71 | Academy Travel

T0626ACADEMYTRAVEL_C_350 [Credit: Academy Travel]
2023 sales: $112 million
Previous ranking: 58
Employees: 10 full-time, 4 part-time

297 Route 72 W., Suite 35, #336
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Phone: (609) 978-0740
Website

Executives

OWNER/PRESIDENT: Lisa Federico

COMPANY FACTS

* Privately held, full-service travel company.

* Sells directly to consumers with independent agent model.

* Works with 1,500 independent contractors.

* All sales completed by hosted agents.

* Owns the Kingdom Insider Media Co.

* Sales: 90% leisure, 4% business, 6% other.

* A member of Travel Leaders.

2023 DEVELOPMENTS

* Expanded full-time management team.

* Developed products, technology and opportunities to help agents.

* Implemented a more fruitful new-agent education program and created a more consistent in-house educational training schedule for entire team.

* Maintained its commitment to never charge agents with start-up or monthly fees.

* Earned Walt Disney Travel Co. Diamond Earmarked Status for another year and Universal U-Preferred Diamond Status. Company president served on the Disney Destinations Advisory Council.

* Achieved Travel Leaders President's Circle status again.

LOOKING AHEAD

* Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

* Redeveloping consumer-facing website.

* Expanding marketing division with a focus on social media.

* Increasing full-time sales and marketing team to offer agents more support.

* Helping its home-based agents to be well trained and have up-to-date information.

* Anticipates 2024 will be the company's best year. Committed to building on an already successful business plan, continuing a commitment to its travel agents to strive to be the best. 

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