FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Asosiasi Perjalanan Gay & Lesbian Internasional ngumumake dina iki yen pimpinan pariwisata paling anyar sing nampa janjian dadi dewan direksi yaiku Shiho Ikeuchi, Direktur Pemasaran Luar Negeri kanggo Hotel Granvia Kyoto. Ikeuchi, sing saiki makili IGLTA minangka duta merek sukarelawan ing Jepang, minangka anggota dewan pisanan ing Asia ing sajarah asosiasi 33 taun.

Janjian kasebut nggambarake komitmen tambah asosiasi kanggo jangkauan Asia, amarga potensial tuwuhing bawana kanggo pariwisata LGBT mlebu lan metu. Ing 2015, IGLTA resmi kemitraan karo Asosiasi Perjalanan Asia Pasifik, melu ing ITB Asia ing Singapura, lan nganakake sawetara lokakarya LGBT kanggo bisnis pariwisata ing Jepang.

Michael McDowell, Wakil Presiden, Pariwisata Budaya, Pariwisata & Konvensi Los Angeles, lan Chris Stanley, Direktur Akun Penjualan Perusahaan lan Insentif, Silversea Cruises, masing-masing diangkat maneh kanggo periode rong taun.

Papan anyar ditrapake ing pungkasan rapat dewan sadurunge Konvensi Global Tahunan kaping 33 IGLTA ing Cape Town, 14-16 April. Saliyane telung sing ditunjuk iki, anggota dewan sing bali yaiku: Jody Cole, pangadeg Wild Rainbow African Safaris; Norma Dekan, Direktur, Penjualan Khusus, Delta Air Lines; Richard Gray, Managing Director kanggo Pasar LGBT, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Biro Pengunjung; Rika Jean-Francois, Komisaris Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan ing segmen ITB Berlin/LGBT kanggo ITB; Tom Jenkins, Direktur Eksekutif, Asosiasi Operator Tur Eropa (ETOA); Juan Julia, pangadeg Axel Hotels; Dan Melesurgo, Wakil Presiden, Kemitraan Strategis, Eksekutif Asosiasi American Society (ASAE); Jon Munoz, Direktur Senior Keanekaragaman lan Inklusi Global, Hilton Worldwide; lan Ed Salvato, pangareping editor ManAboutWorld. John Tanzella, Presiden/CEO IGLTA, nduweni kursi non-voting ing papan.

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In 2015, IGLTA formalized a partnership with the Pacific Asia Travel Association, participated in ITB Asia in Singapore, and conducted several LGBT workshops for tourism businesses in Japan.
Ikeuchi, who currently represents IGLTA as a volunteer brand ambassador in Japan, is the first Asia-based board member in the association's 33-year history.
Lesbian Travel Association announced today that the newest tourism leader to receive an appointment to its board of directors is Shiho Ikeuchi, Overseas Director of Marketing for the Hotel Granvia Kyoto.