International Academy for the Study of Tourism
CHARTER MEETING
21-24 June 1988
Santander, Spain

Founding Members: Julio Aramberri (Spain), Brian Archer (United Kingdom), Rene Baretje (France), John Bryden (United Kingdom), Richard Butler (Canada), Georges Cazes, Erik Cohen (Israel), Graham Dann (Barbados), Emanuel de Kadt (United Kingdom), William Eadington (United States), David Edgell (United States), Bryan Farell (United States), Franco Ferrario (Italy), Charles Goeldner (United States), Nelson Graburn (United States), John Hunt (United States), Jafar Jafari (United States), Claude Kaspar (Switzerland), Alfred Koch (Germany), Martinus Kosters (The Netherlands), Jost Krippnedorf (Switzerland), Marie-Francoise Lanfant (France), Dean MacCannell (United States), Robert McIntosh (United States), Krzysztof Przeclawski (Poland), Srdan Markovic (Yugoslavia), Josef Mazanec (Austria), Lisle Mitchell (United States), Dennison Nash (United States), Douglas Pearce (New Zealand), Philip Pearce (Australia), John Pigram (Australia), Abraham Pizam (United States), Jozef Van Doorn (The Netherlands), Brent Ritchie (Canada), Erwin Scheuch (Germany), Albeto Sessa (Italy), Valene Smith (United States), Peter Stringer (United Kingdom), Anthony Travis (United Kingdom), Carlton Van Doren (United States), Norbert Vanhove (Belgium), Geoffrey Wall (Canada), Steve Wanhill (United Kingdom).
Invited Guest at the Charter Meeting: Willibald Pahr, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization.

NOTES: Countries of the members reflect their locations at the time of the Charter Meeting. Bolded names indicate those who were present at the meeting.

 

Officers of the Academy

1988-1992
Founding President: Jafar Jafari
Secretary: Richard Butler
Treasurer: Franco Ferrario

1992-1994
Founding President: Jafar Jafari
Secretary: Abraham Pizam
Treasurer: Martinus Kosters

1994-1996
President: Richard Butler
Vice President: Graham Dann
Secretary: William Gartner
Treasurer: Charles Goeldner

1996-1998
President: Richard Butler
Vice President: Douglas Pearce
Secretary: William Gartner
Treasurer: Charles Goeldner

1998-2000
President: Geoffrey Wall
Vice President: William Gartner
Secretary: Alastair Morrison
Treasurer: Boris Vukonic

2000-2002
President: William Gartner
Vice President: Valene Smith
Secretary: Richard Perdue
Treasurer: Boris Vukonic

2002-2004
President: William Gartner
Vice President: Stephen Wanhill
Secretary: Richard Perdue
Treasurer: Kaye Chon

2004-2006
Board Chair: William Gartner
President: Richard Perdue
1st Vice President: Kaye Chon
2nd Vice President: Egon Smeral
Treasurer: Geoffrey Crouch

2006-2008
President: Richard Perdue
1st Vice President: Kaye Chon
2nd Vice President: Egon Smeral
Treasurer: Geoffrey Crouch

2008-2010
President: Pauline Sheldon
1st Vice President: Julio Aramberri
2nd Vice President: Larry Dwyer
Treasurer: Haiyan Song

 

Past Biennial Membership Meetings

Year
Location
1988 (Charter Meeting)
Spain
1989
Poland
1991
Canada
1993
Korea
1995
Egypt
1997
Malaysia
1999
Croatia
2001
Macau
2003
Finland
2005
Beijing
2007
Turkey
2009
Spain

Future Biennial Membership Meetings

Year
Location
2011
Taiwan
2013
Portugal