Lyndall DeMarco to Leave International Tourism Partnership London Post

Lyndall DeMarco is to leave her position as Executive Director of the International Tourism Partnership and her present role with the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum..She will relocate to Australia but will continue with speaking engagements at key industry conferences as a senior representative of ITP and IBLF in the next eight months.

Lyndall assumed leadership of the International Hotels Environment Initiative (IHEI) which was repositioned as the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) in 2003. ITP has become a leading voice on responsible and sustainable hospitality through the setting of ground breaking standards, providing guidance and practical tools to the industry. Many of these tools will be released to the industry in the coming months.

Said the President of Marriott international Ed Fuller – Chairman of the ITP Governing Council and Trustee of IBLF – “Lyndall is leaving at a time when ITP is flourishing. She has taken the organization from a single focused environment initiative, to one that embraces every aspect of sustainable tourism. From the Green Hotelier Magazine, to the Sustainable Hotel Sitting & Design Guide and the Youth Career Initiative, Lyndall has made her mark on our industry. She has made a difference to the lives of many individuals through her personal generosity and by inspiring us as industry leaders to move social responsibility up the corporate agenda.”

Lyndall joined IBLF 7 years ago based on the success of the Youth Career Initiative (YCI), a programme she founded in Thailand in 1994. This program continues to flourish in ten countries from Jordan to Mexico to Australia graduating 250 students per year

Initially she worked with Robert Davies on the establishment of a “digital divide” project, piloting in South Africa. This World Bank funded programme facilitated the transfer of IT equipment to South Africa, local refurbishment, and distribution to education facilities supported by deployment standards and training. The successful pilot proved to be the model for the multi-million dollar Digital Partnership programme in Ethiopia, in partnership with the World Bank and Ethiopian government, that will see the establishment of a ground breaking refurbishment and training centre and de manufacturing facility.

“Lyndall has made a difference to the lives of many individuals by inspiring industry leaders to respond with practical action. Her leadership, enthusiasm, energy and dynamic style will be greatly missed.” Said IBLF