Travel Weekly's 2016 Power List


21 | World Travel Holdings

World Travel Holdings
2015 sales: $1.01 billion
Employees: 1,044
Previous ranking: 22

100 Fordham Road, Building C
Wilmington, MA 01887
T (617) 424-7990
Website

Executives

CO-CHAIRMAN/CEO: Brad Tolkin
CO-CHAIRMAN/CEO: Jeff Tolkin
CFO: Don Graff
SVP, PRODUCT & OPERATIONS: David Crooks
SVP, TECHNOLOGY: Jamie Cash
SVP, CRUISEONE/CRUISES INC. AND HUMAN RESOURCES: Debbie Fiorino
SVP, HOUSE BRANDS: Jeff Sherota
SVP, PARTNER BRANDS: Camille Olivere
SVP, CUSTOMER CARE: Jeff Smith

2015 Developments

CruiseOne opened its 1,000th franchise location.

CruiseOne added a franchise brand, Dream Vacations; existing franchisees can choose to remain as CruiseOne or operate as Dream Vacations. As of early April, more than 40% of franchisees had committed to rebranding as Dream Vacations as a step to selling all types of vacations. Land vacations are up double-digits year over year.

Launched two brands: LuxuryCruise.com and CozumelDayPasses.com, giving cruisers the opportunity to spend the day at Cozumel resorts and beaches.

Company Facts

WTH calls itself the world's largest cruise agency and has a portfolio of more than 40 brands. In addition to owning brands that distribute many travel products, WTH has a portfolio of licensed, private-label partnerships with leisure travel providers, including almost every U.S. airline, leading hotel brands and major corporations. The company also operates a travel agency franchise and a host agency. It operates in the U.K. as well as in several offices in the U.S.

100% of sales from leisure.

Privately held.

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