WTTC_Membership

Our Members

WTTC is the only global body representing the Travel & Tourism private sector and its numerous industries. 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, as well as the emergent sharing economy, enabling them to speak with one voice to governments and international bodies.

Over 200 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. Our destination members also host our annual Global Summit which is at a different destination each year. If you are a destination then learn more about hosting the global summit as well as the benefits.

Are you interested in membership? Whether you are an SME or an International company, enquire today, or learn more about WTTC membership and the benefits.

Chair

Greg O'Hara

Greg O'Hara

Chair
Founder & Senior Managing Director
Certares

Vice Chair

Audrey Hendley

Audrey Hendley

Vice Chair
President, American Express Travel
American Express
Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Vice Chair
Co-Founder
TBO.COM
Gibran Chapur

Gibran Chapur

Vice Chair
Executive VP
The Palace Company
Gloria Fluxà

Gloria Fluxà

Vice Chair
Vice-Chairman & CSO
Iberostar
Hiroyuki Takahashi

Hiroyuki Takahashi

Vice Chair
Chairperson of the Board
JTB Corp
Jane Sun

Jane Sun

Vice Chair
CEO
Trip.com Group
Jeffrey C Rutledge

Jeffrey C Rutledge

Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer, AIG Travel
American International Group, Inc.
Jerry Inzerillo

Jerry Inzerillo

Vice Chair
Group CEO
Diriyah Company
Manfredi Lefebvre

Manfredi Lefebvre

Vice Chair
Chairman
Heritage Group/ Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group
Matthew Upchurch

Matthew Upchurch

Vice Chair
Chairman & CEO
Virtuoso
Pierfrancesco Vago

Pierfrancesco Vago

Vice Chair
Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group
MSC Cruises

Executive Committee

Adam Stewart

Adam Stewart

Executive Committee
Group Deputy Chairman & CEO
Sandals Resort
Allison Beer

Allison Beer

Executive Committee
CEO of Card Services and Connected Commerce
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Caroline Beteta

Caroline Beteta

Executive Committee
President & CEO
Visit California
Christie Travers-Smith

Christie Travers-Smith

Executive Committee
Head of Retail & Travel, EMEA Partnerships Solutions
Google Inc.
Christopher J Nassetta

Christopher J Nassetta

Executive Committee
President & CEO
Hilton
Dee Waddell

Dee Waddell

Executive Committee
Global Managing Director, IBM Travel and Transportation Industry
IBM
Desirée Bollier

Desirée Bollier

Executive Committee
Chair and Global Chief Merchant
The Bicester Collection
Elie Maalouf

Elie Maalouf

Executive Committee
Global CEO
InterContinental Hotels Group
Frank R. Rainieri

Frank R. Rainieri

Executive Committee
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Grupo Puntacana
Greg Webb

Greg Webb

Executive Committee
Chief Executive Officer
Travelport
Greg Schulze

Greg Schulze

Executive Committee
Chief Commercial Officer
Expedia Group
İsmail Bütün

İsmail Bütün

Executive Committee
General Manager
Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA)
James Thornton

James Thornton

Executive Committee
CEO
Intrepid Travel
Jason Liberty

Jason Liberty

Executive Committee
President and CEO
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Josh Weinstein

Josh Weinstein

Executive Committee
President & CEO
Carnival Corporation & plc.
Mark Hoplamazian

Mark Hoplamazian

Executive Committee
President & CEO
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Nicolas Huss

Nicolas Huss

Executive Committee
CEO
HBX Group
Pansy Ho

Pansy Ho

Executive Committee
Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Shun Tak Holdings Limited
Paolo Barletta

