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.
Board of Directors

Chairman
Ellen Persons
AlliedTPro
ellen.persons@alliedtpro.com

Vice Chairman
Jonathan Zuk
Amadeo Travel Solutions, LLC
jzuk@amadeotravel.com
Secretary
Veronique Hubert
TeamAmerica
veronique@teamamericany.com 
Treasurer
Jane Rutter
Meeting Point North America
jane.rutter@meetingpointnorthamerica.com 
Past Chairman
Robert Santamaria
Event Travel Solutions
RSantamaria@etsevents.com 
Director - RTO
Suzi Steiger
RMP Travel
suzi.steiger@rmptvl.com
Director - RTO
Jessica Sporn
Bonotel Exclusive Travel
jessica@bonotel.com 
Director - RTO
Jeff Karnes
New World Travel
jeff.karnes@ca.newworldtravel.com
Director- RTO
Sevil Arnavutoglu-Le
GTA
Sevil.Le@gta-travel.com 
Director - Transportation
Richard Kerekes
CitySights NY
richardkerekes@comcast.net
Director – Advisory Board Voting Member
Susan Dixon
Worlds of Discovery
susan.dixon@seaworld.com 
Director – DMO
Hubertus Funke
San Francisco CVB
hfunke@sfcvb.org
Director- Restaurant/Attraction
Maritza Scher
NY Waterway
scher@nywaterway.com 
Director – Hotel
Paul Mason
Wyndham Worldwide
Paul.mason@wyn.com

Honorary Board Member
Sean Bayliss
AlliedTPro
sean.bayliss@alliedtpro.com

 

 

Advisory Board

Tracy Goodson
Disney Destinations
tracy.goodson@disney.com

Pamela Watkins
Beaches of South Walton
pwatkins@beachesofsouthwalton.com
Gail Sayadian
Choice Hotels
gail_sayadian@choicehotels.com 
Rosemarie Payne
St. Petersburg/Clearwater
rosemarie@floridasbeach.com 
Mike McGaffigan
Universal Orlando
michael.mcgaffigan@UniversalOrlando.com 
 

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