Otto de Vries

Chief Executive Officer, ASATA

Otto de Vries is Chief Executive Officer of ASATA, in the role since December 2012.

ASATA is the Association of Southern African Travel Agents, the industry body for South African travel agencies, now rebranding as the Association of Southern African Travel Advisors. In August 2026 de Vries announced he will step down at the end of 2027 after 14 years in the role.

In the job

  1. The World Travel Agents Associations Alliance appointed de Vries as its executive director while he remained ASATA's chief executive. Source

  2. ASATA announced that de Vries will leave as chief executive at the end of 2027 and that the association is adopting the name Association of Southern African Travel Advisors. Source

Career before

  1. 2024-Executive Director, World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA)

Sources

  1. bizcommunity.com
  2. asata.co.za
  3. btafrica.blogspot.com
  4. travelnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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