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Travel Weekly
23-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
Cruise Brothers
2024 sales: $191.5 million Previous ranking: 63 Employees: 55 full-time 820 Bald Hill Road Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: (401)780-0903 Website $191.5 million6355 full-time820 Bald Hill RoadWarwick, RI 02886Phone: (401)780-0903 Executives OWNER: Steven Gelfuso PRESIDENT/COO: David Accetturo CFO: Joseph Giampietro VP TECHNOLOGY: Jonathan Gelfuso VP MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS: Steven Eidelberg COMPANY FACTS * Privately held. * Hybrid of retail direct-to-consumer and a host agency. * Works with more than 6,000 independent contractors. * 90% of sales completed by hosted advisors. * Sales: 97% leisure, 2% meetings/incentives, 1% other. * A member of Travel Leaders Network. DEVELOPMENTS * Redesigned and launched consumer website. * Launched individual websites for each agent. * Launched the CBAT University interactive tool for those new to the business. * Added team leaders to guide new agents. LOOKING AHEAD * Adding customization to agent sites with a booking tool that automatically uploads into the agent portal. * Adding several management positions and expanding the customer care department. * Automating and integrating hotel and excursion bookings into the booking tool and agent portal. * Growing the luxury segment. * Cautiously optimistic moving forward while continuing to grow revenue and clientele.
Travel Weekly
23-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
Travelmation
2024 sales: $230 million Previous ranking: 59 Employees: Not disclosed 1180 N. Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Phone: (954) 247-4064 Website $230 million59Not disclosed1180 N. Federal HighwayFort Lauderdale, FL 33304Phone: (954) 247-4064 Executives VP, AGENT ENGAGEMENT: Michelle Bork VP, INNOVATION & STRATEGY: Alston Causey VP, DEVELOPMENT: Tim Elrod VP, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE: Kristina Cooper COMPANY FACTS * Privately held. * Adam Duckworth is the owner. * Works with 2,400 independent contractors. * Sales: 80% leisure, 20% business. * A member of Travel Leaders Network. DEVELOPMENTS * Focused on regional strategy for advisors, "working on keeping a large company feeling small." LOOKING AHEAD * Leaning into regional strategy, events and advisor engagement. * Expecting a great year, with sales increasing 30% to 40%.
Travel Weekly
23-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
Internova
2024 sales: $6 billion Previous ranking: 11 Employees: 3,217 full-time, 65 part-time 1633 Broadway, 35th Floor New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 944-2121 Website $6 billion113,217 full-time, 65 part-time1633 Broadway, 35th FloorNew York, NY 10019Phone: (212) 944-2121 Executives CEO: J.D. O'Hara CFO: Robert Klug PRESIDENT, ALTOUR: Gabe Rizzi PRESIDENT, GLOBAL TRAVEL COLLECTION: Angie Licea PRESIDENT, NEXION TRAVEL GROUP: Jackie Friedman PRESIDENT, TRAVEL LEADERS NETWORK: John Lovell PRESIDENT, THE VACATION GROUP: Jacqueline Dobson COMPANY FACTS * Privately held. * Owned by private equity firm Certares Management. * Sells directly to consumers plus hosting, franchising, travel management, hotel wholesaling, tour operating, and meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions. * Operates five primary divisions: Global Travel Collection (a luxury agency), Nexion Travel Group (a premium host agency), Travel Leaders Network (for agencies and advisors), Altour (for business travel) and The Vacation Group (direct-to-consumer brands). Additional boutique brands include Andrew Harper, Barrhead Travel Group, Bonotel Exclusive Travel, In the Know Experiences and Roadtrips. * Its network represents 114,000 nonemployee advisors globally when including Travel Leaders Network member advisors and International Network members, which produced $10 billion in sales. * Works with 7,900 independent contractors. * Sales: 59% leisure, 41% business. * A member of Travel Leaders Network and Virtuoso. DEVELOPMENTS * Reorganized to operate under three segments: agency services, advisor services and direct services. * Expanded partner offerings to include exclusive events such as Internova Plus, Internova Marketplace and the Internova Air Showcase, enabling its preferred partners to connect with top-producing advisors. * Launched a user-friendly booking tool for its advisors with simplified bookings for flight, hotel and car rentals through a "point-and-click" interface. * Introduced Altour Intelligence, an AI-powered suite that offers personalized booking, duty of care, program optimization, change management and predictive flight delay alerts. * Global Travel Collection partnered with Nicer to further integrate AI technology, enhancing advisor efficiency and client service. * Travel Leaders Network was named one of Newsweek's "Most Reliable Companies of 2025," recognized for its ease of doing business, exceptional value and strong reputation. * Refreshed Global Travel Collection's annual conference, Arrive (held May 19 to 22), to create high-end experiences that connect partners with top advisors and travel managers. LOOKING AHEAD * Enhancing its online booking tools for air, hotel and car rental and Cruise Complete for cruise.
