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
Founder & Senior Managing Director
Certares
Vice Chair
Andrea Grisdale
CEO - Sole Founder
IC Bellagio
Audrey Hendley
President, American Express Travel
American Express
Desirée Bollier
Chair and Global Chief Merchant
The Bicester Collection
Gaurav Bhatnagar
Co-Founder
TBO.COM
Gibrán Chapur
CEO
The Palace Company
Gloria Fluxà
Vice-Chairman & CSO
Iberostar
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Chairperson of the Board
JTB Corp
Jane Sun
CEO
Trip.com Group
Jeffrey C Rutledge
President & CEO
Zurich Cover-More Global Travel, Inc.
Jerry Inzerillo
Group CEO
Diriyah Company
Manfredi Lefebvre
Chairman
Heritage Group/ Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group
Matthew Upchurch
Chairman & CEO
Virtuoso
Paolo Barletta
CEO
Arsenale Spa
Pierfrancesco Vago
Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group
MSC Cruises
William E. Heinecke
Founder & Chairman
Minor Hotel Group
Executive Committee
Adam Stewart
Group Deputy Chairman & CEO
Sandals Resort
Caroline Beteta
President & CEO
Visit California
Christie Travers-Smith
Head of Retail & Travel, EMEA Partnerships Solutions
Google Inc.
Christopher J Nassetta
President & CEO
Hilton
Dillip Rajakarier
CEO, Minor Hotels and Group CEO, Minor International
Minor Hotel Group
Elie Maalouf
Global CEO
InterContinental Hotels Group
Elif Balci Fisunoğlu
Deputy General Manager
Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA)
Frank R. Rainieri
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Grupo Puntacana
Greg Schulze
Chief Commercial Officer
Expedia Group
Greg Webb
Chief Executive Officer
Travelport
James Thornton
CEO
Intrepid Travel
Jason Liberty
President and CEO
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Josh Weinstein
President & CEO
Carnival Corporation & plc.
Mark Hoplamazian
President & CEO
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Nicolas Huss
CEO
HBX Group
Pansy Ho
Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Shun Tak Holdings Limited
Paul Griffiths
CEO
Dubai Airports International
Peter Muriungi
CEO, Connected Commerce
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Phillipa Harrison
Managing Director
Tourism Australia
Qusai Alfakhri
CEO
Tourism Development Fund
Sebastian Ebel
CEO
TUI AG
Will House
Partner
Spencer Stuart
Zhi-gang SU
Founder & Chairman
Chimelong Group
Zubin Karkaria
Founder & CEO
VFS Global
Global Member
Adel Ezzat
CEO
Elaf Group
Andy Duncan
CEO
Travelopia
Anthony Capuano
CEO
Marriott International
Ayhan Bektas
Chairman
Coral Travel Group
Brian Chesky
Co-Founder, CEO, Head of Community
Airbnb
Clement Kwok
Executive Director and Advisor to the CEO
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited
Daniel Richards
CEO & Founder
Global Rescue
David Lavorel
CEO
SITA
Elif Özdemir
CEO & Board Member
Gloria Hotels & Resorts
Ellen Bettridge
CEO, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
The Travel Corporation
Enrique Jose Sarasola Marulanda
President
Room Mate
Enrique Ybarra
Founder, President & CEO
City Sightseeing Worldwide
Eric Resnick
Chief Executive Officer
KSL Capital Partners
Federico J. González
CEO
Radisson Hotel Group
Haimin Wang
Chairman
China Tourism Group
Hashil Al Mahrouqi
Chief Executive Officer
OMRAN
Isao Takashiro
Chairman & CEO
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.
J.D. O'Hara
CEO
Internova Travel Group
Jamie Rhee
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Aviation
Jeff Ning
President
Wanda Hotels & Resorts
Keith Vincent
CEO
Wilderness
Larry Cuculic
CEO & President
BWH Hotel Group
Lars Clasen
Chief Executive Officer
Cruise Saudi
Laurent Gardinier
President
Relais & Châteaux
Liming CHEN
Vice Chairman
Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Group
Luis Maroto
President & CEO
Amadeus IT Group S.A.
