John Noel, President and CEO, AIG Travel Guard named as 2006 Award Honoree

The Ninth Annual World Tourism Award, co-sponsored by American Express Company, Corinthia Hotels, the International Herald Tribune and Reed Travel Exhibitions, was presented at a special ceremony on Monday, the Opening Day of the World Travel Market being held in London.

The 2006 Award Honoree was John Noel, President and CEO, AIG Travel Guard.

The award was presented in recognition of “AIG Travel Guard’s values based approach to business to business and its philanthropic mission to give back to both the global and local communities it serves, and to encourage its employees to both raise/donate money for these global projects through its Make a Mark Foundation.”

Accepting the award at the World Travel Market, John Noel expressed his thanks to the award sponsors. “It is an honor to be recognized for this prestigious award. It is my hope that it will draw attention to the devastating orphan crisis in Sub Sahara Africa that is the focus of our Make a Mark efforts,” Noel said. “By 2010, it’s estimated that the AIDS pandemic in Africa will be responsible for 20 million orphans. We need public and private sector initiatives of historic proportions to alter the course of this crisis.”

AIG Travel Guard, a member company of American International Group (AIG), is a leading provider of travel insurance and assistance, based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Its founders, John and Patty Noel, have always been guided by a values-based approach to business, and feel that it’s important for their company to give back to both the global and local communities it serves. In 1993, the Noels established a non-profit humanitarian foundation called “Make a Mark Foundation” that funds sustainable building projects in developing countries. Make a Mark provides opportunities for AIG Travel Guard employees and its travel partners to raise and donate money for its global projects.

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