GEMELLI CONSULTANTS
Consulting Services
We Turn Tourism Strategy Into Measurable Results.
Gemelli Consulting Corporation delivers executive-level advisory services to destinations, governments, airlines, hospitality companies, and investors, drawing on more than two decades of leadership at the highest levels of global tourism.
Built on Leadership. Proven in the Field.
Gemelli Consulting Corporation brings executive-level experience to every engagement firsthand knowledge of how destinations are built, how airlines evaluate route decisions, how investors assess tourism markets, and how brands earn lasting global visibility.
Our principals have served as national tourism CEOs, negotiated international air service agreements, produced globally distributed destination media, and advised governments and private stakeholders across four continents. That depth of experience, combined with a global network of senior industry relationships, gives our clients a decisive advantage.
We work with a select number of clients at a time. Every engagement receives senior-level attention, strategic clarity, and a commitment to outcomes that endure.
Six Ways We Move the Needle for Our Clients
Increase Visitor Economy Impact
We help destinations move beyond raw visitor volume and compete for higher-value travelers, improving yield, extending seasonality, and strengthening the overall economic contribution of tourism.
Secure New Air Service
Air connectivity is a destination’s most critical infrastructure. We bring direct negotiating experience with airlines to support route development initiatives that open new markets and strengthen existing ones.
Strengthen Destination Positioning
A strong destination brand is a clear, compelling, and consistently delivered promise to the right audience. We help destinations define that promise and build the market strategy to deliver it with impact.
Attract Tourism Investment
We connect destinations, developers, and investors with the right opportunities and help each party build the case that closes the deal and drives sustainable development.
Expand International Partnerships
The relationships that drive long-term tourism growth are strategic and deliberate. We identify, develop, and structure partnerships that create sustained value across markets and sectors.
Increase Global Visibility
Visibility is earned through strategic intent. We leverage media, storytelling, and targeted communications to raise destination profiles with the audiences and decision-makers that matter most.
A Full-Spectrum Practice. One Senior Team.
- Destination Development & Strategy
- Destination Marketing & Brand Positioning
- Air Service Development & Airline Relations
- Tourism Investment & Business Development
- Hospitality & Hotel Strategy
- International Partnerships
- Global Media & Destination Storytelling
- Crisis Management & Recovery
- Executive Advisory Services
- Speaking & Executive Workshops
SELECT EXPERIENCE
The Track Record That Sets Us Apart
Tourism Leadership
Served as CEO of the Croatian National Tourist Board USA and CEO of the Croatian National Association of Hoteliers and Restaurateurs, two of the most consequential roles in Croatian tourism development, carrying full executive accountability at the national level.
Aviation Development
Led direct air service negotiations between Croatia and major international carriers, securing route agreements that expanded market access and drove measurable growth in inbound visitor traffic.
Global Media Production
Served as International Production Consultant on internationally distributed travel television productions, bringing destination storytelling to global audiences at scale.
Hospitality Industry
More than two decades of direct engagement with hotel groups, tourism boards, resort developers, and destination stakeholders across multiple international markets and ownership structures.
Academia
Professor of Strategic Management, Tourism, Hospitality, Leadership, and Crisis Management, ensuring every advisory engagement is grounded in both proven executive practice and rigorous strategic thinking.
The Organizations That Shape Global Tourism
- National Tourism Organizations
- Ministries of Tourism
- Destination Marketing Organizations
- Airlines
- Airport Authorities
- Hotel Companies
- Resort Developers
- Investors and Private Equity Firms
- Convention & Visitors Bureaus
- Hospitality Associations
- Government Agencies
Three Reasons. All of Them Matter.
Executive Experience
Our advice comes from people who have run national tourism organizations, negotiated with airlines, managed crises, and delivered results under real accountability. That executive background changes the quality of every conversation.
Global Network
Two decades of senior-level relationships across tourism, aviation, hospitality, media, and government means our clients benefit from who we know and who answers our call.
Results-Oriented Approach
A strategy document is the beginning of the work. We stay engaged until the engagement produces something concrete, a new route, a repositioned brand, a closed investment, a stronger market position.
Let’s Talk About What You’re Trying to Build.
If you are leading a destination, an airline, a hospitality company, or an investment with a tourism component and you need a senior advisory partner who has operated at the highest levels of this industry, we would like to hear from you.