamryszczak, president of the management board of Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport
90. Sebastian Nasiłowski, owner of Tourist Polska, treasurer of the Polish Chamber of Tourism
91. Anna Midera, president of the management board of the Łódź airport
92. Jan Golba, president of the management board of the Association of Spa Municipalities of the Republic of Poland
93. Artur Krysztofiak, director of the Department of Promotion, Culture and Tourism of the Municipal Office in Gniezno
94. Andrzej Ilków, president of the Airports State Enterprise
95. Karol Przywara, president of Wrocław Airport
96. Przemysław Jackiewicz, president of Urlop.pl
97. Małgorzata Przygórska-Skowron, manager of the Krakow Convention Bureau
98. Łukasz Kozłowski, creator of the Niesamowite Lubuskie brand
99. Alfred Wagner, president of the Wrocław Tourist Organization
100. Paweł Moras, director of the Warsaw Tourism Office

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