After 11 and a half years of contribution, Eben Peck, executive vice president of advocacy for the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is stepping down to pursue another opportunity in the travel industry. Peck will officially depart the association on October 12, 2023, and will be remembered by his coworkers and ASTA members for his “integrity, judgment, graciousness and persuasive power,” according to Zane Kerby, president and CEO of ASTA.
In 2012, Peck joined ASTA as the senior vice president of government and public affairs. Later, in 2017, Peck was named the organization’s executive vice president of advocacy where he led advisors through many challenging days, including those of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“From the start, Eben spearheaded ASTA’s work to protect your interests at all levels of government — federal, state and the occasional local government dispute,” said Kerby. “From getting travel advisors off the dreaded DOL blacklist, to fighting Paycheck Protection Program loans and unemployment insurance, to helping secure an exemption for advisors in California AB 5, to the too-numerous-to-count state tax fights, Eben has borne the heat of the day. His tenure featured a series of legislative and regulatory victories that saved our industry an estimated $720 million in new taxes, fees and other costs, and a fifteen-fold increase in ASTA’s annual political fundraising receipts to more than $800,000. In short, Eben leaves a legacy of immense professional achievement.”
Peck’s ASTA teammates, and those of us here at The Compass, wish him well in his future endeavors.
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