Special Ceremony to Honour Louis D’Amore and induction of Ajay Prakash as incoming IIPT International President

A special dinner with distinguished guests gathered to honour and give thanks to Louis D’Amore for his 37 years of leadership and vision and his tireless work in forming and developing the International Institute for Peace through Tourism and to hand over the role of IIPT International President to Ajay Prakash.

At the ceremony, Louis D’Amore the man behind Peace through Tourism was given the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award signed by US President Joe Biden, this is the highest award given to a top member of the travel and tourism industry and recognises Dr. D’Amore’s decades long effort to establish travel and tourism as an industry of peace. (ETN 2023)

Lou was also selected to receive the Global Business and Multicultural Peace Award by  Dr. Brian Grim, Chairman of the Dare to Overcome Organisation.

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                                                                       Lou handing over the “Baton” to Ajay        

Lou receiving the Gold Medal Award for Global Business and Multicultural Peace from Dr Brian Grim Chairman of the Dare to Overcome organisation.

John Dickson presenting Lou with the US Presidential Lifetime Achievement

                                                Lou D’Amore Founder of IIPT