Travel Weekly's 2015 Power List


10 | AAA Travel

AAA Travel
2014 Sales: $3.85 billion
Employees: 4,070 travel agency employees (full-time equivalents)
Previous Ranking: 9

1000 AAA Drive
Heathrow, FL 32746
T (407) 444-7000
Website

Executives

CEO: Robert L. Darbelnet
President/COO: Marshall L. Doney
VP, Travel & Publishing: William J. Sutherland

2014 Developments

• ARC sales of $546 million.

Company Facts

• AAA Travel offers products directly to consumers via brick-and-mortar locations and online through AAA.com.

• 92% of sales from leisure, 8% business.

• 250 outside agents.

• Owns Air by Pleasant (fully club owned); Pleasant Holidays (fully club owned); American Tours International (partially club owned); and Member Choice Vacations (partially club owned).

• Privately held (not-for-profit corp.)

Looking Ahead

• Will continue to enhance tour and cruise products to improve AAA Vacations offerings for members.

• Grow online travel-booking channel, social media engagement and mobile research/booking capabilities.

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