Melinda Alcosser
Melinda Alcosser is a Verified Travel Advisor (VTA) through American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). She works as a custom travel planner with All-Travel.
CEO, The Travel Foundation
Jeremy is a globally recognized leader and alliance builder, advocating for systems change that improves the impact of the travel and tourism sector on communities and the environment.
I help professionals seeking more freedom and flexibility to ditch their desk and discover their destiny through full time travel. I teach the mindset, money and mastery you need to make this lifestyle possible.
I’m one of those lucky folks who loves their job. With several decades of experience in tourism and hospitality marketing under my belt, I’ve gained strong insight into the two key sides of the equation: why/when/how consumers choose travel experiences, and why/when/how brands choose marketing initiatives.
Educator, mother, wife, traveler, yoga lover, humanist, feminist, LGBTQ ally, environmentalist, outdoors lover, camper, crafty, handywoman, risk-taker, animal lover and can’t stay away from dark chocolate.
Dr. Vanessa Hintz is a licensed clinical psychologist, workshop leader and keynote speaker. She is also a self-proclaimed “Psych Geek,” and incorporates elements of popular culture into her work
Keith Douglas, Founder and CEO of KD&CO Advisors, is a marketing, branding, and operations executive with 25+ years of experience in the travel, tourism, hospitality, and commercial real estate with globally
recognized iconic brands and assets.
Gregg Caren, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau oversees efforts to promote and sell Philadelphia as a premier destination for meetings, conventions, sporting events, overseas travelers, and group tour visitors. He also serves as the chief liaison for the city’s tourism and hospitality partners, including the Pennsylvania Convention Center, as well as national industry associations, […]
Al Hutchinson is the Chair of Destinations International and President & CEO of Visit Baltimore. He also serves on the boards of the United States Travel Association (USTA); Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA), the American Bus Association (ABA) and Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM). As the chief executive of the city’s official destination sales and marketing organization, he is responsible for overseeing the promotion of […]
Elliott Ferguson serves as President and CEO of Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC. A 30-year veteran of the travel and hospitality industry, Ferguson leads DDC’s efforts to generate economic opportunity for the District through meetings and tourism, overseeing the organization’s convention and tourism sales, marketing, finance and business development […]