Paolo Barletta

Executive Committee
CEO
Arsenale Spa
Paul Griffiths

Paul Griffiths

Executive Committee
CEO
Dubai Airports International
Phillipa Harrison

Phillipa Harrison

Executive Committee
Managing Director
Tourism Australia
Qusai Alfakhri

Qusai Alfakhri

Executive Committee
CEO
Tourism Development Fund
Sebastian Ebel

Sebastian Ebel

Executive Committee
CEO
TUI AG
Will House

Will House

Executive Committee
Partner
Spencer Stuart
Zhi-gang SU

Zhi-gang SU

Executive Committee
Founder & Chairman
Chimelong Group
Zubin Karkaria

Zubin Karkaria

Executive Committee
Founder & CEO
VFS Global

Global Member

Adel Ezzat

Adel Ezzat

Global Member
CEO
Elaf Group
Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Global Member
CEO
Travelopia
Anthony Capuano

Anthony Capuano

Global Member
CEO
Marriott International
Antonoaldo Neves

Antonoaldo Neves

Global Member
CEO
Etihad Airways PJSC
Ayhan Bektas

Ayhan Bektas

Global Member
Chairman
Coral Travel Group
Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky

Global Member
Co-Founder, CEO, Head of Community
Airbnb
Bruce Wardinski

Bruce Wardinski

Global Member
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Playa Hotels & Resorts
Clement Kwok

Clement Kwok

Global Member
Managing Director & CEO
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited
Daniel Richards

Daniel Richards

Global Member
CEO & Founder
Global Rescue
David Lavorel

David Lavorel

Global Member
CEO
SITA
Dillip Rajakarier

Dillip Rajakarier

Global Member
CEO, Minor Hotels and Group CEO, Minor International
Minor Hotel Group
Elif Özdemir

Elif Özdemir

Global Member
CEO & Board Member
Gloria Hotels & Resorts
Ellen Bettridge

Ellen Bettridge

Global Member
CEO, Uniworld
The Travel Corporation
Enrique Ybarra

Enrique Ybarra

Global Member
Founder, President & CEO
City Sightseeing Worldwide
Enrique Jose Sarasola Marulanda

Enrique Jose Sarasola Marulanda

Global Member
President
Room Mate
Eric Resnick

Eric Resnick

Global Member
Chief Executive Officer
KSL Capital Partners
Fawaz Farooqui

Fawaz Farooqui

Global Member
Managing Director
Cruise Saudi
Federico J. González

Federico J. González

Global Member
CEO
Radisson Hotel Group
Haimin Wang

Haimin Wang

Global Member
Chairman
China Tourism Group
Harry Sommer

Harry Sommer

Global Member
President & CEO
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Hashil Al Mahrouqi

Hashil Al Mahrouqi

Global Member
Chief Executive Officer
OMRAN
Isao Takashiro

Isao Takashiro

Global Member
Chairman & CEO
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.
J.D. O'Hara

J.D. O'Hara

Global Member
CEO
Internova Travel Group
Jamie Rhee

Jamie Rhee

Global Member
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Aviation
Jeff Ning

Jeff Ning

Global Member
President
Wanda Hotels & Resorts
Keith Vincent

Keith Vincent

Global Member
CEO
Wilderness
Larry Cuculic

Larry Cuculic

Global Member
CEO & President
BWH Hotel Group
Laurent Gardinier

Laurent Gardinier

Global Member
President
Relais & Châteaux
Liming CHEN

Liming CHEN

Global Member
Vice Chairman
Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Group
Luis Maroto

Luis Maroto

Global Member
President & CEO
Amadeus IT Group S.A.
Massimo Caputi

Massimo Caputi

Global Member
CEO
Terme & Spa Italia
Matt Goldberg

Matt Goldberg

Global Member
CEO
TripAdvisor
Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Global Member
President & Chief Exeutive Officer
Travel + Leisure
Miguel Leitmann

Miguel Leitmann

Global Member
CEO
Vision-Box
Muzzammil Ahussain

Muzzammil Ahussain

Global Member
CEO
Almosafer Company for Travel and Tourism
Patrick Andersen

Patrick Andersen

Global Member
President & CEO
CWT
Phil Washington

Phil Washington

Global Member
CEO
Denver International Airport
Puneet Chhatwal

Puneet Chhatwal

Global Member
Chief Executive Officer
Indian Hotels Company
Sean Donohue

Sean Donohue

Global Member
Chief Executive Officer
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Sébastien Bazin

