The death of broadcaster Alan Whicker at the age of 87 on Friday has left many mourning an undisputed great in the field of travel journalism.
Best known for his television series Whicker's World, the veteran presenter and reporter occasionally wrote for Business Traveller and attended many of our annual awards ceremonies.
Alan, who died at home in Jersey, will be remembered with much fondness.
Below is a selection of photos, taken from our archives, of the star at various Business Traveller Awards ceremonies and an image of an article he wrote for Business Traveller in February 1990.
Star guests: Alan Whicker and Stirling Moss at the Business Traveller Awards
Onstage: Alan presents an award to Austin Frost of Shangri-La Hotels in 1996
Back in time: Coverage of the 1994 awards in our issue from December that year
Anton Mosimann, Christian Antoine of Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Alan in 2002
Deep in conversation: Alan chats to Stirling Moss and Anton Mosimann in 1994
Alan wrote this article for the February 1990 edition of Business Traveller
Alan talks to David Hammond, Business Traveller's then-publisher, in 1998
Another winner: Alan and Gary Schweikert of the Plaza, New York in 1998
Graham Smith