Travel Weekly
23-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
KHM Travel Group
2024 sales: $409 million Previous ranking: 41 Employees: 66 full-time, 14 part-time 50 Pearl Road, Suite 300 Brunswick, Ohio 44212 Phone: (888) 227-0845 Website $409 million4166 full-time, 14 part-time50 Pearl Road, Suite 300Brunswick, Ohio 44212Phone: (888) 227-0845 Executives PRESIDENT/CEO: Rick Zimmerman VP, SALES AND MARKETING: Geoff Cox VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION: Karen Siburt VP, INDUSTRY RELATIONS: Anita Pagliasso VP, AGENT ENGAGEMENT: Bill Coyle COMPANY FACTS * Privately held host agency. * Owned by Rick Zimmerman. * Works with 5,334 independent contractors. * 99% of sales completed by hosted advisors. * Sales: 100% leisure. * A member of Travel Leaders Network. DEVELOPMENTS * Experienced a record-breaking year of paying weekly commissions with a single-week record of $1.6 million in June and 15 straight weeks paying more than $1 million. * Expanded one-on-one coaching to involve more team members in groups, marketing, social media and other sales. * Answered more than 10,000 support phone calls. * Added Extensions of Learning opportunities for those who attend its Boot Camp 1.0, Boot Camp 2.0 and Group Camp events to practice their skills and learn about new destinations, resorts and cruise lines. * Created educational courses about social media and Marketing Beyond the Screen. * Enhanced its agent-engagement efforts through events across the country, monthly webinars, check-in phone calls and resources for all levels of agents. LOOKING AHEAD * Developing a comprehensive luxury program that includes offerings from luxury suppliers, a monthly luxury travel newsletter, the Luxury Symposium at Hotel Cleveland in the fall and luxury travel education opportunities. * Expanding the number of trips offered to top-producing agents to include invitation-only travel experiences for its Diamond Elite, Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver Pinnacle agents. * Launching a partner membership option that enables advisors to pair up and work under the same brand. * Fostering leadership, community-building and networking for the next generation of travel professionals through the growth of its senior leadership team and new young professionals program. * Continuing the renovation of in-house training facilities to host Boot Camp events at the corporate office in Ohio to make in-person education (and virtual attendee options) more affordable and attainable for more advisors. * After a slower Wave season at the start of 2025, because of pricing and limited availability, company's outlook for the rest of the year and beyond is bright. * Seeing the biggest growth in elevated travel with value-added services and exclusive experiences. There's a strong demand for cruises because of capacity growth and the rise of interest in short cruises. * Anticipating larger growth on the cruise side (more than 15%) compared to land (2% to 5%).
Travel Weekly
23-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Weekly
Worldvia Travel Group
2024 sales: $319.8 million Previous ranking: 49 Employees: 70 full-time, 7 part-time 70 Mansell Court, Suite 100 Roswell, GA 30076 Phone: (763) 497-0839 Website $319.8 million4970 full-time, 7 part-time70 Mansell Court, Suite 100Roswell, GA 30076Phone: (763) 497-0839 Executives CEO: Jason Block PRESIDENT, CORPORATE: Jay Ellenby CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER: Joshua Harrell VP, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING: Farris Griggs COMPANY FACTS * Privately held. * Jason Block and Jay Ellenby are majority shareholders. * Mix of hosting and direct corporate and humanitarian sales. * Works with 3,250 independent contractors. * 70% of sales completed by hosted advisors. * Sales: 60% leisure, 35% business, 5% humanitarian. * A member of Travel Leaders Network and a Tzell Travel affiliate. DEVELOPMENTS * Developed technology, AI advisor tools, education conferences and events and marketing programs. LOOKING AHEAD * Investing in technology and client-acquisition programs. * 2025 is off to an excellent start, with strong demand for travel and for individuals entering the industry.
