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WTTC is the only global body representing the Travel &Tourism private sector. The Council’s Members are the Chairmen or Chief Executives of leading global Travel & Tourism companies, from all geographies and industries, including hotels, airlines, airports, tour operators, cruise, car rental, travel agents, rail, and the emergent sharing economy, enabling them to speak with One Voice to governments and international bodies. Over 150 companies are now represented on the Council, accounting for two-thirds of a trillion US dollars in turnover, equivalent to 30% of the entire sector.

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    Chairman

    Christopher J Nassetta President & CEO
    Hilton
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    President & CEO

    Gloria Guevara Manzo President & CEO
    World Travel & Tourism Council
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    WTTC Vice Chairmen

    Desirée Bollier Chair
    Value Retail
    Website
    Gary Chapman President Group Services & dnata
    Emirates Group
    Website
    Arnold W Donald President & Chief Executive Officer
    Carnival Corporation
    Website
    Paul Griffiths CEO
    Dubai Airports International
    Website
    Jerry Noonan Senior Director
    Spencer Stuart
    Website
    Jeffrey C Rutledge Chief Executive Officer
    AIG Travel
    Website
    Jane Jie SUN Chief Executive Officer & Director of Ctrip.com
    Ctrip.com International
    Website
    Hiromi Tagawa Chairman of the Board
    JTB Corp
    Website
    Alex Zozaya Chief Executive Officer
    Apple Leisure Group
    Website
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    WTTC Executive Committee

    Doug Anderson Chief Executive Officer
    American Express Global Business Travel
    Website
    Caroline Beteta President & CEO
    Visit California
    Website
    Sean Donohue Chief Executive Officer
    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
    Website
    Tony Douglas Group Chief Executive Officer
    Etihad Aviation Group
    Website
    Roger Dow President and CEO
    U.S. Travel Association
    Website
    Kurt Ekert President & CEO
    Carlson Wagonlit Travel
    Website
    Richard D Fain Chairman and CEO
    Royal Caribbean Cruises
    Website
    Stephen P Holmes Chairman & CEO
    Wyndham Worldwide
    Website
    Pansy Ho Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director
    Shun Tak Holdings Limited
    Website
    Friedrich Joussen CEO
    TUI Group
    Website
    Geoffrey J W Kent Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Abercrombie & Kent
    Website
    Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio di Balsorano de Clunieres Chairman
    Silversea Cruises
    Website
    Glenda McNeal President, Enterprise Strategic Partnership
    American Express Company
    Website
    Sean Menke President and CEO
    Sabre Corporation
    Website
    Mark Okerstrom President and Chief Executive Officer
    Expedia Group, Inc.
    Website
    James Riley Group Chief Executive
    Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
    Website
    Arne Sorenson President and Chief Executive Officer
    Marriott International
    Website
    Brett Tollman Chief Executive
    The Travel Corporation
    Website
    Pierfrancesco Vago Executive Chairman
    MSC Cruises
    Website
    Joan Vilà Executive Chairman
    Hotelbeds Group
    Website
    Darrell Wade Co-founder & Chairman
    Intrepid Group
    Website
    Gordon Wilson President & CEO
    Travelport
    Website
    Ling ZHANG Board Director
    HNA Group
    Website
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    WTTC Global Members

