41.
QUALITY REWARD TRAVEL, A MARITZ AFFILIATED COMPANY
2005
sales: $161 million
Employees: 126
2004
Ranking: Not listed
100 Jefferson
St.
Washington, MO
63090
(636)
827-7200
(636) 239-0218
fax
Executives
Co-Owner: Donna Speckhals
Co-Owner: Rich Speckhals
Director of Operations: Wendy
Mcdaniel
2005
Developments
$150 million in
ARC sales
100% of
business is reward and incentive travel
99% of bookings
phone-generated
Company
Facts
Member of IATA,
ASTA, CLIA
Privately
held
42.
COLPITTS WORLD TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $151 million
Employees: 110
2004
Ranking: 38
875 Providence
Highway
Dedham, MA
02026
(781)
326-7800
(781) 326-2921
fax
www.colpittswt.com
Executives
CEO/President: Alan Krensky
Executive VP: Jeff Brown
CFO: Don Fultz
Senior
VP: Jeannie Johnston
Director, Client Service: Lou Ann
Cusa
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$115 million
85% of sales
business travel, 5% leisure, 10% meetings/tours/group
50% of bookings
by phone, 25% by e-mail, 15% corporate self-booking tool, 5%
company Web site, 5% in person
Company
Facts
Owns Meeting
Partners (annual sales of $25 million)
Member of
GlobalStar, Hickory and Travelsavers
Privately
held
43. CASTO
TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $130.5 million
Employees: 180
2004
Ranking: 39
900 Lafayette
St., Suite 105
Santa Clara, CA
95050
(408)
984-7000
(408) 984-7007
fax
www.casto.com
Executives
Chairman/CEO: Maryles Casto
President: Marc Casto
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$83.2 million
Business 80% of
sales, leisure 15%, other 5%
Deployed
enhanced online meeting registration
Implemented
online procurement system in conjunction with Rearden Commerce, a
procurement technology company
Acquired assets
of Rascals in Paradise, a San Francisco-based agency
Certified by
Northern California Supplier Development Council as minority
enterprise
Company
Facts
Owns Anscor
Travel, inbound tours and services; provides tour services to
cruise lines in Manila, Philippines (annual sales of $6
million)
Member of PATA,
ABC, Virtuoso, THOR
Privately
held
44.
CHRISTOPHERSON BUSINESS TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $126 million
Employees: 120
2004
Ranking: Not listed
5588 South Green
St.
Salt Lake City,
UT 84123
(801)
327-7700
(801) 327-7707
fax
www.christophersontravel.com
Executives
President: Mike Cameron
Director of Operations: Brent
Carter
Director of On-Site Travel: George
Mathis
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$65 million
Business travel
92% of sales, 8% leisure
Purchased
Travel Connection of Denver
Looking
Ahead
Will continue
to develop proprietary travel technology
Company
Facts
WorldTravel BTI
(now BCD Travel) affiliate
Member of
Vacation.com
45.
MORRIS MURDOCK
2005
Sales: $124 million
Employees: 215
2004
Ranking: Not listed
240 E. Morris
Ave.
Salt Lake City,
UT 84115
(801)
487-9731
(801) 483-5220
fax
www.morrismurdock.com
Executives
President: Becky Potts
CFO: B.J. Mendenhall
Director/Leisure Operations: David
Smith
Business Travel Operations Manager: April
Kotter
Manager-Black Pearl Luxury Travel: Suzanne
Kennard
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$65 million
62% of sales
business travel, 28% leisure, 10% other
Company
Facts
Owns a
consolidator (annual sales volume $7.4 million)
Member of
Carlson Wagonlit
Privately
held
46. FOX
WORLD TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $122.5 million
Employees: 210
2004
Ranking: 40
Box
2386
Oshkosh, WI
54903-2386
(920)
236-8008
(920) 236-8009
fax
www.gofox.com
Executives
President: David Juedes
EVP: Geoffrey Kuhnz
VP/Business Travel Division: Lori
Wilkening
VP-Vacation Travel Division: Brian
Hurley
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$72.9 million
Business travel
58% of sales, leisure 42%
Company
Facts
Privately
held
47.
MONTROSE TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $103.1 million
Employees: 157
2004
Ranking: 41
2349 Honolulu
Ave.
Montrose, CA
91020
(818) 553-3200or
(800) MONTROSE
(818) 550-6672
fax
www.montrosetravel.com
Executives
CEO/President: Joe Mcclure
CFO: Julie McClure
General
Manager: Rhonda Holguin
Manager, Leisure Sales and Marketing:
Jamie Hoff
Manager, Commercial Business Development:
Stephanie Minton
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$56.2 million
Business travel
generated 40% of sales, leisure 31%, with the remainder shared
among credit card loyalty programs, groups/meetings/incentives,
home-based agents
60% of bookings
by phone, 30% e-mail, 2.5% company Web site, 2.5% corporate
self-booking tool
Sales were up
23.5% company-wide, and profits were up more than 100%
Looking
Ahead
Will continue
to streamline processes to increase productivity and
efficiency
Will continue
growth online for both corporate and leisure markets
Launching
unmanaged corporate travel portal under the brand Corp-Connect at
www.montrosecorp.com and an online, real-time credit
card loyalty redemption program engine for more than 1.5 million
Visa and MasterCard customers. This program integrates online
redemptions for airlines, cruise, vacation, hotel and car rental
awards at www.curewards.comCompany
Facts
Member of THOR,
Ensemble, ABC, CCRA
Operates
MTravel (www.mtravel.com) for independent contractors and
home-based agents. It offers af-filiates private-label Web sites,
marketing and accounting support, insurance, travel programs and
access to GDSs. MTravel recently launched an improved air search
technology. MTravel has grown to 130 inde-pendent contractors; the
goal is to reach 250 by the end of this year" Member of CLIA,
NACTA, OSSN, ASTA and ARTA
Privately
held
48.
AUSTIN TRAVEL
2005
Sales: $101 million
Employees: 108
2004
Ranking: 43
265 Spagnoli
Road
Melville NY
11747
(631)
465-1000
(516) 390-6940
fax
www.austintravel.com
Executives
Chairman/CEO: Larry Austin
President/COO: Jeffrey Austin
Senior
VP-Sales: Jamie Austin
Senior
VP-Information Technology: Stewart Austin
2005
Developments
ARC sales of
$66 million
53% of sales
business travel, 46% leisure, 1% meetings/incentives
50% of bookings
by phone, 30% e-mail, 10% corporate self-booking tool, 5% company
Web site
Brought in 70
new customers worth $5 million in annual sales
Added two
customers (travel agencies) to profile synchronization product and
renamed it Silhouette
Enhanced
corporate travel portal and renamed it Embark
Introduced
AEROS, powered by Portaga, an online booking tool tied to Microsoft
Outlook
Rolled out
remote agent capability attached to phone system and converted half
of reservations center employees to at-home agents
Rolled out Web
site tools: Vista (to view itineraries), Austin Gazette (online
travel news), Navigator (single-password access to all Web
functions) and Travelog (electronic message center)
Looking
Ahead
Will continue
to redefine pricing to offer highly customized
services
Will roll out
AEROS to larger customer base
Will expand
geographic coverage with remote agents
Introducing
Fare Desk to more customers and agencies
Will implement
expanded airline pricing product (Sabre Myfares) to manage
negotiated fares
Company
Facts
Member of
Travel Management Alliance, Virtuoso
Privately
held