Sébastien Bazin

Global Member
CEO
Accor
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Global Member
EVP & CEO, dnata
Emirates Group
Takashi Goto

Takashi Goto

Global Member
Chairman and CEO
Seibu Holdings Inc.
Ted J Balestreri

Ted J Balestreri

Global Member
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Cannery Row Company
Valentin Zlatev

Valentin Zlatev

Global Member
Chairman of the Board
Terra Way Investment Group JSC
Vikram Oberoi

Vikram Oberoi

Global Member
Managing Director and CEO
The Oberoi Group
Yuji Akasaka

Yuji Akasaka

Global Member
Representative Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines
Yuji Fukasawa

Yuji Fukasawa

Global Member
Chairman (Director)
East Japan Railway Company
Yvette Burke

Yvette Burke

Global Member
Vice President, Global Sales
Enterprise Mobility
Zhiliang HAN

Zhiliang HAN

Global Member
President & CEO
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd

Industry Partner

Clive Jacobs

Clive Jacobs

Industry Partner
Chairman
Jacobs Media Group
Daniel Fenton

Daniel Fenton

Industry Partner
Executive Vice President and Global Tourism Director
JLL
Douglas Feagin

Douglas Feagin

Industry Partner
President
Ant International (Alipay)
Ichiro Hamakawa

Ichiro Hamakawa

Industry Partner
Chairman
JCB Co. Ltd
Jeni Mundy

Jeni Mundy

Industry Partner
SVP, Global Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring
Visa
Jesko Neuenburg

Jesko Neuenburg

Industry Partner
Managing Director Aviation & Sustainability
Accenture
John Rowley

John Rowley

Industry Partner
Co-Founder & CEO
Open Network Exchange, Inc
John Wasson

John Wasson

Industry Partner
Chairman, President, and CEO
ICF
Julie Shainock

Julie Shainock

Industry Partner
Global Managing Director - Travel, Transport & Hospitality Industry
Microsoft Corporation
Katie Briscoe

Katie Briscoe

Industry Partner
CEO
MMGY Global
Mike Matheis

Mike Matheis

Industry Partner
Global Industry Association, Civic & Economic Organisation Lead
Oliver Wyman
Nicolas Mayer

Nicolas Mayer

Industry Partner
Global Industry Leader - Tourism
PWC
Nikolay Malyarov

Nikolay Malyarov

Industry Partner
CEO, International
PressReader International
Samuel Pereyra

Samuel Pereyra

Industry Partner
General Administrator
Banreservas

Destination Partner

Amr AlMadany

Amr AlMadany

Destination Partner
CEO
Royal Commission for AlUla
Antonio Castaño

Antonio Castaño

Destination Partner
Director Gerente
Turismo de Sevilla
Arvind Bundhun

Arvind Bundhun

Destination Partner
Director
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
Bernardo Cueto Riestra

Bernardo Cueto Riestra

Destination Partner
Secretary of Tourism
Quintana Roo Tourism Board
Carlos Abade

Carlos Abade

Destination Partner
President
Turismo de Portugal
Carlos Mercado Santiago

Carlos Mercado Santiago

Destination Partner
Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Carmen Cecilia Caballero Villa

Carmen Cecilia Caballero Villa

Destination Partner
President
Procolombia
Caroline Leboucher

Caroline Leboucher

Destination Partner
Directrice générale / CEO
ATOUT FRANCE - France Tourism Development Agency
Fahd Hamidaddin

Fahd Hamidaddin

Destination Partner
CEO
Saudi Tourism Authority
Florian Sengstschmid

Florian Sengstschmid

Destination Partner
CEO
Azerbaijan Tourism Board
Francis Gatare

Francis Gatare

Destination Partner
Chief Executive Officer
Visit Rwanda
Fred Dixon

Fred Dixon

Destination Partner
President & CEO
Brand USA
Helal Saeed Khalfan Al Marri

Helal Saeed Khalfan Al Marri

Destination Partner
Director General
Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism
John Pagano

