2014 Sales: $279 million
Employees: 96
Previous Ranking: 35
1203 W. Ridgeway Ave.
Waterloo, IA 50701
T (319) 234-5577
F (319) 234-2490
Website Executives
CEO: David LeCompte
CFO: Dave Hughes
2014 Developments
• Partnered with ProcureApp to update the FindIt search tool. The new version supports more travel websites, including airline sites. Makes the booking process much more efficient.
Company Facts
• Direct sales of travel products to consumers, companies, colleges and state governments.
• 4 outside agents.
• ARC sales of $87 million.
• 95% of sales from business, 1% leisure, 4% other.
• Member of HRG.
• Privately held.
Looking Ahead
• Continuing to enhance proprietary booking tool Short’s Travel Online with innovative features, including more intuitive search results, and creating more interactive tools and maps for a simpler, clean design. Plan to integrate a consumer website into search results later to offer a real consumer shopping experience while still applying corporate policy and discounts.
• Offering FindIt to other travel management companies.