John Tanzella

President & CEO, IGLTA

John Tanzella is the President/CEO of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), a non-profit tourism association that is the global leader in advancing LGBTQ+ travel. IGLTA is headquartered in Florida, with additional staff located in Washington D.C., Madrid, São Paulo, Bogota, Paris, London and Cape Town. IGLTA's network is made up of more than 5,000 tourism business professionals in approximately 80 countries. In marketing its tourism industry business members, IGLTA reached more than 4 million unique travellers in 2019. 

The IGLTA Foundation was created in 2015 as the philanthropic arm of the association, supporting the tourism industry with research, education and developing future LGBTQ+ tourism leaders. IGLTA is the only LGBTQ+ Affiliate Member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Tanzella also serves on the Board of Directors for the Stonewall National Museum & Archives (U.S). Born in Boston to Italian immigrant parents, he attended the University of Georgia and resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.