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HOTREC (Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe)
The umbrella association representing hotels, restaurants, cafés, and similar establishments in Europe. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA)
An international association of hotel general managers. Headquartered in Rome, Italy.
UKHospitality
The leading hospitality industry association in the United Kingdom. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Hotel Association of Canada
Canada's national hotel industry association. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)
The leading hotel industry association in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
An international association specializing in hospitality finance and technology. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.
International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA)
The global association representing the hospitality industry. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation (WYSE Travel Confederation)
The global organization representing youth, student, and educational travel. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Skål International
The world's largest international association of tourism professionals. Headquartered in Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain.
The Tourism Society
A professional association for tourism practitioners. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
World Federation of Travel Journalists and Writers (FIJET)
An international organization representing travel journalists and tourism writers. Headquartered in Paris, France.
World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA)
The international federation representing professional tourist guides. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
AIEST (International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism)
The world's oldest international scientific association dedicated to tourism research. Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO)
An international organization promoting accessible and inclusive tourism. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT)
An international organization promoting peace through tourism. Headquartered in Stowe, Vermont, United States.
Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)
An international organization promoting adventure tourism worldwide. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, United States.
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
An international organization developing global sustainability standards for tourism. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.
World Tourism Network (WTN)
An international organization supporting small and medium-sized tourism enterprises. Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Destinations International (DI)
The world's largest association representing destination management and marketing organizations. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.
European Travel Commission (ETC)
An international organization responsible for promoting Europe as a tourism destination. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
An international tourism organization promoting sustainable tourism development in the Asia-Pacific region. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
The global organization representing the private travel and tourism sector. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
UN Tourism (United Nations Tourism)
The United Nations specialized agency responsible for promoting responsible, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism. Headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Barry Diller
A media and business executive known for building Expedia Group into a global online travel company (United States).
James Liang
An entrepreneur known for co-founding Trip.com Group (formerly Ctrip) and pioneering digital travel services in China (China).
Jane Sun
A business executive known for leading Trip.com Group and expanding online travel services globally (China).
Steve Kaufer
A technology entrepreneur known for founding Tripadvisor, one of the world's largest travel review platforms (United States).
Nathan Blecharczyk
A technology entrepreneur known for co-founding Airbnb and developing its digital platform (United States).
Joe Gebbia
An entrepreneur known for co-founding Airbnb and promoting the sharing economy (United States).
Brian Chesky
An entrepreneur known for co-founding Airbnb and pioneering the home-sharing economy (United States).
Dara Khosrowshahi
A business executive known for leading Expedia Group and later Uber Technologies (United States).
Glenn Fogel
A travel executive known for leading Booking Holdings, one of the world's largest online travel companies (United States).
Michael Mack
A leisure executive known for developing Europa-Park and advancing theme park innovation (Germany).
Roland Mack
A theme park entrepreneur known for founding Europa-Park, one of Europe's leading theme parks (Germany).
Bob Iger
A business executive known for expanding Disney's global entertainment and theme park businesses (United States).
Roy O. Disney
A business executive known for co-founding The Walt Disney Company and developing Disney Parks (United States).
Walt Disney
An entrepreneur known for creating Disneyland and pioneering the modern theme park industry (United States).
Danny Meyer
A restaurateur known for hospitality-centered restaurant management and founding Union Square Hospitality Group (United States).
Howard Schultz
A business executive known for transforming Starbucks into the world's leading coffeehouse chain (United States).
Colonel Harland Sanders
A restaurateur known for founding Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) (United States).
Ray Kroc
A businessman known for expanding McDonald's into the world's largest fast-food restaurant chain (United States).
Wolfgang Puck
A chef and restaurateur known for developing international fine dining and celebrity chef restaurants (Austria/United States).
Nobu Matsuhisa
A chef and restaurateur known for establishing the international Nobu restaurant brand (Japan).
Heston Blumenthal
A chef known for experimental gastronomy and culinary innovation (United Kingdom).
Thomas Keller
A chef known for excellence in fine dining and Michelin-starred restaurant management (United States).
Gastón Acurio
A chef known for promoting Peruvian gastronomy worldwide (Peru).
Massimo Bottura
A chef known for contemporary Italian gastronomy and Osteria Francescana (Italy).
René Redzepi
A chef known for founding Noma and pioneering New Nordic cuisine (Denmark).
Ferran Adrià
A chef known for pioneering molecular gastronomy at El Bulli (Spain).
Alain Ducasse
A chef and restaurateur known for building an international luxury restaurant empire (France).
Joël Robuchon
A chef known for developing one of the world's most successful fine dining restaurant groups (France).
Paul Bocuse
A chef known for leading the nouvelle cuisine movement and modern gastronomy (France).
Auguste Escoffier
A chef known for modernizing French haute cuisine and professional kitchen management (France).
Guillaume Pepy
A railway executive known for modernizing SNCF and expanding high-speed rail services (France).
George Mortimer Pullman
An industrialist known for developing luxury sleeping cars and premium railway travel (United States).
