About National Travel and Tourism Office
The National Travel and Tourism Office works to enhance the international competitiveness of the U.S. travel and tourism industry and increase its exports, thereby creating U.S. employment and economic growth through:
- Management of the travel and tourism research and statistical program for assessing the economic contribution of the travel and tourism industry and providing the sole source for data on international travel to and from the United States;
- Organization and administration of travel and tourism export expansion activities; and
- Development and implementation of travel and tourism policy, strategy and advocacy initiatives through collaboration with domestic and international public and private sector stakeholders.
National Travel and Tourism Office Leadership Team
Alex Lasry
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism
Brian Beall
Director
David Huether
Deputy Director, Research
Jennifer Aguinaga
Deputy Director, Policy
National Travel and Tourism Team Members
Melissa Bennett
Travel and Tourism, Office Administration
Richard Champley
Travel and Tourism, Research
Curt Cottle
Travel and Tourism, Policy
Rafael Gabriel
Travel and Tourism, Research
Christina Gay
Travel and Tourism, Policy
Margie Parker
Travel and Tourism, Research
Julianna Rak
Travel and Tourism, Policy
Schermin Smiley
Travel and Tourism, Office Administration
John Terpening
Travel and Tourism, Research
Tien Tian
Travel and Tourism, Research