Receptive Tour Operators are defined as United States-based companies which specialize in creating, marketing, and selling United States travel products to International Inbound travelers. Receptive Tour Operators have unique knowledge of the countries they serve and of the destinations they sell. A Tour Operator shall be considered a Receptive when the majority of its revenue is derived from Inbound International travelers to the United States.
Home

About RSAA
       What is RSAA
       RSAA News and Updates
       Leadership
          Board of Directors
          Staff
       RSAA Industry Advocacy
       Association Documents
          Bylaws
          Code of Ethics
       Awards
       Partners
          Sustaining Members
          Commercial Service
          Preferred Providers
       Logos

Events
       Summit
          Summit Registration
          Business Exchange
          Information
          Sponsors
       Connect West
       Membership Meetings

Resources
       Educational Tools
          Glossary
          Hotels
          Restaurants
          Attractions
       RSAA Educational Events
       Destinations
          Sample Itineraries
          Photos
          DMO/CVB Links
       Travel/Trade Links
       Career Center

Industry
       Industry News
       Industry Calendar
       Guest Column
          Thayer Hotel

Membership
       Join Now
       Member Categories
       Member Benefits
Board of Directors

 

Jonathan S Zuk founded Amadeo Travel Solutions in 1999, which is the largest Mini Tour Operator in the USA. Mr. Zuk created the motor coach mini tour concept and has set the standard for the industry that is emulated worldwide; he has 25 years’ experience in creating implementing and marketing tour and travel products, and is the recipient of the “Excellence in Export” award presented by the Department of Commerce. Mr. Zuk also serves as on the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.  Veronique Hubert founded TeamAmerica, Inc. in 1997. TeamAmerica, Inc. currently services more than 500 accounts in 45 countries around the world with offices in New York, Miami Beach, Milan, Barcelona and Moscow offering extensive allotments of rooms within the entire United States.

Jonathan Zuk
Amadeo Travel Solutions, LLC
jzuk@amadeotravel.com

Vice Chairman
Veronique Hubert
TeamAmerica
veronique@teamamericany.com
   

Born & educated in the UK, Jane lived and worked in Germany & Australia before accepting a ‘temporary’ transfer with British Airways Holidays to Orlando in 1990 to manage and expand the USA product portfolio for British Airways inbound business from the UK. In January, 2010, Jane joined German-owned Meeting Point North America as Director of Product.

  

Secretary
Jane Rutter
Meeting Point North America
jane.rutter@meetingpointnorthamerica.com

Treasurer
Suzi Steiger
RMP Travel
suzi.steiger@rmptvl.com
   
  Gary has been a member of the Colorado Tourism Board’s International Travel Promotions Committee and was instrumental in having RMHTours named as the “Official Receptive Operator” for the marketing promotion group Rocky Mountain International (European Marketing program for the tourism office of Idaho, Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming). In 2011, Rocky Mountain Holiday Tours was given the “International Travel” Award at the North Dakota Tourism Conference.

Past Chairman
Ellen Persons
AlliedTPro
ellen.persons@alliedtpro.com

Director - RTO
Gary Schluter
RMH Tours
gary@rmhtours.com
   

Pete Perciavalle brings 16 years of experience in the receptive USA market to his board position at RSAA. Originally from New York City, he got his start in the industry with the former Kuoni New York office, followed by several years at both Allied Tours NY and Travel Systems Abroad NY. In 2005, he joined the Travalco USA groups department in Miami where he is currently Director of Groups & Incentives.

 

Director - RTO
Pete Perciavalle
Travalco
pete@travalco.com

 Director - RTO
Pia Jayatilake
Event Travel Solutions
pludvigzon@etsevents.com
   

 

Lou Uritz is a Ground Transportation professional with over eighteen years of experience in the industry. In his current role, Lou is the General Manager for SuperShuttle New York City and Long Island (a division of Veolia Transportation on Demand). The On Demand Division in New York serves over 10 million people each year.

 Director - RTO
Sean Bayliss
GTA
sean.bayliss@gta-travel.com

Director - Transportation
Lou Uritz
Veolia Transportation on Demand
luritz@supershuttle.net
   

Gail Sayadian is the director of global segment sales for groups, tours and meetings at Choice Hotels International, Inc. one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors. A veteran with more than 25 years of experience at Choice Hotels, Ms. Sayadian is responsible for overseeing the group tour, wholesale and group meetings market segments of the travel industry for all ten Choice Hotels brands as well as the Ascend Collection membership program.

Rafael Villanueva joined the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority in the spring of 1998 as a domestic tourism sales executive and over the past decade has increased the profile of Las Vegas in the Latin American market exponentially. His current mission is to generate the same synergy of Las Vegas being “The Entertainment Capital of the World” to the expansive global audience.

Director – Advisory Board Voting Member
Gail Sayadian
Choice Hotels
gail_sayadian@choicehotels.com

Director – DMO
Rafael Villanueva
Las Vegas CVA
rvillanueva@lvcva.com
   

Tracy Goodson, Certified Travel Counselor, is Sales Director for Disney Destinations, where she is responsible for sales driven by the Receptive Tour Operator channel, for the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, Disney Cruise Line and Aulani a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii. She also leads the Sales Operations and Training teams that support International sales.

Serving as Director of International & Leisure Sales for the Hiltons of Washington, DC since 2004, Renée Youngs is an industry leader in the nation’s capital, representing the legendary Washington Hilton and Capital Hilton hotels. During her tenure,she was named to Hilton Hotels & Resorts Circle of Excellence. Youngs spent many years on RSAA’s Supplier Advisory Committee and received the 2009 President’s Award for Cooperating with Receptive Tour Operators.

Director- Restaurant/Attraction
Tracy Goodson
Disney Destinations
tracy.goodson@disney.com

Director – Hotel
Renee Youngs
Hiltons of Washington, D.C.
renee.youngs@hilton.com
   


 Richard Kerekes is an independent sales, marketing and business development consultant specializing in the travel industry. An experienced tourism marketing executive, Richard served as vice president of sales and marketing for Gray Line New York Tours for many years before launching his own consulting business. He currently serves as Senior Consultant/Sales & Marketing, for Twin America. In 2012 he was appointed to the Marketing Advisory Group for Brand USA, Inc.
 

Honorary Board Member
Richard Kerekes
CitySights NY
richardkerekes@comcast.net
   

 

 
Advisory Board

   
Gail Sayadian
Choice Hotels
gail_sayadian@choicehotels.com 

Paul Mason has been the Global Sales Director for Wyndham Hotel Group/Cendant since November 2002 following a 20 year career in the hotel industry that included national and global positions. Paul’s primary focus has always been the tourism market with a strong emphasis on the inbound international market. As Global Sales Director of Sales for Wyndham, Paul handles the tour and travel and international markets for the East Coast to Mid West territory.
Paul Mason
Wyndham Hotel Group
paul.mason@wyn.com

Lisa Cully
Best Western International
lisa.cully@bestwestern.com

Gabriel Martinez
SeaWorld
Gabriel.Martinez@seaworld.com

 
Quick Links
Terms Of Use | Privacy Statement | Copyright 2013 by Receptive Services Association of America