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