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IH&RA – the International Hotel & Restaurant Association – is the only global business organization representing the hospitality industry worldwide. Officially recognized by the United Nations, IH&RA monitors and lobbies all international agencies on behalf of this industry, estimated to comprise 300,000 hotels and 8 million restaurants, employ 60 million people and contribute 950 billion USD annually to the global economy.

The IH&RA is run on a not-for-profit basis with a team led by a Director General. It is governed by a General Assembly and a Board of Directors.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Dr. Ghassan Aïdi President Cham Palaces & Hotels USA, France, Lebanon, UAE, Syria, Jordan P.O. Box 18163 Washington, DC 20036 USA Tel: +1 202 331 9299 Fax: +1 202 478 0367
Vice President Hotels Mr. Yannick Rouvrais COO & Member of the Management Board Orbis S.A Ul.Bracka 16 00-028 Warsaw - Poland Tel: 48 22 829 3904 Fax: 48 22 829 3946	Vice President Restaurants Mr. Bruce C. Cotton Director Emeritus NRA - National Restaurant Association of America 1200 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036-3097 – USA Tel: 1 202 331 5900 Fax 1 202 331 2429
Treasurer Joseph E. Spinnato President Hotel Association of New York City, INC 320 Park Avenue, 22 floor New York NY 10022-7398 - USA Tel: 1-212- 7546 700 Fax: 1-212-688 2838	Secretary Mr.Mounir Ben Miled President of Honour Fédération Tunisienne de l'Hôtellerie 62, Rue d'Iran Bp 61 Tunis 1002 Tunisia Tel: +216 71 846 000 Fax: +216 71 791 281
Director General Abraham Rosental IH&RA Headquarter Office Rue Montbrillant 87 CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 734 80 41 Fax: +41 22 734 80 56

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Regional Vice President Europe Joan Gaspart Solves President Grupo Husa Masia Torre Rodona Sabino de Arana 27 08028 Barcelona – Spain Tel: +34 93 510 13 00 Fax: +34 93 490 06 43	Regional Vice President Middle-East Fakhri Twal Jordan Hotel Association P O Box 950701 Amman Jordan Tel: + 962(656) 97683 Fax: 962 (656) 79467
National Association Representatives
Timur Bayindir President Touristic Hotels & Investors Association -TUROB Cumhuriyet Cad. Pak Apt. Kat: 6 D:12 HARBIYE 34437 SISLI – ISTANBUL - Turkey Tel: 90-212-296 0880 Fax: 90-212-343 8436	Bob Cotton Chief Executive British Hospitality Association Queens House 55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3BH United Kingdom Tel: + 44 2074047744 Fax: + 44 7718268049
Florian Hew Direktor GastroSuisse Blumenfeldstasse 20 CH-8046 Zurich - Switzerland Tel: 41 1 377 51 11 Fax: 41 1 377 55 82	R. K. Puri Secretary-General Hotel Association of India HAI 4-1-D, Taj Appartments Rao Rula Ram Marg 110022 New Delhi INDIA Tel: + 91 (11) 261711 10 Fax: + 91 (11) 261711 15
Xi Yanping Vice Chairman China Tourist Hotels Association 48, Xianggang Xilu Qigdao 266071 China Tel: +86 532 8387 1888 Fax: +86 532 8387 1152
Chains Council Representatives
Reas Kondraschow SVP & MD Wyndham Hotel Group Wyndham Hotel Group 1 Sylvan Way Parsippany NJ 07054 USA Tel: + 1 973 753 7485 Fax: + 1 973 753 7488
Worldwide Partners Representatives
Frank I. Wolfe CEO Hospitallity, Financial & Technology Professionals 11709 Boulder Lane, Suite 110 Austin, Texas USA Tel: + 1 (800) 6464387 Fax: + 1 (812) 249 7533
Independent Operators Representative
Mats Östblom Managing Director Hotell Liseberg Heden Sten Sturegatan 411 38 Göteborg – Sweden Tel: 46 31 750 6900 Fax: 46 31 750 6930