    Yuji Akasaka Executive President
    Japan Airlines
    Website
    Isidoro Alanís President & CEO
    Global Exchange Group
    Website
    Ramón Aragonés CEO
    NH Hotel Group
    Website
    David Babai Chairman
    G2 Travel Limited
    Website
    Ted J Balestreri Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Cannery Row Company
    Website
    Keith Barr CEO
    InterContinental Hotels Group
    Website
    Sébastien Bazin CEO
    AccorHotels
    Website
    Ayhan Bektaş Chairman
    OTI Holding
    Website
    Ed Brennan Chairman & CEO
    DFS Group
    Website
    Narawadee Bualert President
    lebua Hotels & Resorts
    Website
    José Luis Castro Gómez Founder & CEO
    Corporate Travel Services
    Website
    Ninan Chacko Chief Executive Officer
    Travel Leaders Group
    Website
    Gibran Chapur Executive Vice President
    Palace Resorts
    Website
    Liming CHEN Vice Chairman
    Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group
    Website
    Brian Chesky Co-Founder, CEO, Head of Community
    Airbnb
    Website
    Puneet Chhatwal Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
    Indian Hotels Company
    Website
    Kim Day Chief Executive Officer
    Denver International Airport
    Website
    Jesús Nuño de la Rosa President
    El Corte Inglés
    Website
    Julián Díaz González CEO
    Dufry
    Website
    Shin Dong-Bin Chairman
    Lotte Group
    Website
    Dana Dunne CEO
    eDreams ODIGEO
    Website
    Bilal Ekşi Deputy Chairman & CEO
    Turkish Airlines
    Website
    Howard Eng President & CEO
    Greater Toronto Airports Authority
    Website
    Gabriel Escarrer Jaume Executive Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Melia Hotels International
    Website
    Peter Fankhauser CEO
    Thomas Cook Group
    Website
    Tony Fernandes Group Chief Executive Officer
    AirAsia
    Website
    Even Frydenberg President & CEO
    Scandic
    Website
    Kevin Goh Chief Executive Officer
    The Ascott Limited
    Website
    Christian Göke Chief Executive Officer
    Messe Berlin
    Website
    Philippe Gombert President International, Chairman of the Board
    Relais & Châteaux
    Website
    Federico J. González Chair Global Steering Committee
    Radisson Hotel Group
    Website
    Takashi Goto President & CEO
    Seibu Group
    Website
    Zhiliang HAN President & CEO
    Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. (BCIA)
    Website
    Yuji Hirako President & CEO
    All Nippon Airways (ANA)
    Website
    James Hogan Executive Chairman
    Knighthood Capital Partners
    Website
    Mark Hoplamazian President & Chief Executive Officer
    Hyatt Hotels Corporation
    Website
    Robin Ingle Chairman & CEO
    Ingle International Inc.
    Website
    Zubin Karkaria CEO VFS Global, Kuoni Group
    VFS Global
    Website
    Stephen Kaufer President & CEO
    TripAdvisor
    Website
    Peter Kerkar Chief Executive Officer
    Cox & Kings
    Website
    H.E. Helal Saeed Khalfan Al Marri Director General
    Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, Government of Dubai
    Website
    HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak Chairman
    Department of Culture & Tourism - Abu Dhabi
    Website
    Dara Khosrowshahi CEO
    Uber
    Website
    Gary E. Knell Chairman
    National Geographic Partners
    Website
    Clement Kwok Managing Director & CEO
    Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
    Website
    Terence Kwok Founder & CEO
    Tink Labs
    Website
    Shaohua LI President
    Fliggy, Alibaba Group
    Website
    Xuesong LIU Chairman
    Beijing Capital International Airport Co
    Website
    Yi LIU Vice Chairman & President
    Beijing Tourism Group
    Website
    Kimmo Mäki President & Chief Executive Officer
    Finavia
    Website
    Luis Maroto President & CEO
    Amadeus IT Group SA
    Website
    Oscar Munoz Chief Executive Officer
    United Airlines
    Website
    James J. Murren Chairman & CEO
    MGM Resorts International
    Website
    Vikram Oberoi Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
    The Oberoi Group
    Website
    Deepak Ohri CEO
    lebua Hotels & Resorts
    Website
    Öznur Özdemir Özaltin Chief Executive Özaltin Holding (Tourism Group)
    Özaltin Holding
    Website
    David Radcliffe CEO
    Hogg Robinson Group
    Website
    Frank R. Rainieri President & CEO
    Grupo Puntacana
    Website
    Jamie Rhee Commissioner
    Chicago Department of Aviation
    Website
    Daniel Richards CEO
    Global Rescue
    Website
    Rob Rosenstein Chairman
    Agoda
    Website
    Jasminder Singh, OBE Chairman & CEO
    Edwardian Hotels London
    Website
    Dean Sivley President
    Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
    Website
    Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha CEO
    King Power Group
    Website
    Greg Stubblefield Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
    Enterprise Holdings
    Website
    Zhigang SU Chairman & CEO
    Chimelong Group
    Website
    Robert Swade Chief Executive Officer
    Grace Hotels
    Website
    Michel Taride Group President
    Hertz International
    Website
    Robin Tauck Owner & President
    Tauck Inc
    Website
    Michael Thamm CEO
    Costa Cruises
    Website
    Tetsuro Tomita Chairman
    East Japan Railway Company
    Website
    Supaluck Umpujh Chairwoman
    The Mall Group Co., Ltd.
    Website
    Matthew Upchurch President & CEO
    Virtuoso
    Website
    Patrick Waldron CEO
    Fintrax
    Website
    Bruce Wardinski Chairman & CEO
    Playa Hotels & Resorts
    Website
    Ningning YU Chairman of Board
    China International Travel Service Group (CITS)
    Website
    Dunde YU Co-founder, Chairman & CEO
    Tuniu.com
    Website
    Tim Zagat Co-Founder, Co-Chair & CEO
    Zagat Survey
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    WTTC Destination Partners

    Luis Araujo President
    Turismo de Portugal
    Website
    Fred Dixon President & CEO
    NYC & Company
    Website
    Steve Hill President & CEO
    Las Vegas Convention & Visitor Authority
    Website
    Haitham Mattar Chief Executive Officer
    Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
    Website
    Christopher Thompson President & CEO
    Brand USA
    Website
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    WTTC Regional Members

