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'''Gloria Bohan''' is the founder and president of Omega World Travel, a leader in the travel industry and in the government travel sector. She started the company from the ground up and Omega World Travel now has more than 120 locations and 1,100 employees around the world.<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> In 2015, Gloria was named the godmother of Windstar's Star Legend, a 212-passenger ship in the Windstar fleet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blog.windstarcruises.com/2015/04/windstar-cruises-appoints-influential-woman-in-travel-as-godmother-2/|title=Windstar Cruises Appoints Influential Woman Godmother|date=2015-04-23|work=Windstar Cruises - A Luxury Cruise Blog|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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'''Gloria Bohan''' is the founder and CEO of multiple [[Travel management company|travel management companies]]. |
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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.omegatravel.com/ Omega World Travel] |
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* [https://www.cruise.com/ Cruise.com] |
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* [https://www.travtech.com/ TravTech.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]
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[edit]- ^ "Value Added: D.C.'s travel queen talks about building her $1 billion business". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-07.