THE MARCH ISSUE includes a recap of our annual awards festivities held at The Peninsula Beverly Hills. We were excited to celebrate our 16th anniversary of the GT Tested Reader Survey awards, this being our ninth year at The Peninsula, where the team, under managing director Offer Nissenbaum, always does a stellar job. Once again, we spent a beautiful night by the pool on the hotel’s rooftop.
A special shout out to the winners who have taken awards for all 16 years, including United Airlines MileagePlus and Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and those who continue to shake up the voting process. Voting is now underway for the 2020 GT Tested Reader Survey awards; you can either complete the ballot on page 33 of this issue of Global Traveler or the digital version located at www.globaltravelerusa.com/gt-tested-awards-ballot.
We were thrilled to welcome Jacob Adoram Hendrickson as our guest of honor, representing Water Mission. Breaking the world record as the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean without stopping or receiving any support, Jacob rowed nearly 8,000 miles as a fundraising effort for Water Mission. Water Mission focuses on building sanitation and hygiene solutions so everyone has access to clean, safe water. Currently, 2.1 billion people globally lack access. To learn more, visit watermission.org.
We just finished a survey of the readership of our magazine and our three digital platforms (www.globaltravelerusa.com, trazeetravel.com, whereverfamily.com) through MRI-Simmons. The results reveal interesting insights. It turns out we have the most prolific travelers no matter the age segment, and their incomes increased greatly. This translates to individuals who travel frequently around the world for various reasons.
Pending trips on my agenda include bypassing Myrtle Beach this year (the first time in countless years) for Kiawah Island and trips for business in the Northeast. And I have selected a trip for my upcoming birthday this October, which I will announce in my April letter.
Happy traveling!
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