Members of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board at the Inaugural Meeting on September 8, 2003 on Ellis Island, New York City.

Members, left to right, are: Manuel Cortez, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority; Jonathan Linen, American Express Company; Charles Gargano, Empire State Development Corporation; William Hyde, Jr., Ruth's Chris Steak House; James Rasulo, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts; Jeremy Jacobs, Delaware North Companies; Commerce Secretary Donald Evans; Jonathan Tisch, Loews Hotels; Noel Irwin Hentschel, American Tours International; Robert Taubman, The Taubman Company; J.W. Marriott, Jr., Marriott International, Inc.; Chris von Imhof, Alaska International Airport Tourism Marketing Council; Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels and Resorts; Scott Praven for Glenn Tilton, United Airlines; Manuel Stamatakis, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau; and Henry Silverman, Cendant Corporation.