    Jenny Adams CEO
    Discover the World
    Website
    Jose Francisco Adell Duacastella Chief Executive Officer
    Grupo Julia
    Website
    HE Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah Founder & Chairman
    Action Hotels
    Website
    Yannis Anagnostakis CEO
    RAK Hospitality Holding LLC
    Website
    José Carlos Azcárraga CEO
    Grupo Posadas
    Website
    Julián Balbuena CEO & Chairman of the board of Directors
    Best Day Travel Group
    Website
    Luis Barrios Sánchez Co-founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO
    Hoteles City Express
    Website
    Carlos Berdegué CEO
    El Cid Resorts
    Website
    Federico Bueker CEO
    South American Tours
    Website
    Gabriele Burgio Chief Executive Officer
    Alpitour World
    Website
    Aileen Clemente Chairman & President
    Rajah Travel Corporation
    Website
    Mário Ferreira CEO
    Mystic Invest
    Website
    Mario Fuenzalida Chairman
    Cocha Travel
    Website
    Mike Gallagher Co-Founder and Chairman
    CityPASS
    Website
    Luis García Codrón Director General
    Europamundo Vacaciones
    Website
    David Green CEO
    V&A Waterfront
    Website
    Andrea Grisdale CEO - Sole Founder
    IC Bellagio
    Website
    Mark Harms Chairman & CEO
    Global Leisure Partners
    Website
    Olivier Harnisch Chief Executive Officer
    Emaar Hospitality Group
    Website
    Noel Irwin Hentschel Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    AmericanTours International
    Website
    Tim Hentschel CEO
    HotelPlanner
    Website
    Hamish Keith CEO
    Exo Travel
    Website
    Xiaomei Li Chairman and General Manager
    Mekong Tourism Co., Yunnan Mekong Group
    Website
    Eduardo López-Puertas Managing Director
    IFEMA - Feria de Madrid
    Website
    Frank Marini President
    Yankee Leisure Group
    Website
    Abel Matutes Prats CEO
    Palladium Hotel Group
    Website
    Madhavan Menon Chairman & Managing Director
    Thomas Cook India
    Website
    Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth President
    Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited
    Zachary Rabinor CEO
    Journey Mexico
    Website
    Dillip Rajakarier CEO
    Minor Hotel Group
    Website
    Alfonso Rizzuto President & CEO
    Marival Group
    Website
    Kike Sarasola President & Founder
    Room Mate Hotels & BeMate.com
    Website
    Damián Scokin CEO
    Despegar
    Website
    Alex Sharpe President & CEO
    Signature Travel Network
    Website
    Robin Shaw CEO
    Saga Travel
    Website
    Francisco Silva Silva Chairman of the Board
    Grupo Security
    Website
    Suphajee Suthumpun CEO
    Dusit Thani Public Company Limited
    Website
    Ian Swain President & Owner
    Swain Destinations
    Website
    Budi Tirtawisata CEO
    Panorama Group
    Website
    Qiu WEI Chairman
    Usunhome Group
    Website
    Erkan Yagci Chief Executive - Tourism Group
    Zaf Group
    Enrique Ybarra Founder, President & CEO
    City Sightseeing Worldwide
    Website
    Martin Zanone Managing Director
    Eurotur
    Website
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    WTTC Ambassadors

    Jean-Claude Baumgarten WTTC Ambassador
    Crewe Associates
    Martin Cowley WTTC Ambassador
    eRoam Pty Ltd & The Lido Group
    Adolfo Favieres WTTC Ambassador
    Aldesa Turismo
    Michael Frenzel WTTC Ambassador
    Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry
    Gerald Lawless WTTC Ambassador
    WTTC Former Chairman
    Kathleen Matthews WTTC Ambassador
    Journalist
    Christopher Rodrigues CBE WTTC Ambassador
    British Council
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    Past Chairmen & Honorary Members

    Robert H Burns WTTC Chairman (1994-1996)
    Chairman, Robert H Burns Holdings Limited
    Robert Crandall CEO (1985–1998)
    American Airlines
    Harvey Golub WTTC Chairman (1996-2001)
    Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Express
    André Jordan CEO
    André Jordan Group
    Website
    Jonathan S Linen Adviser to the Chairman
    American Express
    J W Marriott, Jr Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
    Marriott International
    Website
    P.R.S. Oberoi Executive Chairman, EIH Limited
    The Oberoi Group
    Website
    Frank Olson Retired Chairman of the Board
    The Hertz Corporation
    Gérard Pélisson Co-Chairman, Supervisory Board
    ACCOR
    Sir Ian Prosser WTTC Chairman (2001-2004)
    Retired Chairman, InterContinental Hotels Group Plc
    James D Robinson III WTTC Chairman (1990-1994)
    General Partner, RRE Ventures
    Vincent A Wolfington WTTC Chairman (2004-2007)
    Chairman, Global Alliance Advisors LLC
    Website
    Tommaso Zanzotto President
    Toscana Ville Castelli & Golf
    Website

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