2023 sales: $225.8 million
Previous ranking: Unranked
Employees: 150 full-time
1098 S. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 200
Wheeling, IL 60090
Phone: (224) 765-4575
Website Executives
CEO: Shahrookh Cambata
PRESIDENT: Ian Cambata
VICE PRESIDENT: Carole Cambata
DIRECTOR, LEISURE OPERATIONS: Natalie Cambata
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE SALES: Sandra Miller
DIRECTOR, HOSTING & LUXURY PROGRAMS: Lindsay Taylor
COMPANY FACTS
* Privately held company.
* Sells a mix of corporate travel, luxury leisure; also a host agency, specializing in luxury leisure.
* Certified Minority Owned Agency by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
* Works with 200 independent contractors.
* $80 million in sales by hosted agents.
* Owns Travel Leaders 24, an after-hours and emergency services company; Web-Fares, a travel technology firm; Greaves Tours, a luxury DMC for India and the Indian subcontinent. None of the sales by these companies is reflected in the company's overall sales figure.
* Sales: 75% business, 25% leisure.
* A member of Travel Leaders Network and Global Travel Collection.
2023 DEVELOPMENTS
* Expanded Atlas, its Travel Weekly Magellan Award-winning proprietary agent platform, and its advisor-facing mobile app.
* Continued expansion of JetBridge, its proprietary advisor booking tool, to include NDC content, more content sources, commission displays and enhanced administrative tools.
* Acquired several agencies to expand footprint while securing complementary business niches.
* Developed innovative and revenue-targeted programming and approaches for independent advisors, including a focus on study tours to underpromoted regions; specific direct networking and marketing engagements; and comprehensive resource support.
* Secured its new global headquarters at Chicago Executive Airport. It will be refitted and renovated as a pivotal connection to customers and the charter market. The space will also feature spaces in which other travel companies can collaborate.
LOOKING AHEAD
* Expanding Atlas to be advisors' one stop for shopping, invoicing, profile management and CRM.
* Continuing acquisitions, expanding into core business areas, particularly investing and innovating in luxury leisure.
* The travel sector has benefited from positive recovery trends, and with continued consolidation of the market, it is seeing an opportunity for new customers on all sides of our business. NDC will continue to bring opportunities to the marketplace; company is excited to leverage this new distribution approach for its advisors.