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Experienced travel counselor with a long experience in the hospitality industry and helping people make their travel dreams come true, both from her desk and by acting as a host on the ground.

Head of TD Bank’s LGBTQ2+ Business Development (Canada), responsible for the development and growth of TD’s LGBTQ2+ customer segment. He sits on the boards of the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and The Rainbow Railroad.

General Manager at the Peninsula Bangkok, a luxury hospitality pedigree and respected member of the Peninsula family for over 15 years.

Principal at Tokyo based tour operator Out Asia Travel, Shintaro offers a variety of tour packages in Asia specifically for LGBT+travellers and is an experienced and exceptional LGBT travel coordinator creating memorable trips across the continent.

Born in Taipei, raised in Los Angeles, and now living in Chicago, Tom brings fresh outlook to the luxury travel industry, running his own travel business in partnership with Protravel International and was recently awarded the agency’s ‘Rising Star’ award.

Maartje and Roxanne are a travel blogger couple and photographers who tell stories of their magical journeys through their online platform and through their awe-inspiring photography on Instagram. They feature in TAT’s Go Thai Be Free campaign.

Julie Vu is a transgender Creator on YouTube/Instagram with over half a million subscribers. She documented her whole transition in front of the world and is an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Julie represented Canada in the Miss International Queen 2019 Pageant in Thailand.

Founder of The Gay Passport, an online travel guide for gay men. Since 2013 the Gay Passport has been creating unique travel content featuring our network of 450 leading gay influencers from across the world.

LoAnn Halden is Vice President-Communications for the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), the global leader in advancing LGBTQ+ travel.