Peter de Jong, Senior Partner, Travel and Tourism Strategies, Inc.

Peter de Jong is Senior Partner of Travel and Tourism Strategies, Inc. (TTSI). TTSI provides strategic advice and support to public and private leaders in the travel and tourism industry. Until the end of 2008, Peter de Jong was President and CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), where he was responsible for providing visionary leadership to the Association and overseeing the delivery of services that enhance the growth, value and quality of Asia Pacific travel and tourism for the benefit of PATA members.
Prior to joining PATA in November 2001, Peter de Jong served as the Director General of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations (FIYTO) for 10 years. Under his leadership, FIYTO experienced a decade of unparalleled growth in membership, recognition and resources.
Before joining FIYTO in 1991, Peter de Jong worked for four years as an organisational development consultant in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A Dutch national and speaker of six languages, he served 11 years as Secretary General of The Experiment in International Living, a US-based international citizen exchange organisation that specialises in language and educational travel, intercultural studies and academic exchanges.
Peter de Jong was educated in the fields of journalism, English language and literature in Europe and the US.