AmTrav
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| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software, travel management company, Travel agency |
| Founded 📆 | 2013 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Jeff Klee (CEO) Craig Fichtelberg (President) |
| Products 📟 | Software |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| 🌐 Website | amtrav |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
AmTrav is a business travel management company (TMC) and ranks as one of the largest travel management companies in the US. AmTrav operates offices out of Chicago and Los Angeles, with over 100 employees. According to Travel Weekly, AmTrav has consistently ranked in the Top 50 US travel agencies based on size since 2012 based on their Power List of Travel Agencies in the United States.[1] AmTrav is a member of International Association of Travel Agents Network (IATAN).
History[edit]
Founded in 1989 by Craig Fichtelberg and Jeff Klee as American Travel Associates, AmTrav originally handled leisure travel and was known as 1-800-Cheap-Air, later becoming the online travel agency, Cheapair (CheapAir.com).[2]
In 2005, American Travel Associates re-branded as American Travel Solutions and CheapAir, Inc. separating its business and leisure brands.
In 2011, AmTrav.com was started to make business travel easier.[3]
In late 2014, AmTrav acquired Young's Travel Service in Auburn, MA. Also in 2014, AmTrav became the first corporate booking tool to sell premium seats on United and Delta Airlines.[4]
In 2020, AmTrav launched it's 4th generation of a2b, an award winning corporate online booking tool.[5]
In 2022, AmTrav introduced Gather for easy meetings and guest travel planning.[6]
in June 2024, TravelPerk acquired AmTrav expanding its presence in the United States.[7]
References[edit]
Szydelko, Paul (June 24, 2024). "Travel Weekly Power List 2024: Travel Weekly". Travel Weekly. Open Publishing. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
Sorrells, Mitra (November 5, 2019). "In The Big Chair - Jeff Klee of AmTrav". PhocusWire. Open Publishing. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
"Travel Weekly's 2015 Power List".
Baker, Michael (February 8, 2022). "AmTrav Tackles Guest Travel with Gather Tool". Business Travel News. Open Publishing. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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