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Members

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 140 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

    Gerald Lawless Head of Tourism and Hospitality
    Dubai Holding
    Website
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    President & CEO

    David Scowsill President & CEO
    World Travel & Tourism Council
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    WTTC Vice Chairmen

    Gary Chapman President Group Services & dnata
    Emirates Group
    Website
    Qiang DUAN Chairman
    Beijing Tourism Group
    Website
    Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio di Balsorano de Clunieres Chairman
    Silversea Cruises
    Website
    Christopher J Nassetta President & CEO
    Hilton
    Website
    Jeffrey C Rutledge Chief Executive Officer
    AIG Travel
    Website
    Hiromi Tagawa Chairman of the Board
    JTB Corp
    Website
    Brett Tollman Chief Executive
    The Travel Corporation
    Website
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    WTTC Executive Committee

    Douglas Anderson Chief Executive Officer
    American Express Global Business Travel
    Website
    Sébastien Bazin CEO
    AccorHotels
    Website
    Claire Bennett Executive Vice President & GM, Travel & Lifestyle Services
    American Express Company
    Website
    Desirée Bollier Chair
    Value Retail
    Website
    Arnold W. Donald President & Chief Executive Officer
    Carnival Corporation
    Website
    Sean Donohue Chief Executive Officer
    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
    Website
    Kurt Ekert President & CEO
    Carlson Wagonlit Travel
    Website
    Richard D Fain Chairman & CEO
    Royal Caribbean Cruises
    Website
    Michael Frenzel Chairman Emeritus
    TUI Deutschland GmbH and TUIfly GmbH
    Website
    Ray Gammell Interim Group Chief Executive Officer
    Etihad Aviation Group
    Website
    Paul Griffiths CEO
    Dubai Airports International
    Website
    Stephen P Holmes Chairman & CEO
    Wyndham Worldwide
    Website
    Pansy Ho Managing Director
    Shun Tak Holdings Limited
    Website
    Geoffrey J W Kent Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Abercrombie & Kent
    Website
    Dara Khosrowshahi President & Chief Executive Officer
    Expedia Inc.
    Website
    Sean Menke President & CEO
    Sabre Corporation
    Website
    James Riley Group Chief Executive
    Mandarin Oriental Hotels
    Website
    Arne Sorenson President & Chief Executive Officer
    Marriott International
    Website
    Jyotsna Suri Chairperson & Managing Director
    Bharat Hotels LTD
    Website
    Marcel von Aulock CEO
    Tsogo Sun Group
    Website
    Darrell Wade Co-Founder & Executive Chair
    Intrepid Group
    Website
    Gordon Wilson President & CEO
    Travelport
    Website
    Ling ZHANG Board Director
    HNA Group
    Website
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    WTTC Global Members

