Gloria Bohan: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Cerixdavon (talk | contribs) Removed self-promoting accolades without relevance to article subject matter. |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
'''Gloria Bohan''' is a founder and CEO of [[Travel management company|travel management companies]]. |
'''Gloria Bohan''' is a founder and CEO of [[Travel management company|travel management companies]]. |
||
Bohan founded Omega World Travel's first [[travel agency]] in 1972 in Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]]. She opened a second office in 1978 in [[Washington, D.C.]] 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> |
Bohan founded Omega World Travel's first [[travel agency]] in 1972 in Fredericksburg, [[Virginia]]. She opened a second office in 1978 in [[Washington, D.C.]] 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> |
||
==Accolades and recognition== |
|||
Ms. Bohan has been inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Jessica |title=Bohan, Gloria - Enterprising Women |url=https://enterprisingwomen.com/about-us/our-board-members/59-gloria-bohan |access-date=2017-06-07 |website=Enterprising Women |language=en-GB}}</ref> received Office Depot's Business Woman of the Year<ref>{{Cite news |last=importer |date=2013-05-20 |title=Gloria Bohan, Omega World Travel |language=en |work=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation |url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/center-women-business/gloria-bohan-omega-world-travel |access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> award and was named one of the 25 most influential leaders in the travel industry by Tour and Travel News.<ref>{{Cite news |last=importer |date=2013-05-20 |title=Gloria Bohan, Omega World Travel |language=en |work=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation |url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/center-women-business/gloria-bohan-omega-world-travel |access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref> |
|||
* 2023 - Receives Lifetime Achievement award from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) |
|||
* 2021 - Receives Lifetime Achievement award from Travel Weekly Magazine |
|||
* 2018 - Honored as Godmother of Riviera Cruises Robert M. Burns ship |
|||
* 2018 - Receives ASTA’s Lifetime Achievement Award |
|||
* 2018 - Inducted into BTN Hall of Fame |
|||
* 2016 - Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Million Women Mentors |
|||
* 2015 - Honored as Godmother of Windstar Cruises' Star Legend |
|||
* 2012 - Gold Award in the 2012 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly Magazine |
|||
* 2012 - “Top Business” Recipient in five categories by DiversityBusiness.com |
|||
* 2011 - Named a Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate |
|||
* 2011 - Inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony |
|||
* 2011 - Featured in the November 2011 issue of The Washingtonian |
|||
* 2010 - Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award |
|||
* 2009 - NDTA Distinguished Service Award” from the National Defense Transportation Association |
|||
* 2009 - ‘Outstanding Woman Business’ at the National Minority Business Council’s (NMBC) 29th Annual Awards Luncheon held in NYC |
|||
* 2009 - The Society of Government Travel Professionals (SGTP) recognized Omega with a Professional Development Award for MIS |
|||
* 2005 - Inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame |
|||
* 2004 - Named Office Depot's Businesswoman of the Year |
|||
* 2004 - Named Travel Agent of the Year by The American Society of Travel Agents |
|||
* 2003 - Honored by her alma mater, Marymount Manhattan College with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
Revision as of 20:26, 15 December 2023
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Gloria Bohan is a founder and CEO of travel management companies.
Bohan founded Omega World Travel's first travel agency in 1972 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She opened a second office in 1978 in Washington, D.C. 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
- ^ "Value Added: D.C.'s travel queen talks about building her $1 billion business". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-07.