Executive Board
Dr. Taleb Rifai
Fmr. Secretary General UNWTO
Spain
Prof. Jafar Jafari
Founder Annals of Tourism Research
Chief Editor, Tourism Social Science
USA
Prof. Geoffrey Lipman
President SUNx Malta
First President WTTC
UK
Prof. Steve Noakes
President Pacific Asia Tourism
University of Queensland
Australia
Dr. Reza Soltani
Founder
Istitute Tourism
Belgium
Board
Ms. Bea Broda
Producer & Writer TV Travel Series
Canada
Prof. Marc Gopin
Director Center for World Religions, Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution
USA
Prof.Wolfgang Arlt
CEO China Outbound Tourism
Research institute
Germany
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis
Editor in Chief Tourism Review
Bournemouth University
UK
Dr. Birgit Trauer
Tourism Social Psychologist
Australia
Prof. Ahmad Puad Mat Som
Professor of Tourism/ Dean of Graduate School
Malaysia
Ms.Cathy Germier-Hamel
CEO Destination Mekong
Sustainable Tourism Development
France
Dr. Ni Made Eka Mahadewi
Asc. Prof. Bali Tourism Polytechnic
Indonesia
Mr.John McAuliff
Executive Director Fund for Reconciliation and Development
USA
Dr. Rafa Haddad
Asst. Prof. Tourism and Hospitality
Bahrain
Prof.Lynn Minnaert
Director of Tisch Center Hospitality New York
USA
Ms.Abir Abu Sulayman
Tourism Expert, ICOMOS
First Female tour Guide in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia