Jim Kelly, kayak guide and owner Susan's Pleasant Pheasant Farm, Catskills Mountains, New York State

Meeting the people who live and breathe, and believe in sustainable tourism and all the magic it can offer, is the best part of my job. Jim Kelly, co-owner of Susan's Pleasant Pheasant Farm and kayaking provider at www.kayakinginthecatskills.com is one of those people. The sort of person you know you will go back to visit again sometime and whose guidance and hospitality made our time in the Catskills very special.