Travel Weekly's 2017 Power List


7 | Flight Centre Travel Group (USA)

Flight Centre Travel Group (USA)
2016 sales: $14.4 billion
Employees: 19,267
Previous ranking: 7

5 Paragon Drive, Suite 200
Montvale NJ 07645
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Executives

PRESIDENT, FLIGHT CENTRE AMERICAS: Dean Smith
CFO, FCUSA: Kathryn Atwell
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AMERICAS: Leonard Donaldson
PRESIDENT, LEISURE BRANDS FCUSA: Randolph Alleyne
PRESIDENT, CORPORATE BRANDS FCUSA & LATIN AMERICA: Charlene Leiss
EVP PRODUCT, AMERICAS: Emma Jupp
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, LEISURE FCUSA: Karen Kent
RESIDENT, FCM TRAVEL SOLUTIONS, USA: William McDonough
GM, CORPORATE TRAVELER USA: Garry Sutton
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP: Atle Skalleberg
EVP, CORPORATE BRAND DEVELOPMENT, FLIGHT CENTRE AMERICAS: Greg Dixon

2016 Developments

Continued retail expansion: Chicago flagship opened in 2016; expansion of Liberty Travel through kiosk model.

Corporate growth accelerating: team growth within existing cities, new cities added.

Launched Sam, an app for corporate travel.

Launched FC app for Flight Center USA.

Company Facts

ARC sales of $1.03 billion

Subsidiaries and brands: Liberty Travel, Gogo Worldwide Vacations, Corporate Traveler Services, FCm Travel Solutions, Travel Associates, CIevents, Flight Centre, Worldwide Traveler, Stage and Screen Travel, Campus Travel, LibGo Travel.

Direct sales of travel product to consumers, wholly owned operations in 14 countries and an additional licensee network in more than 90 countries.

69% of sales from leisure, 30% business, 1% other.

Subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group.

Looking Ahead

Continued investment in tools and apps across all brands

Acquisition and growth opportunities in strategic anchor markets.

Continued expansion of the Student Universe technology.

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