    Isidoro J. Alanís President & CEO
    Global Exchange Group
    Website
    Ramón Aragonés Chief Executive Officer
    NH Hotel Group
    Website
    Ted J Balestreri Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Cannery Row Company
    Website
    Ayhan Bektaş Chairman
    OTI Holding
    Website
    Narawadee Bualert President
    lebua Hotels & Resorts
    Website
    José Luis Castro Gómez Founder & CEO
    Corporate Travel Services
    Website
    Alexandre Chemla President
    Altour
    Website
    Wancheng CHEN President
    Chimelong Group
    Website
    Liming CHEN Vice Chairman
    Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels
    Website
    Brian Chesky Co-founder & CEO
    Airbnb
    Website
    Ken Chu Chairman & CEO
    Mission Hills Group
    Website
    Frank Del Rio Chairman & CEO
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    Website
    Julián Díaz González Chief Executive Officer
    Dufry AG
    Website
    Shin Dong-Bin Chairman
    Lotte Group
    Website
    Mark Dunkerley President & CEO
    Hawaiian Airlines
    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 Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Melia Hotels International
    Website
    Ginger Evans Commissioner
    Chicago Department of Aviation
    Website
    Min FAN Vice Chairman of the Board & President
    Ctrip.com International
    Website
    Tony Fernandes Group Chief Executive Officer
    AirAsia
    Website
    Frank Fiskers President & CEO
    Scandic Hotels
    Website
    Glenn Fogel Chief Executive Officer & President
    The Priceline Group
    Website
    Christian Göke Chief Executive Officer
    Messe Berlin
    Website
    Philippe Gombert President International, Chairman of the Board
    Relais & Châteaux
    Website
    Takashi Goto President & CEO
    Seibu Group
    Website
    Mark Harms Chairman & CEO
    Global Leisure Partners
    Website
    Yuji Hirako President & CEO
    All Nippon Airways (ANA)
    Website
    Mark Hoplamazian President & Chief Executive Officer
    Hyatt Hotels Corporation
    Website
    Zubin Karkaria CEO VFS Global, Kuoni Group
    KUONI Group
    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
    Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
    Website
    Lee Chee Koon CEO
    The Ascott
    Website
    Clement Kwok Managing Director & CEO
    Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
    Website
    Sven-Olof Lindblad President & CEO
    Lindblad Expeditions
    Website
    Xuesong LIU Chairman
    Beijing Capital International Airport Co
    Yi LIU Vice Chairman & President
    Beijing Tourism Group
    Website
    Shaoyong LIU Chairman
    China Eastern Airlines
    Website
    Luis Maroto President & CEO
    Amadeus IT Group SA
    Website
    Declan Moore Chief Executive Officer
    National Geographic Partners
    Website
    Oscar Munoz Chief Executive Officer
    United Airlines
    Website
    James J. Murren Chairman & CEO
    MGM Resorts International
    Website
    Pamela Nicholson President & CEO
    Enterprise Holdings
    Website
    Vikram Oberoi Chief Operating Officer & Joint Managing Director
    The Oberoi Group
    Website
    Deepak Ohri CEO
    lebua Hotels & Resorts
    Website
    Masaru Onishi Chairman
    Japan Airlines
    Website
    Öznur Özdemir Özaltin Chief Executive Özaltin Holding (Tourism Group)
    Özaltin Holding
    Website
    Fernando Pinto CEO
    TAP Portugal
    Website
    Joseph V Popolo, Jr Chief Executive Officer
    Freeman
    Website
    David Radcliffe CEO
    Hogg Robinson Group
    Website
    Frank R. Rainieri President & CEO
    Grupo Puntacana
    Website
    Steve Ridgeway CBE Chairman
    VisitBritain
    Website
    Rob Rosenstein CEO
    Agoda
    Website
    Ferit F Şahenk Chairman
    Doğuş Group
    Website
    Kike Sarasola President & Founder
    Room Mate Hotels & BeMate.com
    Website
    Rakesh Sarna CEO
    Indian Hotels Company
    Website
    Kari Savolainen President & Chief Executive Officer
    Finavia
    Website
    Philippe Schaus Chairman & CEO
    DFS Group
    Website
    Satoshi Seino Chairman
    East Japan Railway Company
    Website
    Lee Seow Hiang CEO
    Changi Airport Group
    Website
    Jasminder Singh, OBE Chairman & CEO
    Edwardian Hotels London
    Website
    Dean Sivley President
    Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
    Website
    Richard Solomons CEO
    InterContinental Hotels Group
    Website
    Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha CEO
    King Power
    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
    Robin Tauck
    Website
    Michael Thamm CEO
    Costa Cruises
    Website
    Matthew Upchurch President & CEO
    Virtuoso
    Website
    Joan Vilà President & Managing Director
    Hotelbeds Group
    Website
    Zhengjun YE President of Huangshan Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
    Huangshan Tourism Group
    Website
    Hui YIN General Manager
    Shanghai Spring International Travel Services
    Website
    Ningning YU Chairman of the Board
    China International Travel Service Group (CITS)
    Website
    Tim Zagat Co-Founder, Co-Chair & CEO
    Zagat Survey
    Website
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    WTTC Regional Members

    Holly Agra President
    Chicago's First Lady Cruises
    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
    Mike Barclay Group CEO
    Wildlife Reserves Singapore
    Website
    Luis Barrios Sánchez Co-founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO
    Hoteles City Express
    Website
    Adrian Bell CEO
    Hakuba Hotel Group
    Website
    Carlos Berdegué CEO
    El Cid Resorts
    Website
    Federico Bueker CEO
    South American Tours
    Website
    Gabriele Burgio Chief Executive Officer
    Alpitour World
    Website
    Mário Ferreira CEO
    Mystic Invest
    Website
    Mario Fuenzalida Chairman
    Cocha Travel
    Website
    Luis García Codrón Director General
    Europamundo Vacaciones
    Website
    David Green CEO
    V&A Waterfront
    Website
    Andrea Grisdale CEO - Sole Founder
    IC Bellagio
    Website
    Olivier Harnisch Chief Executive Officer
    Emaar Hospitality Group
    Website
    Noel Irwin Hentschel Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    American Tours International
    Website
    Omer Kaddouri President & CEO
    Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
    Website
    Dane Kondić CEO
    Air Serbia
    Website
    Christian Kremers CEO
    Best Day Travel Group
    Website
    Jeannette Linfoot Managing Director Saga Tour Operating Division
    Saga Travel & Tour Operating Division
    Website
    May Li Chairman of the Board & CEO
    Yunnan Mekong Group
    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
    Amine E. Moukarzel President, MENA Region
    Louvre Hotels Group & Golden Tulip MENA
    Website
    Zachary Rabinor CEO
    Journey Mexico
    Website
    Dillip Rajakarier CEO
    Minor Hotel Group
    Website
    Alfonso Rizzuto President & CEO
    Marival Group
    Website
    Alex Sharpe President & CEO
    Signature Travel Network
    Website
    Sonu Shivdasani Chairman & CEO
    Soneva Resorts, Residencies & Spas
    Website
    Francisco Silva Silva Chairman of the Board
    Grupo Security
    Website
    Roberto Souviron CEO
    Despegar
    Website
    Ian Swain President & Owner
    Swain Destinations
    Website
    Quek Swee Kuan Chief Executive Officer
    Sentosa Development Corporation
    Website
    Erkan Yagci Chief Executive - Tourism Group
    Zaf Group
    Enrique Ybarra Founder, President & CEO
    City Sightseeing Worldwide
    Website
    Martin Zanone Managing Director
    Eurotur
    Website
    Alex Zozaya Chief Executive Officer
    Apple Leisure Group
    Website
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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
    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
    Carl Ruderman Chairman
    Universal Media
    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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