Massimo Caputi
CEO
Terme & Spa Italia
Matt Goldberg
President & CEO
TripAdvisor
Muzzammil Ahussain
CEO
Almosafer General Trading LLC
Patrick Andersen
President & CEO
CWT
Phil Washington
CEO
Denver International Airport
Puneet Chhatwal
Chief Executive Officer
Indian Hotels Company
Sébastien Bazin
CEO
Accor
Takashi Goto
Chairman and CEO
Seibu Holdings Inc.
Ted J Balestreri
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Cannery Row Company
Valentin Zlatev
Chairman of the Board
Terra Way Investment Group JSC
Vikram Oberoi
Managing Director and CEO
The Oberoi Group
Yuji Akasaka
Representative Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines
Yuji Fukasawa
Chairman (Director)
East Japan Railway Company
Yvette Burke
Vice President, Global Sales
Enterprise Mobility
Industry Partner
Chris Baker
SVP, Head of US Merchant
Visa
Clive Jacobs
Chairman
Jacobs Media Group
Daniel Fenton
Executive Vice President and Global Tourism Director
JLL
Dee Waddell
Global Managing Director, IBM Travel and Transportation Industry
IBM
Douglas Feagin
President
Ant International
Ichiro Hamakawa
Chairman
JCB Co. Ltd
Jesko Neuenburg
Managing Director Aviation & Sustainability
Accenture
John Rowley
Co-Founder & CEO
Open Network Exchange, Inc
John Wasson
Chairman, President, and CEO
ICF
Julie Shainock
Global Managing Director - Travel, Transport & Hospitality Industry
Microsoft Corporation
Katie Briscoe
CEO
MMGY Global
Mike Matheis
Global Industry Association, Civic & Economic Organisation Lead
Oliver Wyman
Nicolas Mayer
Global Industry Leader - Tourism
PWC
Nikolay Malyarov
CEO, International
PressReader International
Samuel Pereyra
General Administrator
Banreservas
Destination Partner
Abdullah Aldawood
Managing Director of Qiddiya Investment Company
Play Qiddiya City
Amr AlMadany
CEO
Royal Commission for AlUla
Antonio Castaño
Director Gerente
Turismo de Sevilla
Arvind Bundhun
Director
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
Bernardo Cueto Riestra
Secretary of Tourism
Quintana Roo Tourism Board
Carlos Abade
President
Turismo de Portugal
Carmen Cecilia Caballero Villa
President
Procolombia
Fahd Hamidaddin
CEO
Saudi Tourism Authority
Florian Sengstschmid
CEO
State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Fred Dixon
President & CEO
Brand USA
Helal Saeed Khalfan Al Marri
Director General
Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism
Jean-Guy Afrika
CEO
Visit Rwanda
John Pagano
Group CEO
Red Sea Global
Jordi Clos
President of the Executive Committee
Turisme de Barcelona
Juan Enrique Suárez Del Real Tostado
Tourism Secretary
TOURIST PROMOTION TRUST OF THE STATE OF NAYARIT
Keitumetse Setlang
CEO
Botswana Tourism Organisation
Latia Duncombe
Director General
The Islands of the Bahamas
Lisardo Moran
CEO
Andalucia Tourism Board
Marcelo Freixo
President
Visit Brasil | Embratur - Brazilian Tourist Board
Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles
Chief Operating Officer
Tourism Promotion Board Philippines
Marsha Walden
President & CEO
Destination Canada
Miguel Sanz
Director General
TURESPAÑA
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak
Chairman
Department of Culture & Tourism - Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Nancy Mammana
Chief Marketing Officer
New York City Tourism + Conventions
Niall Gibbons
Managing Director
NEOM
Nombulelo Guliwe
CEO
South African Tourism
Raki Robert Phillips
CEO
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
Rosa Viola Harris
