2017
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Arne Sorenson
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Marriott International
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Randy Smith
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STR
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2016
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Caroline Beteta
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Visit California |
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Christopher J. Nassetta
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Hilton Worldwide |
2015
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Michael A. Leven
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Georgia Aquarium
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W. Stephen Maritz
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Maritz Holdings Inc.
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2014
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Sam Gilliland
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Sabre Corporation
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Rossi Rallenkotter
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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
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2013
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Mike Gallagher
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CityPASS
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Randy Garfield
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The Walt Disney Company
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2012
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Gary Sain
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Visit Orlando
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Peter Greenberg
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CBS News
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2011
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The Honorable Harry Reid
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U.S. Congress
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Donald S. Freeman
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Freeman Companies
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2010
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Isadore Sharp
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
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2009
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Adam Goldstein
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Royal Caribbean International
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Stevan Porter
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InterContinental Hotel Group
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Andrew Taylor
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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2008
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Jay Rasulo
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
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2007
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Stephen P. Holmes
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Wyndham Worldwide
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2006
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Jonathan S. Linen
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American Express
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2005
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William S. Norman
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Travel Industry Association of America
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Alan Fredericks
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Travel Weekly
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2004
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Richard D. Fain
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Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
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2003
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson
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Carlson Companies Inc.
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2002
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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Loews Hotels
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2001
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Walt Disney
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Walt Disney Co.
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2000
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Joseph Vittoria
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The Travel Company
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1999
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Michael Egan
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Certified Vacations Group, Inc
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Edward Hogan
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Pleasant Holidays LLC
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1998
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Curtis Carlson
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Carlson Companies, Inc.
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1997
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Marjorie Beenders
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Missouri Division of Tourism
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Thomas Kershaw
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Hampshire House Corporation
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Patrick McMahon
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Virginia Tourism Corporation
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1996
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The Honorable Ronald Brown
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U.S. Department of Commerce
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Kenneth Hine, CAE
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American Hotel & Motel Association
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George Kirkland
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Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
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1995
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Jim Host
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National Tour Association, Inc.
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1994
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Roger Ballou
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American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.
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Darryl Hartley-Leonard
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation
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David Humphreys
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Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
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1993
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Ted Balestreri
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The Cannery Row Company
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Earlene Causey
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VIP Travel Agency of Baytown
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The Honorable John Rockefeller IV
|
U.S. Congress
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1992
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Stanley Fisher
|
Allied Tours
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Charles Goeldner
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University of Colorado, College of Business
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Robert Harnsberger
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Luray Caverns
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1991
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Preston Robert Tisch
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Loews Corporation
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Charles West
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Alaska Sightseeing Tours TravAlaska
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Kemmons Wilson
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Holiday Inns, Inc.
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1990
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Robert Dickinson
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Carnival Cruise Lines
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The Honorable Ernest Hollings
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U.S. Congress
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Dr. John Hunt
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University of Massachusetts--Amherst
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Norman Philion
|
Air Transport Association
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1989
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Bob LeBlanc
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Louisiana Office of Tourism
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Jack Lindquist
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Walt Disney Productions
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William Toohey
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Travel Industry Association of America
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1988
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Chuck Gee
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University of Hawaii
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Voit Gilmore
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Four Seasons Travel Service
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Arthur Tauck, Jr.
|
Tauck Tours
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1987
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Eric Friedheim
|
Travel Agent Magazine
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Robert Giersdorf
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Exploration Cruise Lines
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1986
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Edward Book
|
Hershey Entertainment and Resort Company
|
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William Edwards
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Hilton Hotels Corporation
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J. W. Marriott, Jr.
|
Marriott Hotels and Resorts
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1985
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Paul Ignatius
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Air Transport Association
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Howard "Bud" James
|
American Hotel & Motel Association
|
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Irwin Robinson
|
Travel Weekly
|
1984
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The Honorable Donna Tuttle
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USTTA
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Peter Ueberroth
|
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
|
1983
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Howard Clark
|
American Express Company
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Mary Huddleston
|
Trailways, Inc.
|
1982
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Jeanne James
|
Arizona Hotel & Motel Association
|
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James Michener
|
Author
|
1981
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Bunny Grossinger
|
Grossinger Hotel
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The Honorable James Santini
|
U.S. Congress
|
1980
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Melinda Bush
|
Hotel & Travel Index
|
|
James Montgomery
|
Pan American World Airways
|
1979
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Elana Andersen
|
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
|
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Robert Sullivan
|
San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
|
1978
|
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Marjorie McDonald
|
Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association
|
|
Paul Rodgers
|
Ozark Airlines, Inc.
|
1977
|
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Betty Blake
|
Betty Blake & Company
|
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James Kerrigan
|
Trailways, Inc
|
1976
|
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Katharine Kane
|
City of Boston
|
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William Walton
|
Holiday Inns, Inc.
|
1975
|
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Florence Somers
|
Redbook
|
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C. Langhorne Washburn
|
United States Travel Service
|
1974
|
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The Honorable Daniel Inouye
|
U.S. Congress
|
|
Frances Koltun
|
Frances Koltun Enterprises
|
1973
|
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Bill Hardman
|
Hardman Productions
|
1972
|
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Charles Gillett
|
New York Convention and Visitors Bureau
|
1971
|
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William Patterson
|
American Express Company
|
1970
|
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Laurance Rockefeller
|
Rockresorts, Inc.
|
1969
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Clarence Arata
|
Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade
|
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Robert Murphy, Jr.
|
Washington State Travel Council
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