2024 sales: $345 million
Previous ranking: 44
Employees: 202 full-time
1800 SE 10th Ave., Suite 340,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: (954) 761-9595
Website Executives
FOUNDER/MANAGING DIRECTOR: Tim Davey
GM, NORTH AMERICA AND GLOBAL SALES: Chris Podolsky
GLOBAL CFO: George Del Pino
GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGER: Mark Taylor
MARKETING MANAGER: Julia Russell
MANAGER, CRUISE AIR PROGRAMS: Renaud Cyr
COMPANY FACTS
* Privately held.
* V.Group, a provider of ship management and maritime services to the commercial shipping, cruise, energy and defense industries, is the majority owner.
* Manages the air departments for several cruise lines and assists with arranging travel for both passengers and crew with a specialty in startup ventures; provides air travel to several large cruise consolidators; handles travel for commercial shipping companies.
* Sales: 90% cruise line air-related, 5% leisure, 5% business.
DEVELOPMENTS
* Increased commercial crew accounts globally.
* Designed and executed several private air charter operations for cruise lines.
* Invested in online booking tools, resulting in increased sales but not increased overhead.
* Focused more on selling hotels in addition to flights.
LOOKING AHEAD
* Relaunching Cruiselink, the company's online cruise air-booking engine for cruise consolidators and cruise lines.
* Geopolitical events aside, company projects strong growth year over year with more expedition-style cruise business coming online, strong commercial cargo and crew travel business and continued online growth.