John Pagano

Destination Partner
Group CEO
Red Sea Global
Jordi Clos

Jordi Clos

Destination Partner
President of the Executive Committee
Turisme de Barcelona
Juan Enrique Suárez Del Real Tostado

Juan Enrique Suárez Del Real Tostado

Destination Partner
Tourism Secretary
TOURIST PROMOTION TRUST OF THE STATE OF NAYARIT
Keitumetse Setlang

Keitumetse Setlang

Destination Partner
CEO
Botswana Tourism Organisation
Latia Duncombe

Latia Duncombe

Destination Partner
Director General
The Islands of the Bahamas
Lisardo Moran

Lisardo Moran

Destination Partner
CEO
Andalucia Tourism Board
Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles

Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles

Destination Partner
Chief Operating Officer
Tourism Promotion Board Philippines
Marsha Walden

Marsha Walden

Destination Partner
President & CEO
Destination Canada
Miguel Sanz

Miguel Sanz

Destination Partner
Director General
TURESPAÑA
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak

Destination Partner
Chairman
Department of Culture & Tourism - Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Nancy Mammana

Nancy Mammana

Destination Partner
Chief Marketing Officer & Interim CEO
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Niall Gibbons

Niall Gibbons

Destination Partner
Managing Director
NEOM
Nombulelo Guliwe

Nombulelo Guliwe

Destination Partner
CEO
South African Tourism
Raki Robert Phillips

Raki Robert Phillips

Destination Partner
CEO
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
Rosa Viola Harris

Rosa Viola Harris

Destination Partner
Director, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Thapanee Kiatphaibool

Thapanee Kiatphaibool

Destination Partner
Tourism Authority Governor
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Thereza Mugobi

Thereza Mugobi

Destination Partner
Director of Tourism
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania
Valentin Diaz Gilligan

Valentin Diaz Gilligan

Destination Partner
President
Visit Buenos Aires

Association Partner

Beth Potter

Beth Potter

Association Partner
President & CEO
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
David Llibre Henríquez

David Llibre Henríquez

Association Partner
President
Asociación de Hoteles y Turismo de la República Dominicana (ASONAHORES)
Don Welsh

Don Welsh

Association Partner
President & CEO
Destinations International
Geoff Freeman

Geoff Freeman

Association Partner
President & CEO
U.S. Travel Association
Joy Jibrilu

Joy Jibrilu

Association Partner
CEO
Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB)
Kelly Craighead

Kelly Craighead

Association Partner
President and CEO
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Oya Narin

Oya Narin

Association Partner
President
TTYD (Turkish Tourism Investors Association)

Regional Member

Aileen Clemente

Aileen Clemente

Regional Member
Chairman & President
Rajah Travel Corporation
Albert Planas

Albert Planas

Regional Member
CEO
NEBEXT
Alejandro de la Osa Castro

Alejandro de la Osa Castro

Regional Member
CEO
Europamundo Vacaciones
Alfonso Rizzuto

Alfonso Rizzuto

Regional Member
President & CEO
Marival Group
Alfonso Pelfini

Alfonso Pelfini

Regional Member
Chairman
Hotel Shops
Alison Grinnell

Alison Grinnell

Regional Member
Chief Executive Officer
RAK Hospitality Holding LLC
Andrea Grisdale

Andrea Grisdale

Regional Member
CEO - Sole Founder
IC Bellagio
Anuraag Bhatnagar

Anuraag Bhatnagar

Regional Member
Chief Executive Officer
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
Ashish Sanghrajka

Ashish Sanghrajka

Regional Member
President
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
Braulio Arsuaga Losada

