”EXCELTUR, Alianza para la Excelencia Turística” (“Alliance for the Excellency in Tourism”), is a non profit tourism association formed by the Chairmen of the 27 leading Spanish tourist groups from the following sectors: Airlines, railways, cruises, hotels, travel agencies, tour operators, credit cards, rent-a-car, theme parks, tourist hospitals, and GDS’s.
EXCELTUR was incorporated at the end of 2001, with the following main goals:
· To raise the awareness and promote a better knowledge and understanding of the socioeconomic importance of tourism, the job creation capacity, and its multiplying effects over the Spanish economy.
· To promote and encourage the highest degree of competitiveness for the Spanish tourism industry to be able to consolidate its leadership and worldwide presence/investments in the most sustainable manner.
The approximate turnover of all the EXCELTUR´s members exceeded 30.000 million Euros in 2012, with a labour force of over 220.000 employees, and direct investments in more than 40 countries of all Continents. The turnover of EXCELTUR’s members approximately represents a 4% of Spain’s GDP.
List of associated firms and their representatives
Company
Representative
Position in Company
AIR NOSTRUM, LAM, S.A.
D. Carlos Bertomeu
Chairman & CEO
AMADEUS IT GROUP
D. José Antonio Tazón
Chairman of the Board
AMERICAN EXPRESS ESPAÑA
D. Pablo Ribas
VP & General Manager Global Corporate Payments & B2B
AVIS
D. Massimo Marsili
Chairman & CEO
BALEARIA EUROLINEAS MARÍTIMAS S.A.
D. Adolfo Utor
Chairman
BINTER CANARIAS
D. Pedro Agustín del Castillo
Chairman
eDreams ODIGEO
D. Javier Pérez-Tenessa
Chairman
ENTERPRISE ATESA
D. Karsten Summers
VP, General Manager - Spain
EUROPCAR IB
D. José María González
VP General Manager - Spain
GLOBALIA
Dª Mª José Hidalgo
Chief Executive Officer of Globalia & Managing Director of Air Europa Airlines
HOSPITEN GESTION, A.I.E.
D. Pedro Luis Cobiella
General Manager
HOTELBEDS
D. Joan Vilá
Chairman
HOTELES PLAYA SENATOR
D. José María Rossell
Chairman
HOTUSA
D. Amancio López
Chairman
IBERIA LAE
D. Luis Gallego
Chairman
IBEROSTAR GROUP
D. Aurelio Vázquez
Chief Executive Officer Europe, Middle East & Africa
LOGITRAVEL
D. Ovidio Andrés
Chairman
LOPESAN HOTEL GROUP
D. Eustasio López
Chairman
MELIÁ HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
D. Sebastián Escarrer
Board Member
NH HOTELS
D. Federico González
Chief Executive Officer
PALLADIUM HOTEL GROUP
D. Abel Matutes Prats
Vice Chairman & General Manager
RIU HOTELS
Dª Carmen Ríu and D. Luis Riu
Chief Executive Officer
WORLD DUTY FREE GROUP
D. Rafael Arias-Salgado
Chairman
Alberto Nuñez Feijoó
President of the Autonomous Government of Galicia
Carlos Bertomeu
Chief Executive Officer, Air Nostrum LAM
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros
The Government High Commissioner for "Spain" Brand
Michael Frenzel
Chairman, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Jorge Schoenenberger
Partner Deloitte, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Lead
Julio Bruno
Global Vice President Sales, T4B,TrypAdvisor
José Luis Zoreda
Chief Executive Officer, Exceltur
Adolfo Utor
Chairman, Balearia
Peter Fankhauser
Group Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Cook Group plc.
Luis Gallego
CEO, Iberia LAE
Juan José Hidalgo
Chairman, Globalia Group
Natalia Vorobieva
CEO and General Director, Natalie Tours
Issa Jouaneh
Vice President & General Manager, Global Meetings & Events, American Express
Gabriel Escarrer Jaume
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Meliá Hotels International
Javier Bellido
CSO, Group Chief Supplier Relations & Country Manager for Spain, eDreams ODIGEO
José Ramón Bauzá
President of the Autonomic Government of the Balearic Islands
Alex Cruz
Chairman, Vueling Airlines
Gabriele Burgio
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Alpitour World
Marthinus Van Schalkwyk
Minister of Tourism, South Africa
Gerald Lawless
President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Jumeirah Group
Antonio Vázquez
Chairman of International Airlines Group (IAG)
Amancio López
Chairman of Exceltur & Chairman of Hotusa Hotel Chain
José María Palencia
Chief Executive Officer, World Duty Free Group
Peter Long
Chief Executive Officer, TUI Travel PLC
Paulino Rivero
President of the Autonomous Government of the Canary Islands
Claudia Ruiz Massieu
Secretary of Tourism, México
Isabel Borrego
State Secretary for Tourism, Government of Spain
Hisham Zaazou
Minister of Tourism of Egypt
Carmen Riu
Chief Executive Officer, Riu Hotels
Federico González
Chief Executive Officer, NH Hoteles
José Mª González
Chief Executive Officer, Europcar IB
Abel Matutes Prats
Chief Executive Officer, Palladium Hotel Group
Bern Fauser
Global Head of Travel Top Accounts Google
Miguel Fluxá
Executive Chairman of Iberostar Group
Taleb Rifai
Secretary-General , World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Joan Vila
Chairman, Hotelbeds
Sebastián Escarrer
Vice-Chairman of Exceltur and Board Member of Meliá Hotels International
Johan Svanstrom
President Hotels.com Worldwide & Venere.com (Expedia, Inc.)
Luis Maroto
President & CEO, Amadeus IT Group
Jaime Sáenz de Tejada
Managing Director for Spain & Portugal. Member of the Executive Committee BBVA
Juan Antonio Alcaraz
Managing Director, Caixabank
Jaime Guardiola Romojaro
Chief Executive Officer, Bank Sabadell
Juan Antonio Alcaraz -
Managing Director, Caixabank
José Ramón Bauzá -
President of the Autonomic Government of the Balearic Islands
Javier Bellido -
CSO, Group Chief Supplier Relations & Country Manager for Spain, eDreams ODIGEO
Carlos Bertomeu -
Chief Executive Officer, Air Nostrum LAM
Isabel Borrego -
State Secretary for Tourism, Government of Spain
Julio Bruno -
Global Vice President Sales, T4B,TrypAdvisor
Gabriele Burgio -
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Alpitour World
Alex Cruz -
Chairman, Vueling Airlines
Sebastián Escarrer -
Vice-Chairman of Exceltur and Board Member of Meliá Hotels International
Gabriel Escarrer Jaume -
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Meliá Hotels International
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros -
The Government High Commissioner for "Spain" Brand
Peter Fankhauser -
Group Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Cook Group plc.
Bern Fauser -
Global Head of Travel Top Accounts Google
Miguel Fluxá -
Executive Chairman of Iberostar Group
Michael Frenzel -
Chairman, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)