Innovator Award
Joe D’Alessandro
GayCities Innovator" Award goes to Joe D’Alessandro, president of San Francisco Travel Association. GayCities honors D’Alessandro for his career promoting LGBTQ+ tourism first to the city of Portland, where he was CEO of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association for a decade. In 2006, he was named president of SF Travel, where Joe's vision, leadership and committment to welcoming LGBTQ+ travelers from across the globe make him the ideal recipient of this year's honors.