Travel Weekly's 2016 Power List


45 | Balboa Travel

Balboa Travel
2015 sales: $235.3 million
Employees: 136
Previous ranking: 48

5414 Oberlin Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92121
T (858) 678-3300
Website

Executives

CHAIRMAN: Jose "Joe" Da Rosa
PRESIDENT/CEO: Denise Jackson
COO: John Cruse
CFO: John Larner
EVP, STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Thomas Cates
SVP, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Stephen Thomas-Schulere
SVP, IT: Bill Russell

2015 Developments

12% increase in new clients.

Enhanced Balboa TripShield, which includes an airfare auditing system, hotel monitoring platform and trip disruption services.

Increased meetings and incentive sales.

Developed aggressive strategy to grow leisure sales.

Company Facts

Full-service travel company providing travel management, meetings and event solutions and vacation experiences.

ARC sales of $137.4 million.

$213.3 million in sales from hosted agents.

90% of sales from business, 4% leisure, 6% other.

Member of Virtuoso.

BCD Travel affiliate.

Privately held. Owned by Jose and Andrea Da Rosa, Denise Jackson and John Cruse.

Looking Ahead

Will pursue acquisitions.

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