What he does: Alan Josephs doesn’t just lead companies; he specifically leads travel companies and brings more than 15 years of industry experience to the Perfect Escapes, Inc. collection of luxury travel sites. Most recently, Alan packed his family up and moved back to San Francisco after spending nearly five years in London leading Travel Intelligence, an online travel agency specializing in luxury and boutique hotels, and ebookers, one of Europe’s largest online travel agencies. As the current CEO of Perfect Escapes, Inc., Alan oversees a portfolio of luxury travel brands including: Perfect Escapes, Travel Intelligence, Chic Retreats, Suzanne’s Files and Spire.
Talk to him about: The business and technology of travel. Alan’s deep knowledge of product infrastructure and travel business development combined with experience at companies including Orbitz, Travelocity, Travel Intelligence, ebookers and the Global Vacation Group give him unique insight not only into how travel companies have grown and changed but also into how they’re wired and work.
The hotel he’d live in: Chewton Glen in New Forest, England. Why? Alan says it’s because of the “incredible English countryside setting, fantastic rooms, and amazing food; a great spa for my wife and golf for me. It’s close to the ocean and close enough to London... heaven.”
