Thomas Kratsch Joins All-Travel as VP of Operations
Los Angeles, CA – January 23, 2006 – All-Travel, the leading provider of personalized global travel services since 1984, is pleased to announce Thomas Kratsch has joined the firm as Vice President of Operations, effective January 2. Kratsch, 42, brings extensive retail travel agency experience to All-Travel. He will remain based in Seattle, Washington.
“Having worked well with Tom on the technology committee of Signature Travel Network, I am confident his skills and experience are a good fit for our organization,” said Eric Maryanov, president and founder of All-Travel, which has grown to include three Southern California locations and an award-winning website. “He brings strength in traditional sales and marketing that will add to our continued success as a leader in the leisure travel market.”
Prior to All-Travel, Kratsch worked as vice president of sales-marketing/ecommerce for the USTravel Family of Companies. As a progressive and forward-thinking executive, Kratsch has a diverse business background that includes strategic planning, P & L direction and management, internal operations, business development, vendor relations and marketing management. He serves on the marketing and technology committees for Signature Travel Network and the Advisory Board for PassportOnline Inc. based in Portland, OR.
“My plans for 2006 include analysis of All-Travel’s vast database of consumer profile information to deploy targeted traditional direct mail and e-mail marketing applications as well as consumer activities wrapped around our key preferred cruise, tour and vacation package supplier relationships,” explained Kratsch, an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys travel and spending time with his wife and four children. “This includes enhanced consumer marketing of the World Cruise product line with our luxury cruise partners Silversea, Radisson Seven Seas and Crystal cruise lines along with Holland America Line’s premium product.”
