They joined 14 members inducted in the
2011 inaugural and
2012 classes. Former WorldTravel Partners president and BCD Travel Americas president Hood helped found TRX and pioneer the industry's first direct-connect technology and one of the first online booking engines. Former Avis chief executive Marshall, who died in 2012, reshaped British Airways as a privatized business. Smith co-founded Smith Travel Research, for decades a leading firm in hospitality research. Loews Hotels CEO Tisch helped found the Travel Business Roundtable and serves as chairman emeritus of its successor organization, the U.S. Travel Association. As Avis CEO, Vittoria created the Avis Employee Stock Ownership Trust, the largest employee stock ownership plan at the time.