U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB) from 2008 - 2009

The Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will advise Secretary Gutierrez on how to best increase the number of international visitors to the United States and ensure that the share of the country’s international receipts continues to grow. The Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will also advise Secretary Gutierrez on the creation of a national tourism policy.

Members:

Chairman Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Companies

Vice Chairman William DeCota, Director of Aviation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Jose Abreu, Director, Miami-Dade County Aviation Department

Dawn Drew, Vice President and Publisher, National Geographic Traveler

Sam Gilliland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sabre Holdings

Noel Irwin-Hentschel, Chairman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AmericanTours International

Jeremy Jacobs, Sr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Delaware North Companies

David Kong, President and Chief Executive Officer, Best-Western International

J. Stephen Perry, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

Rossi Ralenkotter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Adam Sacks, Managing Director, Tourism Economics

Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Six Flags Inc.

Robert Taubman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Taubman Centers

Glenn Tilton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, UAL Corporation and United Airlines Inc.