European Travel Commission Appoints New Chairman for the U.S.
Jean-Philippe Perol has been named chairman of the European Travel Commission for a one-year term through November 2008. A seasoned professional, he has nearly 35 years of experience in tourism in both public and private sectors.
Currently director for the Americas at Maison de la France, the official French tourism office based in New York, he has spent more than 12 years with the organization. Joining as marketing director in 1988, he has headed operations as director in Latin America and Germany. From 1998 to 2003, he was CEO for the entire Maison de la France organization, based in Paris. He has held the New York post since 2003.
During Mr. Perol’s tenure at Maison de la France the membership network of tourism companies increased 60 percent. He played an important role in creating the MDLF’s International Advisory Board, tour operators from around the world recognized for their contribution to developing French tourism, and also ensured the smooth transition of marketing into the online arena.
Mr. Perol began his career at Air France in 1972, first as a trainee in the tour operating subsidiary Jet Tours in Rio, and then in the Marketing department where he helped open new routes in Rio de Janeiro and Caracas for the Concorde.