Braulio Arsuaga Losada

Regional Member
CEO
Grupo Presidente
Christopher Paniagua

Christopher Paniagua

Regional Member
CEO
Banco Popular Dominicano
Daniel Martínez Rodríguez

Daniel Martínez Rodríguez

Regional Member
Executive Vice President
IFEMA Madrid
David Burgess

David Burgess

Regional Member
President & CEO
Miles Partnership, LLLP
Davor Luksic

Davor Luksic

Regional Member
Chairman
Luksic Group Croatia
Debbie Flynn

Debbie Flynn

Regional Member
Managing Partner, Global Travel Practice Leader
FINN Partners, Inc.
Eduardo Albor

Eduardo Albor

Regional Member
Chief Executive Officer
The Dolphin Company
ERKAN YAGCI

ERKAN YAGCI

Regional Member
CEO
Zaf Group
Ewald K. Biemans

Ewald K. Biemans

Regional Member
Owner, CEO
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba
Frank Marini

Frank Marini

Regional Member
President & CEO
Railbookers Group
Gabriele Burgio

Gabriele Burgio

Regional Member
CEO
Alpitour World
Gordon Wilson

Gordon Wilson

Regional Member
VP Identity Verification
Entrust
Hamish Keith

Hamish Keith

Regional Member
CEO
EXO Travel
Holger Bartel

Holger Bartel

Regional Member
CEO
Travelzoo
Hydi Webb

Hydi Webb

Regional Member
Deputy Director
PortMiami
Ian Swain

Ian Swain

Regional Member
President & CEO
Swain Destinations
James Hogan

James Hogan

Regional Member
Chairman
Knighthood Global
Jaume Puig Ribera

Jaume Puig Ribera

Regional Member
CEO
GVC Gaesco Gestion
Jeremy Jauncey

Jeremy Jauncey

Regional Member
Founder, CEO
Beautiful Destinations
John Sage

John Sage

Regional Member
Founder & CEO of Sage Inclusion
Sage Inclusion
Karen Chen

Karen Chen

Regional Member
President
NEY International
Kenichi Yoshikawa

Kenichi Yoshikawa

Regional Member
President and CEO
BRIDGE MULTILINGUAL SOLUTIONS, inc.
Mario Fuenzalida

Mario Fuenzalida

Regional Member
Chairman
Cocha Travel
Mário Ferreira

Mário Ferreira

Regional Member
President & CEO
Mystic Invest
Martin Zanone

Martin Zanone

Regional Member
Managing Director
Eurotur
Maximiliano Pazo

Maximiliano Pazo

Regional Member
INTURSA Hotel Group
Rob Hennin

Rob Hennin

Regional Member
CEO
nib Travel
Shannon Knapp

Shannon Knapp

Regional Member
President & CEO
The Leading Hotels of the World
Shohreh Abedi

Shohreh Abedi

Regional Member
Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Technology Officer & Member Experience
AAA - The Auto Club Group
Suphajee Suthumpun

Suphajee Suthumpun

Regional Member
CEO
Dusit Thani Public Company Limited
Tim Hentschel

Tim Hentschel

Regional Member
CEO
HotelPlanner

Honorary Member


Geoffrey J W Kent

Geoffrey J W Kent

Founder and Co-Chairman

Geoffrey J W Kent

Founder and Co-Chairman

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Geoffrey Kent’s life began much as he lives it today – amid excitement and adventure in an exotic location. He was born while his parents, Colonel John and Valerie Kent, were on safari in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). He grew up on the family farm in the Aberdare Highlands of Kenya and attended the then-new Duke of York School in Nairobi, which produced many of Kenya’s business and science leaders, including Richard Leakey. With the innate skill of an entrepreneur and the relentless curiosity of a born explorer, he built a company that enables travellers to discover the world around them – and to do it in a uniquely stylish manner. Geoffrey Kent was inducted into the UK’s Travel Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the US travel industry for creating “experiential travel” by bringing the same sense of adventure found on safari to destinations around the world. He recently published a book, Safari: A Memoir of a Worldwide Travel Pioneer. He was recently appointed Honorary Consul of Kenya to Monaco.

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