10 Fastest Growing Travel & Hospitality Companies 2017
The Silicon Review
Company | Management | Description |
KemperSports www.kempersports.com |
Steve Skinner, CEO | Northbrook, Ill. based KemperSports custom solutions in golf course development, marketing and managment. The most trusted name in golf course management, KemperSports builds, owns and manages golf courses, resorts, athletic clubs and lodging venues across the U.S., Caribbean and Central America. With over 100 locations, KemperSports works with an award-winning portfolio that includes nationally-ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, named the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America by Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine; The Glen Club; Desert Willow Golf Resort; and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. |
Driftwood Hospitality Management, LLC www.driftwoodhospitality.com |
David Buddemeyer, Principal & President | Driftwood Hospitality Management, LLC is a hotel management company that operates and develops hotels in the U.S. , and affiliates of the company operate in the Caribbean and Latin America. The company's current portfolio consists of 38 hotels and nearly 8,500 rooms in major resort destinations and top business travel and convention markets in fifteen U.S. states and Costa Rica. As a proven choice amongst hotel management companies for owners, asset managers and investors alike the company is able to combine extensive resources and experience that eludes many hospitality management companies. |
CI Azumano Travel www.ciazumano.com |
William Reed Atkins Jr, President & CEO | What makes CI Azumano Business a better kind of travel management company? Being nimble, flexible and adaptable, we can make a quantifiable difference to your program’s total cost. Our strategic blend of people and technology has empowered small and mid-sized companies to maximize ROI on every aspect of travel, both managed and unmanaged. We focus on what matters: keeping your program on track with 24/7 access to all travel data. What’s more, as full-service experts in business and vacation travel we understand the needs of travelers and arrangers alike. |
Access Destination Services www.accessdmc.com |
Christopher H. Lee, CEO | ACCESS Destination Services combines the knowledge and intimacy of a local, owner-operated destination management company (DMC) with the diversity and efficiency of a 45-year strong global brand. At ACCESS, we don’t just focus on what we do – but WHY we do it. We believe in the power of shared experiences that bring people together. Shared experiences create the opportunity to both inspire and be inspired, and inspired people drive organizational success. |
Austin Adventures www.austinadventures.com |
Dan Austin, President & Founder | A leader in the adventure travel industry for over 38 years, Austin Adventures specializes in hiking, biking and multisport tours around the world. The company's longtime insider's knowledge and extensive contacts in each destination allow us to offer unbelievable, unique and once in a lifetime moments to our guests. |
OutsideAgents.com www.outsideagents.com |
Chad Burt and Steve Muraca, Co-owners | OutsideAgents.com’s PowerAgency is an advanced travel research and booking tool, customer relationship management platform, and quote system that gives your customers customized web pages from which to review their quote. PowerAgency provides the member agent with the tools to manage their customer through the entire retailing process. You’ll have access to live inventory for hundreds of thousands of properties, ships, and travel products around the world. |
Adventure Life www.adventure-life.com |
Brian Morgan, CEO & Adventure Lifer | Travel should inspire, be authentic, and reflect your passion and personality. This is the driving force behind travel with Adventure Life. Its trips go beyond the ordinary by sometimes getting a little muddy to gain new perspective. We connect you with local people who share their hospitality and encourage you to dare to journey to the world's most far flung places. You are the key to what we do at Adventure Life. Build in your personality to your travels. Let us help you transform your trip into what it should be - inspiring, authentic, and completely you. |
Swain Destinations www.swaindestinations.com |
Ian Swain, President & Owner | Swain Destinations is the leading U.S. provider of completely personalized vacation experiences. Since 1987, their dedicated team of destination experts have offered American travelers the opportunity to design distinctive trips to intriguing international locales, including Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Asia, India and Africa. Whether celebrating a special occasion such as a milestone anniversary or simply looking to go on a one-of-a-kind vacation, enjoy booking through Swain Destinations from start to finish for the personalization and ability to tailor the travel experience. |
WMPH Vacations www.wmphvacations.com |
Uf Tukel, Co-President & Founder | WMPH Vacations, a Florida-based travel company specializing in cruises and resort vacations. WMPH is short for "We Make People Happy." While our name may be cute and bring a grin to your face, it's a philosophy we take very seriously. Making you happy is our purpose. In fact, we are so serious about this, we named our company after it. |
Ireckonu www.ireckonu.com |
Jan Jaap van Roon, CEO | IRECKONU, designs and develops forward-thinking cloud-based or hybrid (cloud/on-premise) hospitality software solutions. It is a premium software solution using data science to decrease operational costs, increase quality of guest data and enhance the guest’s experience, ultimately, to increase revenue and overall organizational stability. How is this accomplished? By providing hotels IRECKONU’s Platform or middleware, for seamless software integration and compete flexibility in process management. |