Petra Hedorfer, CEO of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) was unanimously elected President of the European Travel Commission at the organisation’s 78th General Meeting in Brussels on June 10. As CEO of the German National Tourist Board, Hedorfer has been responsible for the promotion of Germany as a travel destination at home and abroad since November 2003. She joined the organization in 1998 as Global Head of Marketing, and was appointed to the board as CEO for Marketing in 2000.

Thanking Mr. Oberascher for his commitment and vision during two terms as President, Ms. Hedorfer singled out her initiatives to bring the organisation into the internet age, bring an emphasis on market intelligence, and to continue the enlargement of ETC’s membership in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Hedorfer succeeds Mr Arthur Oberascher of Austria for a three-year term. Also elected at the meeting as the organisation’s Vice Presidents were Peter De Wilde (Toerisme Vlaanderen, Belgium), Dr. Ivan Rona (Hungarian National Tourist Office, Hungary) and Dimitrij Piciga (Slovenian Tourist Board, Slovenia).

---

---