Anna Pollock, Founder of Conscious Travel, is the 2022 Recipient of the JourneyWoman Award, given in honour of the late Evelyn Hannon, at the Women in Travel Summit.

Anna Pollock, Founder of Conscious Travel, is the 2022 Recipient of the JourneyWoman Award, given in honour of the late Evelyn Hannon, at the Women in Travel Summit.
Diane Edwards, Wally Funk and Anna Pollack are the three finalists for the 2022 JourneyWoman Award, in partnership with Wanderful.
JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray reflects on the past two years, lessons learned and shares her vision for women’s travel in the future.
On April 23, 2021, Alessandra Alonso became the first recipient of the JourneyWoman Award in honour of Evelyn Hannon, which recognizes women who have dedicated their lives to women in the travel industry.
With the publication of her new book, ‘Swagger’, Leslie Ehm shares lessons learned from her mother, Evelyn Hannon, the founder of JourneyWoman.
The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto has accepted the iconic red boots of Evelyn Hannon, the Original JourneyWoman, into its permanent collection. A symbol of women’s empowerment, the boots remind us that when we find the courage to take that first step forward, amazing things can happen.
The idea of JourneyWoman, one that started 25 years ago, was ahead of its time. The idea was that we, as women, can support each other in the journey of life, with travel as a unifying experience.
In honour of Evelyn Hannon, we asked our JW community to share their favourite Evy stories with us.
Extending the Legacy of Journeywoman: New Journeywoman CEO Carolyn Ray (left) and Erica Ehm (right), daughter of Journeywoman founder Evelyn Hannon, with Evelyn’s iconic red travelling boots and the original newsletter.
It gives me great joy to continue Evelyn’s legacy, in partnership with her family. In her final days, I had the opportunity to talk to her about my plans for JourneyWoman, and I’d like to think that gave her comfort and solace.