TravelWorm/JetAway Names Benjamin Rafter President, CEO
(PRLEAP.COM) TravelWorm Inc., a nationwide online supplier of travel and leisure reservation services, through its www.jetway.com and www.travelworm.com brands, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Rafter as President and Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Rafter will be responsible for overseeing the company’s operations, expanding its key packaging and vacation channels, and enhancing its supplier relationships.
"I welcome the opportunity to play an important role in TravelWorm’s continuing evolution as one of this nation’s leading online travel retailers,” Rafter said. “Our JetAway brand has steadily increased sales of packages and vacations in Las Vegas and other markets. Given the company’s proven commitment to affordable, quality travel services, TravelWorm is well positioned to continue to grow its already substantial national customer base.”
Rafter brings with him an impressive background in the online travel industry. Prior to joining TravelWorm, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Get2Hawaii™, an online aggregator and distributor of travel inventory. During his tenure at Get2Hawaii, Rafter restructured the company and its strategy, and subsequently grew the Honolulu-based operation from a few hundred bookings per month to over one hundred thousand vacations sold in 2005.
Rafter has also served as Director for Cambridge Technology Partners’ Innovation Center and NewCo Solutions practices. In that role, he managed practice operations and was responsible for major business development activities.
In 1996, Rafter and two partners founded a successful startup, LiveBid. Livebid’s real-time auction model was the recognized leader in the space, and prior to it being acquired it hosted several famous auctions, including the sale of the Batmobile, O.J. Simpson’s Brentwood estate, and Titanic artifacts.
About Travelworm, Incorporated
TravelWorm, Incorporated (www.travelworm.com) and its luxury vacation arm, JetAway (www.jetway.com), is a leading supplier of travel and leisure reservation services to casino and resort destinations in the United States. It is one of the largest online sources of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the company is headquartered. Las Vegas ranks as the No.1 hotel market (total room nights available) in the United States.
Established in 1993, TravelWorm’s goal is to offer consumers the widest range of choices and the best available prices on hotels, airfare, car rentals activities and vacation packages through its website and its toll-free call center (1-800-445-8513) at leading destinations including Las Vegas, Reno, lake Tahoe, Orlando, Hawaii and southern California.
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JetAWAY & TravelWorm
6280 South Valley View Blvd, Suite 502
Las Vegas, NV 89118
www.jetaway.com
www.travelworm.com
www.jetawayhawaii.com
"I welcome the opportunity to play an important role in TravelWorm’s continuing evolution as one of this nation’s leading online travel retailers,” Rafter said. “Our JetAway brand has steadily increased sales of packages and vacations in Las Vegas and other markets. Given the company’s proven commitment to affordable, quality travel services, TravelWorm is well positioned to continue to grow its already substantial national customer base.”
Rafter brings with him an impressive background in the online travel industry. Prior to joining TravelWorm, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Get2Hawaii™, an online aggregator and distributor of travel inventory. During his tenure at Get2Hawaii, Rafter restructured the company and its strategy, and subsequently grew the Honolulu-based operation from a few hundred bookings per month to over one hundred thousand vacations sold in 2005.
Rafter has also served as Director for Cambridge Technology Partners’ Innovation Center and NewCo Solutions practices. In that role, he managed practice operations and was responsible for major business development activities.
In 1996, Rafter and two partners founded a successful startup, LiveBid. Livebid’s real-time auction model was the recognized leader in the space, and prior to it being acquired it hosted several famous auctions, including the sale of the Batmobile, O.J. Simpson’s Brentwood estate, and Titanic artifacts.
About Travelworm, Incorporated
TravelWorm, Incorporated (www.travelworm.com) and its luxury vacation arm, JetAway (www.jetway.com), is a leading supplier of travel and leisure reservation services to casino and resort destinations in the United States. It is one of the largest online sources of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the company is headquartered. Las Vegas ranks as the No.1 hotel market (total room nights available) in the United States.
Established in 1993, TravelWorm’s goal is to offer consumers the widest range of choices and the best available prices on hotels, airfare, car rentals activities and vacation packages through its website and its toll-free call center (1-800-445-8513) at leading destinations including Las Vegas, Reno, lake Tahoe, Orlando, Hawaii and southern California.
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JetAWAY & TravelWorm
6280 South Valley View Blvd, Suite 502
Las Vegas, NV 89118
www.jetaway.com
www.travelworm.com
www.jetawayhawaii.com
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Contact Information
Kristine Schachinger
JetAWAY/TravelWorm
Email JetAWAY/TravelWorm
702.407.8000
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