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'''Gloria Bohan''' is the founder and CEO of multiple [[Travel management company|travel management companies]]. |
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'''Gloria Bohan''' is the founder and president of Omega World Travel. She founded the company in 1972 in Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]] as a small-town storefront [[travel agency]] and has transformed it into a global [[Corporate travel management|travel management]] company with annual sales over $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-dcs-travel-queen-talks-about-building-her-1-billion-business/2012/10/07/7a1221ce-0f22-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html|title=Value Added: D.C.’s travel queen talks about building her $1 billion business|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> Ms. Bohan is a leading figure in the world of woman-owned business, receiving accolades the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enterprisingwomen.com/about-us/our-board-members/59-gloria-bohan|title=Bohan, Gloria - Enterprising Women|last=Campbell|first=Jessica|website=Enterprising Women|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> Office Depot's Business Woman of the Year<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/center-women-business/gloria-bohan-omega-world-travel|title=Gloria Bohan, Omega World Travel|last=importer|date=2013-05-20|work=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en}}</ref> and she was named one of the 25 most influential leaders in the travel industry by Tour and Travel News.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/center-women-business/gloria-bohan-omega-world-travel|title=Gloria Bohan, Omega World Travel|last=importer|date=2013-05-20|work=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1978, when the travel industry was being deregulated, Ms. Bohan opened a new office in [[Washington, D.C.]], effectively putting Omega World Travel on the map. In 1998, she founded Cruise.com, now one of the leading internet cruise retailers. Three years later, she introduced TravTech, a travel software development company. As an entrepreneurial leader in the industry, Gloria Bohan has built an organizational reputation for expertise, quality service, and innovative technology in the corporate, government, meetings, cruise, and leisure markets. |
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==Accolades and recognition== |
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* 2021 - Receives Lifetime Achievement award from Travel Weekly Magazine |
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* 2018 - Honored as Godmother of Riviera Cruises Robert M. Burns ship |
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* 2018 - Receives ASTA’s Lifetime Achievement Award |
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* 2018 - Inducted into BTN Hall of Fame |
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* 2016 - Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Million Women Mentors |
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* 2015 - Honored as Godmother of Windstar Cruises' Star Legend |
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* 2012 - Gold Award in the 2012 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly Magazine |
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* 2012 - “Top Business” Recipient in five categories by DiversityBusiness.com |
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* 2011 - Named a Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate |
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* 2011 - Inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony |
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* 2011 - Featured in the November 2011 issue of The Washingtonian |
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* 2010 - Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award |
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* 2009 - NDTA Distinguished Service Award” from the National Defense Transportation Association |
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* 2009 - ‘Outstanding Woman Business’ at the National Minority Business Council’s (NMBC) 29th Annual Awards Luncheon held in New York City |
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* 2009 - The Society of Government Travel Professionals (SGTP) recognized Omega with a Professional Development Award for MIS during the ANCON Government Travel Conference |
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* 2005 - Inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame |
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* 2004 - Named Office Depot's Businesswoman of the Year |
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* 2004 - Named Travel Agent of the Year by The American Society of Travel Agents |
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* Tour and Travel News' "One of the 25 Most Influential Leaders in the Travel Industry |
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Bohan founded Omega World Travel, a [[travel agency]], in 1972 in Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]]. In 1998 Bohan founded Cruise.com, an online [[Travel agency|travel services company]] focusing on [[cruise ship]] travel. She became Chairman and CEO of TravTech in 2001, a travel technology company developing [[Software as a service|SaaS]] software for travel agencies and business-travel-focused companies. As of 2017, her company Omega World Travel reported annual sales of over $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-dcs-travel-queen-talks-about-building-her-1-billion-business/2012/10/07/7a1221ce-0f22-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html|title=Value Added: D.C.’s travel queen talks about building her $1 billion business|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> |
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* [https://www.travtech.com/ TravTech.com] |
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* [http:www.danandgloriabohanfoundation.com] |
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 31 October 2024
Gloria Bohan is the founder and CEO of multiple travel management companies.
Bohan founded Omega World Travel, a travel agency, in 1972 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1998 Bohan founded Cruise.com, an online travel services company focusing on cruise ship travel. She became Chairman and CEO of TravTech in 2001, a travel technology company developing SaaS software for travel agencies and business-travel-focused companies. As of 2017, her company Omega World Travel reported annual sales of over $1 billion.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Value Added: D.C.'s travel queen talks about building her $1 billion business". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-07.