Director, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
Rose-Marie Abel
Secretary General
ATOUT FRANCE - France Tourism Development Agency
Thapanee Kiatphaibool
Governor
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Thereza Mugobi
Director of Tourism
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism of Tanzania
Valentin Diaz Gilligan
President
Visit Buenos Aires
Willianette Robles
Executive Director
Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Association Partner
Beth Potter
President & CEO
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Bud Darr
President & CEO
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Don Welsh
President & CEO
Destinations International
Firuz Bağlıkaya
President
The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB)
Geoff Freeman
President & CEO
U.S. Travel Association
Joy Jibrilu
CEO
Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB)
Juan Bancalari
President
Asociación de Hoteles y Turismo de la República Dominicana (ASONAHORES)
Member to be Announced
Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC)
Oya Narin
President
TTYD (Turkish Tourism Investors Association)
Regional Member
Aileen Clemente
Chairman & President
Rajah Travel Corporation
Albert Planas
CEO
NEBEXT
Aldo Melpignano
Managing Director (Founder)
Egnazia Ospitalita Italiana SRL
Alejandro de la Osa Castro
CEO
Europamundo Vacaciones
Alex Sharpe
President & CEO
Signature Travel Network
Alfonso Pelfini
Chairman
Hotel Shops
Alfonso Rizzuto
President & CEO
Marival Group
Alison Grinnell
Chief Executive Officer
RAK Hospitality Holding LLC
Anuraag Bhatnagar
Chief Executive Officer
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
Ashish Sanghrajka
President
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
Braulio Arsuaga Losada
CEO
Grupo Presidente
Christopher Paniagua
CEO
Banco Popular Dominicano
Cleofe Albiso
Managing Director
Megaworld Hotels & Resorts
Daniel Martínez Rodríguez
Executive Vice President
IFEMA Madrid
David Burgess
President & CEO
Miles Partnership, LLLP
Debbie Flynn
Managing Partner, Global Travel Practice Leader
FINN Partners, Inc.
Deborah Haas
Vice President Travel
AAA - The Auto Club Group
ERKAN YAGCI
CEO
Zaf Group
Ewald K. Biemans
Owner, CEO
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba
Frank Marini
President & CEO
Railbookers Group
Gabriele Burgio
CEO
Alpitour World
Giulia Bandini
CEO & Founder
Cogito Strategies
Hamish Keith
CEO
EXO Travel
Holger Bartel
CEO
Travelzoo
Ian Swain
President & CEO
Swain Destinations
Jaume Puig Ribera
CEO
GVC Gaesco Gestion
Jeremy Jauncey
Founder, CEO
Beautiful Destinations
John Sage
Founder & CEO of Sage Inclusion
Sage Inclusion
Karen Chen
President
NEY International
Kenichi Yoshikawa
President and CEO
BRIDGE MULTILINGUAL SOLUTIONS, inc.
Leyla Servet Oner Guncavdi
CEO
Tura Turizm
Mário Ferreira
President & CEO
Mystic Invest
Mario Fuenzalida
Chairman
Cocha Travel
Martin Zanone
Managing Director
Eurotur
Maximiliano Pazo
URBANOVA INMOBILIARIA
Melissa Krueger
CEO
Classic Vacations
Member to be Announced
Entrust
Nadia Zahir Omer
Chief Executive Officer
AirAsia MOVE
Rob Hennin
CEO
nib Travel
Shannon Knapp
President & CEO
The Leading Hotels of the World
Shohreh Abedi
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Technology Officer & Member Experience
AAA - The Auto Club Group
Suphajee Suthumpun
CEO
Dusit Thani Public Company Limited
Tim Hentschel
CEO
HotelPlanner
Troy Haas
CEO & Chairman
Brownell
Honorary Member

Geoffrey J W Kent
Founder and Co-Chairman