50 MOST IMPORTANT WOMEN IN TRAVEL

 

 

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1     Lindsay Nelson, Chief Experience Officer & Chief Brand Officer, Tripadvisor

 

2     Jane Jie Sun, CEO of CTRIP   

 

3     Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO, Celebrity Cruises 

 

4     Joanna Geraghty, President and CEO, JetBlue  

 

5     Kellyn Smith Kenny, Chief Marketing Officer, Hilton 

 

6     Debby Soo, Chief Commercial Officer, KAYAK and Open Table 

 

7     Jacki Marks, Executive Vice President, Travel Agent Business, Apple Leisure Group 

 

8     Sarah Waffle Gavin, Vice President, Global Communications and Corporate Brand, Expedia  

 

9     Christine Duffy, President Carnival Cruise Line

 

10   Kathleen Kelly Oberg, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Marriott International, Inc.  

 

11    Ariane Gorin, Expedia  

 

12    Malia Asfour, Director, Jordan Tourism Board North America (JTBNA)

 

13    Gloria Guevara Manzo, President & CEO of World Travel & Tourism Council 

 

14    Jan Swartz, President and CEO, Princess Cruises

 

15    Sonia Cheng, CEO, Rosewood Hotel Group

 

16    Lindsey Ueberroth, CEO, Preferred Hotels & Resorts  

 

17    Olga Polizzi, Deputy Chairman and Director of Design, Rocco Forte Hotels; Owner The Polizzi Collection

 

18     Neha Parikh, President, Hotwire

 

19     Stephanie Chung, President, JetSuite

 

20    Tali Golan, Director of Social Impact, Tripadvisor

 

21    Joanne Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Delta Air Lines

 

22    Kristin Karst, Executive Vice President and Co-owner, AmaWaterways

 

23    Elise Eberwein, Executive Vice President of People and Communications, American Airlines

 

24    Amber Asher, President, Standard International 

 

25    Carly Van Sickle, Director, Global Brand Marketing, The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International

 

26    Casey Hanisko, President, Adventure Travel Trade Association  

 

27    Vicki Freed, Senior Vice President, Sales, Trade Support and Service, Royal Caribbean

 

28    Petra Hedorfer, CEO, Germany National Tourism Board

 

29    Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder, Cruise Planners  

 

30    Sara Nelson, International President, Association of Flight Attendants 

 

31    Amélie de Montchalin, State Secretary for European Affairs, France

 

32    Jaqui Lewis, President and Managing Director, Audley Travel, North America 

 

33    Captain Kate McCue, Commanding Officer for Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Cruises

 

34    Manal Kelig, Executive Director Middle East and North Africa, Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) 

 

35     Shannon Knapp, CEO, Leading Hotels of the World

 

36    María Reyes Maroto Illera, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Spain  

 

37    Amy Virshup, Editor, New York Times Travel Section

 

38    Laura Davidson, President and Founder, Laura Davidson PR

 

39    Valerie Ann Wilson, Founder and CEO, Valerie Wilson Travel

 

40    Tracy Bamber, Strategic Sales Manager, Wilderness Safaris

 

41    Jennifer Baum, President and Founder, Bullfrog and Baum

 

42    Melanie Brandman, Founder and CEO, The Brandman Agency

 

43    Sonia Lee, Inspiration for the Camera Phone

 

44    Alice Marshall, Owner, Alice Marshall Public Relations

 

45    Fallon Hirschhorn, Skylark’s Chief Vacation Officer

 

46    Neelam Khanna, Co-founder, Ananda in the Himalayas

 

47    Alessandra Alonso, Founder, Women in Travel

 

48    Caryn Seidman-Becker, CEO, Clear

 

49    Rebecca Tobin, Managing Editor, Travel Weekly

 

50    Lauren Bates, Founder, Wild Terrains