Bruce Poon Tip, O.C.
Toronto, Ontario
G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip has transformed tourism by connecting travellers with local people, their cultures and their economies. His company now operates on all seven continents, employing thousands and contracting services from local small businesses worldwide. Since 2003, Poon Tip’s Planeterra Foundation has further supported community tourism enterprises to help celebrate cultures, protect natural environments and improve people’s lives by "turning travel into impact" around the globe.