Amuda Goueli
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| Amuda Goueli | |
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| Born | 20th Century Aswan, Egypt |
| 🏫 Education | MBA IE Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| 👔 Employer | Destinia.com |
| Title | CEO Destinia Group, Member Adigital |
| 👶 Children | Nagua Alba |
Amuda Goueli (fl. 1970)[1] is an Egyptian entrepreneur based in Spain. Goueli is known for his role as co-founder of Destinia.com, a company that pioneered the implementation of bitcoin payments in the European virtual travel agency market.[2] Apart from Destinia, Goueli has created other travel websites, such as Troovel, Onlinetravel and GlobalClick.
Biography[edit]
Early years, academic education and family[edit]
Goueli was born in the Egyptian city of Aswan, where he spent most of his childhood. After his ninth birthday, he moved to Cairo with his family to study at a school in the capital. In the mid-1980s. After living in several European countries, he settled in Spain permanently in 2000.[1][3][2]
As for his studies, Goueli began his university education in Egypt, where he earned a degree in engineering at the behest of his father. Once in Spain, he learned Spanish on a scholarship before pursuing a university degree in marketing. The businessman then completed his studies at IE Business School's International MBA program, from which he graduated with an MBA in 2011.[4][1][3]
As for his family, Amuda Goueli is the father of Spanish psychologist and politician Nagua Alba and son-in-law of the television producer Lolo Rico, also of Spanish nationality.
Professional Career[edit]
In January 2001, Goueli partnered with Australian musician Ian Webber to found Interhotel.com, a company that would later be renamed Destinia.com.[5][3] Destinia established itself as an online travel agency with a strong technology focus, becoming the first European company of its kind to accept bitcoin payments for a wide range of products.
In addition to his work as CEO of Destinia, Goueli is a member of the boards of the Spanish Association of Digital Economy[6] and the Business Union of Travel Agencies, as well as CEO of TOR Travel.[2] He has also been an expert in Tourism for the UNWTO since 2011[7] and is a member of the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lafuente, Gumersindo. "Amuda Goueli: Tres viajes y un destino". eldiario.es (in español). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Amuda Goueli – Futurismo Canarias" (in español). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Molins Renter, Albert (17 October 2015). "El emprendedor del Nilo". La Vanguardia.
- ↑ "Entrevistas - Amuda Goueli:". Womenalia.com (in español). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Quiénes somos". destinia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Amuda Goueli | Premios Adigital". www.premiosadigital.org. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Las asombrosas aventuras de Amuda Goueli, cofundador de Destinia". Expansión.com (in español). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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