Travel Weekly's 2017 Power List


33 | TravelStore

TravelStore
2016 sales: $382.5 million
Employees: 361
Previous ranking: 32

11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90025
T (310) 575-5540
Website

Executives

CHAIRMAN/CEO: Wido L. Schaefer
CEO: Osvaldo A. Ramos
COO: Brian Crawford
SVP, CORPORATE SALES AND MARKETING: Jim Wright
SVP, LEISURE SALES & MARKETING:: Dan Ilves
SVP, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: Trudy Flores
VP, ORANGE COUNTY: Doris Reiss

2016 Developments

Created in-house, after-hours service for clients.

Invested in adding nonproducing employees to support frontline agents to become more efficient.

Invested $400,000 in new, more efficient telephone system.

Company Facts

Direct sales of travel services to consumers.

$90.1 million in sales from hosted agents.

ARC sales of $165 million.

70% of sales from business, 26% leisure, 4% other.

Member of Signature Travel Network.

Affiliate of BCD Travel.

Privately held. 100% employee owned.

Looking Ahead

Seeking to grow through acquisition.

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