CEO Spotlight

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Dhruv Shringi of Yatra

By Linda Fox | July 13, 2022

Dhruv Shringi is co-founder and CEO of Yatra, having launched the company in 2006 and listing it on the Nasdaq 10 years later. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Noam Toister of Bookaway Group

By Linda Fox | June 27, 2022

Launched in 2018, Bookaway aims to help the fragmented and predominantly offline ground transportation industry move to online distribution. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Marcus Rader of Hostaway

By Linda Fox | June 21, 2022

Marcus Rader has been steering Hostaway, a specialist in vacation rental property and channel management, since 2016. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - David Gunnarsson of Dohop

By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2022

Dohop is an Icelandic technology company that provides interlining technology to enable air-to-air and air-to-ground transportation connections. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures

By Jill Menze | May 25, 2022

Bruce Poon Tip founded small group adventure travel company G Adventures in 1990 and leads as CEO still today. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Jim Davidson of Accelya

By Jill Menze | May 3, 2022

Jim Davidson was named CEO of Accelya in March 2022, following the sale of his company Farelogix to the airline technology provider in 2020. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Gary Morrison of Hostelworld

By Linda Fox | April 26, 2022

Gary Morrison became CEO of Hostelworld in late 2018, joining from Expedia where he was head of retail. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Vivi Cahyadi Himmel of AltoVita

By Jill Menze | April 6, 2022

Vivi Cahyadi Himmel co-founded AltoVita, a platform that powers the corporate accommodations sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Larry Cuculic of Best Western

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2022

Larry Cuculic became president and CEO of BWH Hotel Group in December, after having spent 12 years as the company’s senior vice president and general counsel. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - John Mangelaars of Skyscanner

By Linda Fox | March 22, 2022

John Mangelaars joined Skyscanner as CEO a year ago, after seven years at online travel agency group Travix International, also owned by Trip.com Group. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Michele Fitzpatrick of Eviivo

By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2022

Since 2012, Michele Fitzpatrick has been CEO of U.K.-based Eviivo, which provides a cloud-based booking and property management platform. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Jeff Bzdawka of Knowland

By Jill Menze | February 17, 2022

Jeff Bzdawka joined hotel and meetings market intelligence data platform Knowland as CEO in June 2021, following a combined 20 years at Hyatt. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal

By Linda Fox | February 10, 2022

With an earlier career in aviation (Swiss, Lufthansa and CityBird) and other travel intermediaries, Kunz-Cho has been with Fareportal since 2012 as chief operating officer and co-CEO from 2017. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - David Neeleman of Breeze Airways

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022

Airline industry veteran David Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More