Exhibit
      31.1





**OFFICER’S
      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES**


**EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF**


**2002
      (18 U.S.C. 1350)**





I,
      J.
      SCOTT TOMER, Chief Executive Officer of YTB International, Inc., certify
      that:




1.
        I have
        reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of YTB International,
        Inc.;
  2.
        Based
        on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue statement
        of
        a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
        statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
        were
        made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Quarterly
        Report;
  3.
        Based
        on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
        included in this Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects
        the
        financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
        as
        of, and for, the periods presented in this Quarterly Report;
  4.
        The
        registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
        and
        maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
        Rules
        13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
        defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant
        and
        have:
  (a)
        designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
        controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
        material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
        subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
        during the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared;
  (b)
          designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
          internal
          control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
          to
          provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
          and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
          with generally accepted accounting principles;
  (c)
            evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and
            procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
            of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
            covered
            by this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation; and
  (d)
              disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
              over
              financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal
              quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to material
              affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
  5.
                The
                registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
                on our most
                recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
                the
                registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
                directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
  (a)
                  all
                  significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
                  or operation of
                  internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
                  likely to
                  adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
                  and
                  report financial information; and
  (b)
                    any
                    fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                    employees who
                    have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
                    over financial
                    reporting.




Date:
            August
                14, 2008By:
            /s/ J.
                Scott TomerJ.
                Scott TomerChief
                Executive Officer