Leading Executives in Travel Agencies
Ariane Gorin
Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Group
Former Expedia for Business chief; became Expedia Group CEO on May 13, 2024, known for accelerating B2B partnerships and platform strategy.
Glenn D. Fogel
President & Chief Executive Officer, Booking Holdings
Has led Booking Holdings since January 2017 and also serves as CEO of Booking.com; architect behind major acquisitions and the Connected Trip/AI strategy.
Company (leadership) | Company LinkedIn
Jane Sun
Chief Executive Officer, Trip.com Group
CEO since 2016 who globalized Trip.com Group’s brands (Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner) and is regularly ranked among Asia’s most influential business leaders.
Dana Dunne
Chief Executive Officer, eDreams ODIGEO
At the helm since 2015, he pivoted eDreams ODIGEO to a subscription-led model (Prime) that underpins its recent profitability and growth.
Company (leadership) | Company (news)
Omri Morgenshtern
Chief Executive Officer, Agoda
Data-and-technology-focused leader who became CEO in July 2022, steering Agoda’s post‑pandemic growth across APAC.
Company (leadership) | Press Release
Brett Keller
Chief Executive Officer, Priceline
Long‑tenured Priceline executive named CEO in 2016; continues to drive the brand’s value-focused OTA positioning in the U.S. market.
Frederic Lalonde
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, Hopper
Co‑founder/CEO who scaled Hopper’s mobile-first OTA and popularized fintech products (e.g., Price Freeze) to de‑risk bookings for travelers and partners.
Company (overview) | Crunchbase
Rajesh Magow
Co‑founder & Group Chief Executive Officer, MakeMyTrip Group
Co‑founder and Group CEO; led MakeMyTrip’s 2010 Nasdaq IPO and subsequent ibibo merger that created India’s leading online travel group.
Dhruv Shringi
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, Yatra Online
Co‑founder/CEO who took Yatra public on Nasdaq in December 2016 and continues to steer one of India’s best‑known OTA brands.
Company (leadership) | Company (wiki)
Damián Scokin
Chief Executive Officer, Despegar
CEO who has driven Despegar’s scale across Latin America and navigated the announced Prosus all‑cash acquisition plan disclosed in December 2024.
Investor Relations | Company (results)
Ferry Unardi
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, Traveloka
Co‑founder/CEO who built Southeast Asia’s largest OTA and expanded Traveloka into a multi‑vertical travel super‑app across the region.
Company (wiki) | Wikipedia (bio)
Oliver Dlouhý
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, Kiwi.com
Founder/CEO credited with popularizing ‘virtual interlining,’ enabling unique flight combinations across non‑partner airlines.
J.D. O’Hara
Chief Executive Officer, Internova Travel Group
CEO since January 2020 leading one of the world’s largest agency networks with 100k+ advisors across 80+ countries.
Company (leadership) | Travel Leaders (bio)
Patrick Andersen
President & Chief Executive Officer, CWT (now part of Amex GBT)
Became CWT President & CEO on May 1, 2022 and led the TMC into its combination with Amex GBT announced in 2024 and completed on Sept 2, 2025.
Company (leadership) | CWT News
Paul Abbott
Chief Executive Officer, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT)
CEO since 2019; took Amex GBT public in May 2022 and closed the acquisition of CWT on September 2, 2025, consolidating leadership in corporate travel.
Company (leadership) | Amex GBT (press)
Stephan Baars
Global Chief Executive Officer, BCD Travel
Returned in 2023 to serve as Global CEO, leading 15,000+ employees and setting strategy for one of the world’s top TMCs.
Company (bio) | Company (news)
Graham “Skroo” Turner
Global Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Flight Centre Travel Group
Co‑founder and long‑time MD/CEO who scaled Flight Centre from a small chain into a global, multi‑brand travel retailer and corporate TMC.
Company (board profiles) | Company (about)
Jamie Pherous
Founder & Managing Director, Corporate Travel Management (CTM)
Founder who has served as Managing Director since 1994, building CTM into a top‑tier global corporate travel manager.
Company (leadership) | Investor Site
Ariel Cohen
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, Navan (formerly TripActions)
Co‑founder/CEO driving Navan’s integrated travel, expense and card platform—and the company’s rebrand from TripActions.
Company (leadership) | Wikipedia
Avi Meir
Co‑founder & Chief Executive Officer, TravelPerk
Co‑founder/CEO of one of the fastest‑growing corporate travel platforms; expanded globally and raised a sizeable Series E in 2025 to fuel AI‑driven product development.
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