10 | Internova

2024 sales: $6 billion
Previous ranking: 11
Employees: 3,217 full-time, 65 part-time

1633 Broadway, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 944-2121
Website

Executives

CEO: J.D. O'Hara
CFO: Robert Klug
PRESIDENT, ALTOUR: Gabe Rizzi
PRESIDENT, GLOBAL TRAVEL COLLECTION: Angie Licea
PRESIDENT, NEXION TRAVEL GROUP: Jackie Friedman
PRESIDENT, TRAVEL LEADERS NETWORK: John Lovell
PRESIDENT, THE VACATION GROUP: Jacqueline Dobson

COMPANY FACTS

* Privately held.

* Owned by private equity firm Certares Management.

* Sells directly to consumers plus hosting, franchising, travel management, hotel wholesaling, tour operating, and meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions.

* Operates five primary divisions: Global Travel Collection (a luxury agency), Nexion Travel Group (a premium host agency), Travel Leaders Network (for agencies and advisors), Altour (for business travel) and The Vacation Group (direct-to-consumer brands). Additional boutique brands include Andrew Harper, Barrhead Travel Group, Bonotel Exclusive Travel, In the Know Experiences and Roadtrips.

* Its network represents 114,000 nonemployee advisors globally when including Travel Leaders Network member advisors and International Network members, which produced $10 billion in sales.

* Works with 7,900 independent contractors.

* Sales: 59% leisure, 41% business.

* A member of Travel Leaders Network and Virtuoso.

DEVELOPMENTS

* Reorganized to operate under three segments: agency services, advisor services and direct services.

* Expanded partner offerings to include exclusive events such as Internova Plus, Internova Marketplace and the Internova Air Showcase, enabling its preferred partners to connect with top-producing advisors.

* Launched a user-friendly booking tool for its advisors with simplified bookings for flight, hotel and car rentals through a "point-and-click" interface.

* Introduced Altour Intelligence, an AI-powered suite that offers personalized booking, duty of care, program optimization, change management and predictive flight delay alerts.

* Global Travel Collection partnered with Nicer to further integrate AI technology, enhancing advisor efficiency and client service.

* Travel Leaders Network was named one of Newsweek's "Most Reliable Companies of 2025," recognized for its ease of doing business, exceptional value and strong reputation.

* Refreshed Global Travel Collection's annual conference, Arrive (held May 19 to 22), to create high-end experiences that connect partners with top advisors and travel managers.