Honour Committee

Aníbal Cavaco Silva
President of Portugal

Taleb Rifai
Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

João Pinto Guerreiro
Rector of the University of Algarve

José Vieira da Silva
Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development of Portugal

José Mariano Gago
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal

Bernardo Trindade
Secretary of State for Tourism of Portugal

Luis Manuel dos Santos Silva Patrão
President of Turismo de Portugal

Eduardo Fayos-Solà
Executive Secretary of the UNWTO Knowledge Network

Angelika Liedler-Janoschik
Hed of Division for International Tourism Affairs, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Austria

Efigénio da Luz Rebelo
Dean of the Faculty of Economics - University of Algarve

Rui Cabral e Silva
Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology - University of Algarve

António Manuel da Costa Guedes Branco
Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences - University of Algarve

Paulo Águas
Dean of the School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism of the University of the Algarve

João Albino Silva (Secretary of the Committee)
President of the Centre for Research in Tourism and Leisure – University of Algarve

Don Hawkins
Professor and Director International Institute of Tourism Studies – The George Washington University
Ulysses Prize recipient 2003

Brent Ritchie
Chair of World Tourism Education and Research Centre- University of Calgary
Ulysses Prize recipiente 2004

Jafar Jafari
Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA
Ulysses Prize recipient 2005

David Airey
Former Co-chair of the UNWTO EDSCO and Pro-Vice-Chancellor- University of Surrey
Ulysses Prize recipient 2006

Pauline Sheldon
Professor Emeritus and President, International Academy for the Study of Tourism.
Ulysses Prize recipient 2008

Chris Cooper
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Business - Oxford Brookes University
Ulysses Prize recipient 2009