Georges Nagelmackers
A railway entrepreneur known for founding the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits and creating the Orient Express (Belgium).
Gianluigi Aponte
A shipping entrepreneur known for founding MSC Group and developing MSC Cruises (Italy).
Pierfrancesco Vago
A cruise executive known for leading MSC Cruises' global expansion (Italy).
Frank Del Rio
A cruise executive known for leading Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and luxury cruise expansion (United States).
Richard Fain
A cruise executive known for expanding Royal Caribbean International into a global cruise leader (United States).
Knut Kloster
A shipping entrepreneur known for co-founding Norwegian Cruise Line and pioneering Caribbean cruising (Norway).
Micky Arison
A business executive known for expanding Carnival Corporation into the world's largest cruise company (United States).
Ted Arison
A cruise entrepreneur known for founding Carnival Cruise Line and transforming the global cruise industry (Israel/United States).
Willie Walsh
An airline executive known for leading British Airways, International Airlines Group (IAG), and the International Air Transport Association (Ireland).
Ben Smith
An airline executive known for leading Air France-KLM and airline restructuring (Canada).
Scott Kirby
An airline executive known for leading United Airlines and advancing network optimization (United States).
Ed Bastian
An airline executive known for leading Delta Air Lines and improving operational performance and customer service (United States).
David Neeleman
An airline entrepreneur known for founding JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and several innovative airlines (United States/Brazil).
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou
An entrepreneur known for founding easyJet and promoting low-cost air travel in Europe (Cyprus).
Michael O'Leary
An airline executive known for transforming Ryanair into Europe's largest low-cost airline (Ireland).
Alan Joyce
An airline executive known for modernizing Qantas and expanding its international operations (Australia).
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
An aviation executive known for leading Emirates Group and developing Dubai as a global aviation hub (United Arab Emirates).
Sir Tim Clark
An airline executive known for building Emirates into one of the world's leading international airlines (United Kingdom).
Akbar Al Baker
An airline executive known for expanding Qatar Airways into a leading global carrier (Qatar).
Tony Fernandes
An airline entrepreneur known for developing AirAsia into Asia's largest low-cost airline (Malaysia).
Gordon Bethune
An airline executive known for transforming Continental Airlines through operational excellence (United States).
Herb Kelleher
An airline executive known for founding Southwest Airlines and pioneering the low-cost airline model (United States).
Juan Trippe
An airline entrepreneur known for founding Pan American World Airways and pioneering modern international air travel (United States).
Peter Long
A tourism executive known for developing international tour operating and integrated travel businesses at TUI (United Kingdom).
Sebastian Ebel
A tourism executive known for leading TUI Group and advancing digital tourism transformation (Germany).
Fritz Joussen
A tourism executive known for leading TUI Group, the world's largest integrated tourism company (Germany).
Chip Conley
A hospitality entrepreneur known for developing boutique hospitality and lifestyle hotel concepts (United States).
Sol Kerzner
A resort developer known for creating Sun City, Atlantis Resorts, and integrated resort destinations (South Africa).
Sébastien Bazin
A hospitality executive known for leading Accor Group's global transformation (France).
Paul Dubrule
A hotel entrepreneur known for co-founding Accor Group (France).
André Balazs
A hotel developer known for creating influential luxury boutique hotels (United States).
Ian Schrager
A hotel entrepreneur known for pioneering the boutique hotel concept (United States).
Horst Schulze:
A hotel executive known for developing Ritz-Carlton's service excellence model and luxury hospitality standards (Germany).
Barry Sternlicht
A hotel investor known for founding Starwood Hotels & Resorts and expanding lifestyle hotel brands (United States).
Isadore Sharp
A hotelier known for founding Four Seasons Hotels and pioneering personalized luxury hospitality (Canada).
Kemmons Wilson
A hotel entrepreneur known for founding Holiday Inn and standardizing modern roadside hotels (United States).
J. W. "Bill" Marriott Jr.
A hotel executive known for transforming Marriott International into one of the world's largest hotel companies (United States).
J. Willard Marriott
A hospitality entrepreneur known for founding Marriott Corporation and pioneering international hotel expansion (United States).
Conrad Hilton
A hotel entrepreneur known for founding Hilton Hotels and developing the global luxury hotel industry (United States).
Zurab Pololikashvili
A tourism executive known for leading international tourism policy as Secretary-General of UN Tourism (Georgia).
Taleb Rifai
A tourism leader known for advancing sustainable tourism and serving as Secretary-General of UN Tourism (Jordan).
Chris Thompson
A tourism executive known for destination marketing and serving as the founding President and CEO of Brand USA (United States).
Richard Santulli
A business executive known for pioneering fractional private jet ownership through NetJets (United States).
Geoffrey Kent
A tourism entrepreneur known for pioneering luxury safari tourism and experiential travel through Abercrombie & Kent (Kenya/United Kingdom).
Arthur Frommer
A travel publisher known for promoting affordable independent travel through the Frommer's travel guides (United States).