CEO Spotlight

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Dana Dunne of eDreams Odigeo

By Kevin May | July 13, 2018

The former EasyJet and AOL executive is steering the company through a critical time for online travel agencies, with a mixture of frenemy-type partnerships and focus on markets that work. Read More

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Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - T.J. Clark of TurnKey Vacation Rentals

By Mitra Sorrells | May 30, 2018

T.J. Clark co-founded the company in 2013 to provide vacation rental homeowners and guests a consistent, high-end experience similar to a fine hotel. It now has 400 employees and more than 3,500... Read More

Interview / Online

In the Big Chair - Cree Lawson of Arrivalist

By Mitra Sorrells | May 16, 2018

Arrivalist measures the movement of network-enabled mobile devices to determine what digital content influences consumers to visit a physical location. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Amiad Soto of Guesty

By Jill Menze | May 9, 2018

Amiad Soto co-founded Guesty alongside his twin brother in 2013. He has been named to Forbes Israel’s 30 under 30 list. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Gilad Berenstein of Utrip

By Mitra Sorrells | April 27, 2018

Utrip has accumulated about 400 million traveler preferences since it launched in 2011. The company works with brands such as JetBlue, TUI Group, Hilton and others to help their customers create... Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair – Noreen Henry of WayBlazer

By Mitra Sorrells | April 12, 2018

Hotel brands, travel tech providers, airline vacation packaging groups and others use Wayblazer’s AI-powered recommendation engine to help travelers find the best destinations and products. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Jens Wohltorf of Blacklane

By Kevin May | April 5, 2018

Since Jens Wohltorf co-founded the private car company in 2011, Blacklane has grown its reach to 250 cities and has raised $85 million. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Tobias Ragge of HRS

By Kevin May | April 3, 2018

The founder's son, Tobias Ragge has run HRS for 10 years, with a particular emphasis on pushing it into new markets around the world and, more recently, concentrating on its core corporate travel... Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Eric Breon of Vacasa

By Jill Menze | March 22, 2018

Coming to Vacasa with a background in venture capital and analytics, Eric Breon has since raised an industry-leading $140 million in funding for the company since founding it. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Mark Rabe of Sojern

By Jill Menze | March 15, 2018

As CEO, Mark Rabe has helped Sojern stay on various best places to work lists by fostering a culture of teamwork and innovation. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Clare Gilmartin of Trainline

By Kevin May | March 6, 2018

The former-eBay exec knows a lot about retail, expansion and customers - and can now add distribution, standardisation and mobile technology to her repertoire of skills needed to run an online business. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Brian Chesky of Airbnb

By Jill Menze | February 27, 2018

The three co-founders started Airbnb with an air mattress in their apartment. Now, the 36-year-old CEO oversees a travel company worth $31 billion. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Steve Milo of VTrips

By Jill Menze | February 20, 2018

The founder and CEO of VTrips, Steve Milo has learned every aspect of the vacation rental industry, starting when he bought his first vacation home 15 years ago. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Robert Albert of Routehappy

By Jill Menze | February 7, 2018

The travel industry veteran of more than ten-plus years will continue to lead Routehappy as a strategic business unit as part of its ATPCO acquisition. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Feargal Mooney of Hostelworld

By Kevin May | January 30, 2018

Guiding the company through acquisitions, an increase in competition and changes to the marketplace is an exec who has spent 15 years with the business. Read More

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