5 Biggest Travel Companies in the World

In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest travel companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 15 biggest travel companies in the world.

5. CWT

CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel) is a travel management company that manages business travel, meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions, and handles event management. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1994. President and Chief Executive Officer of the company is Kurt Ekert, Chief Customer Officer is Kelly Kuhm, Chief Human Resources Officer is Catherine Maguire-Vielle. The company has sales of $25 billion and 18000 employees.

4. BCD Travel

BCD Travel is a provider of global corporate travel management. BCD Travel was founded on January 3, 2006. when BCD Group announced its decision to purchase TQ3 Travel Solutions Management Holding GmbH and a majority interest in The Travel Company. These two companies were combined with WorldTravel BTI under one ownership to form BCD Travel. The company formally began trading under its new brand on March 31, 2006. It is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, it has regional headquarters in Atlanta, London and Singapore and it operates in 109 countries. President and Chief Executive Officer of the company is John Snyd, Vice President is Erol Arkan.  They have almost 14900 employees in total. This company has sales of US$27.5 billion.

3. American Express Global Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is a multinational travel and meetings program management company. American Express maintains a 50% ownership stake after divesting American Express Global Business Travel in 2014. The other 50% is held by a Certares-led investor group. It is  headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, US. The company has sales of over $33,7 billion and 18000 employees.

2. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. is an American company organized in Delaware and based in Norwalk, Connecticut, that owns and operates several travel fare aggregators and travel fare metasearch engines including namesake and flagship Booking.com, Priceline.com, Agoda.com, Kayak.com, Cheapflights, Rentalcars.com, Momondo, and OpenTable. The company operates in more than 225 countries. Chief Executive Officer and President of the company is Glenn D. Fogel, Executive Vice President and General Counsel is Peter J. Millones, Jr. And Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is David I. Goulden. The company has sales of $92,7 billion and 24500 employees.

1. Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE)

In 2018 Expedia reported $99 billion in gross bookings vs. $92 billion in gross bookings for Booking Holdings. That’s why Expedia tops our list. Expedia Group, Inc. is an American online travel shopping company for consumer and small business travel. Its websites, which are primarily travel fare aggregators and travel metasearch engines, include CarRentals.com, Expedia.com, HomeAway, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Travelocity, Trivago and Vrbo. It was founded as a division of Microsoft in October 1996 by Rich Barton. Expedia was spun off into a public company in 1999. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, US. Chairman and Senior Executive of the company is Barry Diller, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Peter M. Kern, Chief Financial Officer is Eric Hart and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the company is Robert Dzielak. Expedia Group has sales of $99 billion and 24000 employees. Expedia Group concludes our list of 15 biggest travel companies in the world!

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