Nina Meyer

President & Chairman of the Board
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)

Nina Meyer began her career in the travel industry in 1976 as an independent contractor for CIA Travel, where in addition to serving clients she was also responsible for the company’s accounting After her first two years in business, she had grown a large enough clientele that she was able to open her own agency, Vision Travel. Through Vision Travel, Meyer developed a tour operation for Laker, Arrow and Eastern Airlines and established three branch locations in her first few years in business.

In 2001, she merged Vision Travel with several other agencies to create TraveLeaders, which was ultimately acquired by what is now known as Travel Leaders Group. Meyer became the national director of leisure at Travel Leaders in 2005 and worked to develop preferred vendor relationships, generate revenue, expand and train the Independent Contractor Program and mentor all management staff. She also developed and led other programs to promote leisure travel. Meyer also acted as Travel Leaders' liaison with Virtuoso

In April 2009, Meyer joined Express Travel as director of sales and marketing. There, she leads initiatives to continue the company’s growth, as well as expand its role as a leader in luxury travel. An advocate for the industry, Meyer served four years as president of ASTA’s South Florida chapter and currently is past-president of the International SKAL Club of Miami. She has also served on numerous task forces and committees for both ASTA and Virtuoso. Most recently, Meyer was ASTA’s national treasurer.