Travel Weekly's 2017 Power List


45 | Balboa Travel

Balboa Travel
2016 sales: $236.4 million
Employees: 134
Previous ranking: 45

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
EVP, STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Thomas Cates
SVP, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS: Stephen Thomas-Schulere
SVP, IT: Bill Russell

2016 Developments

Introduced Balboa TripShield, a cost-saving and disruption recovery suite of products.

Launched Strategic Meetings Management Program initiatives, including a process to support key customer and client partner corporate meetings objectives.

Expanded Balboa Vacations with new products and services.

Company Facts

Full-service travel company providing corporate travel management, meetings, incentives and event solutions and vacations since 1969.

ARC sales of $134.7 million

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

BCD Travel affiliate.

Member of Virtuoso.

Privately held; owned by Jose da Rosa, Denise Jackson and Andrea da Rosa.

Looking Ahead

Continue to develop proprietary technology such as Balboa EasyPay, a virtual credit card and end-to-end payment solution.

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