Condé Nast Traveller has revealed the name of the most influential women in travel from around the globe.It brings out the names making the prestigious list. But only one of the many well-travelled royals made the cut – Any guess who she is?
Celebrating the “30 greatest female trailblazers who have shaped and inspired the travel world”, Condé Nast Traveller’s list features women from around the globe. Women from a selection of backgrounds, from pilots to journalists, have mostly make the list. Not unpredictably, a royal is also included – royals around the globe undertake tours as part of their official duties. So, which female royal was given the honour? It was not, in fact, the Queen, Princess Anne – famed for her work ethic, or even Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
The lucky royal is in fact Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen Consort of Jordan.
Conde Nast Traveller noted the glamorous royal “has redefined the modern monarch during her world tours of duty”.
Hollywood royalty was also included, with Angelina Jolie name-checked thanks to her UN work.
The title commented that Jolie is “known to cover all her costs on missions” with the UN, which has taken her to more than 40 countries.
Readers can read more about each female traveller and vote online for the woman they think has had the most impact on travel via the Condé Nast Traveller website.
Condé Nast Traveller World’s Most Influental Woman Travellers Full List
Angelina Jolie – Special Envoy for the UN and Hollywood actress
Dame Jane Goodall – English Primatologist
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah – Queen Consort of Jordan & founder of her charity Jordan River Foundation
Karen Blixen – Author
Cheryl Strayed – Author
Maureen Wheeler – Intrepid traveller and the co-founder of Lonely Planet
Eve Arnold – Photojournalist
Bessie Coleman – Pilot
Laura Dekker – Sailor
Amelia Earhart – Pilot
Marie Colvin – Frontline Correspondent and American Journalist
Kris Tompkins – Conservationist and ex-CEO of outdoor clothing company Patagonia
Nyaruach – Musician
Anisa Kamadoli Costa – Tiffany & Co Sustainability Officer.
Valentina Tereshkove – Cosmonaut
Martha Gellhorn – War Correspondent
Robyn Davidson – Intrepid Adventurer and writer
Dervla Murphy – Touring cyclist and author
Harriet Chalmers Adams – Photojournalist and one of the founders of the Society of Women Geographers
Junko Tabei – Mountaineer and explorer
Hanli Prinsloo – World-breaking free diver
Dian Fossey – Primatologist, conservationist and author of Gorillas in the Mist
Jeanne Baret – Explorer
Gertrude Bell – Political officer, administrator, and archaeologist, traveller and writer
Sarah Marquis – Explorer
Freya Stark – Explorer and travel writer
Noo Saro-Wiwa – Author of Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Cristina Mitermeier – Award-winning photographer and established the International League of Conservation Photographers
Jan Morris – Author and travel writer
Annie Smith Peck – Mountaineer and adventurer
