AWFT Board members The voices guiding the Collective Shift

The future of travel cannot be shaped from a single perspective.
Our Advisory Board is a community of thinkers, leaders and doers.
This board brings together leaders from different regions, sectors and generations, united by one conviction:
the transformations facing travel require broader thinking, deeper cooperation, and more courageous decision-making.

They do not represent a single institution or agenda.
They help challenge assumptions, broaden perspectives, and ensure that A World for Travel remains connected to the realities reshaping the world.

Alastair Crossley

Global Growth Director – Travel, AXA PARTNERS

Ana Mendes Godinho

Senior Advisor |Former Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Universidad Nova de Lisboa

Inge Huijbrechts

Chief Sustainability and Security Officer, Radisson Hotel Group

Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand

Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Events, IU International University of Applied Sciences

OLA WRIGHT

CEO at West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO)

Ada Xu

Director of International Affairs at Alibaba Group, Fliggy

Daniela Wagner

Commercial Manager, WTTC

Dr Misa Labarile

Policy officer, European Commission

Edgar Weggelaar

CEO and partner at Queer Destinations

Caragh Curran

Sustainable Tourism Consultants

Ibrahim Osta

Senior Advisor, Economic Growth & Trade, Chemonics International & Senior Destination Development Advisor, USAID Developing Sustainable

Jessica Berk Ross

General Manager of FINN Partners Washington

Fréderic Vanhoutte

President & founder, Eventiz

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