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Yuri Horowitz

United States

Summary

I have 17 years experience working in the travel and tourism industry, with experience across the entire value chain – from front-end hospitality to high level tourism planning and policy. Specializing in community engagement, emerging destinations and sustainable tourism, I focus on developing a shared vision among stakeholders and implementing programs that have far reaching community benefits. Some of the organizations I have worked with include, the World Bank, Clinton Foundation, U.S. Peace Corps, USAID, U.S. Travel Association, Tourism Cares, Solimar International and Starwood Hotels. I have a Master of Tourism in Sustainable Destination Management from George Washington University’s Business School and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Colorado – Boulder. A traveler at heart, I have been to 57 countries on 6 continents and worked on tourism development projects all over the world from Peru and Haiti to Mali and Sri Lanka.

Experience

  • tourism
  • development
  • personnel / human resources
  • private sector development
  • community
  • united states
  • sri lanka
  • haiti
  • mali
  • peru
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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