EFTI Welcomes New Board Member
Alfredo H. Gonzalez
Mr. Alfredo Gonzalez is joining our EFTI Advisory Board on July 1, 2021. Alfredo Gonzalez is the Founding Partner of AG Hospitality Group.
Alfredo Gonzalez founded AG Hospitality Group in March of 2017. Today he proudly represents Discover Long Island and Frontier Airlines. After spending 2 years as Vice President of Global Development for Visit Florida, a position he held since January of 2015.
Prior to joining Visit Florida, Alfredo held the position of Senior Vice President of Global Development for Brand USA in Washington, DC. While at Brand USA, Alfredo was responsible for launching the United State’s first ever nationally coordinated tourism marketing effort to increase international visitation to the United States.
Alfredo also spent almost 15 years with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau as Vice President of International Sales. Alfredo helped to reposition Greater Fort Lauderdale as a premier vacation and business destination and led the bureau’s successful air-service development initiative, which helped Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport become one of the fastest growing domestic and international airports in the nation, attracting new flights from South America, Central America, the United Kingdom, Germany, The Middle East and Scandinavia to mention a few.
Alfredo has been a passionate member of the travel industry, and held leadership positions with Marriott Hotels, Palace Resorts, CFI Resorts/Westgate and Bancor Leaders in Travel in a career that has spanned over 3 decades.
Alfredo is a member of SKAL international, is a member of the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach and the International Inbound Travel Association. Alfredo earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Florida. Alfredo is married to Tina and has three beautiful daughters, Chelsea, Alexandra and Jessica. Alfredo also loves golf, but he is not very good at it.
