Commenting on the appointment, Chairman of the Board Mike Sands states, "The leisure group market opportunity is enormous and John has the vision for innovation and growth to make GTP's efforts in the segment a success."
Under Mr. Vojtush's leadership, GTP Travel Group has rapidly begun to broaden its group travel distribution bringing new technology and new points of sale to market. Commenting on his appointment as President of the company Mr. Vojtush states, "I am thrilled to lead an experienced management team that will guide GTP Travel Group's growth and help our company be recognized as the leader in delivering leisure group solutions."
In April of last year, a new investment and management team recapitalized Group Travel Planet, LLC, rebranded the company as GTP Travel Group, and began the process of reshaping its solutions to better service the leisure groups market. Mr. Vojtush joined GTP Travel Group that same month as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than 15 years of experience in travel technology, product development, interactive marketing, information technology and consulting. Prior to joining GTP Travel Group, he served as a Principal of Brulant's Search Marketing Practice.
In addition to his position as President of GTP Travel Group, Mr. Vojtush is also Executive Publisher of Group Travel Planet Magazine, the sister publication of www.GroupTravelPlanet.com. The magazine, dedicated to planners of meeting and events, was launched by Collinson Publishing and includes destination information, issues and trends affecting the leisure group travel market.
About GTP Travel Group
GTP Travel Group is the group travel solutions company. Started in March 2000, GTP Travel Group automates the leisure group booking process and provides opportunity for growth through GTP Reach, the company's burgeoning distribution network which includes sites such as Groups @ Orbitz (OWW) and www.coachquote.com. GTP Travel Group's products include a direct hotel booking engine with negotiated rates for groups, hotel & bus RFP, itinerary builder, collaboration tools and deep content that fully utilizes the power of the search engines in targeting both shoppers and buyers. Through its flagship website, www.GroupTravelPlanet.com, it provides SMERF (Sports, Military, Educational, Religious and Fraternal) groups with better ways to plan, book and manage all aspects of their group trips online, saving them valuable time and money. For more information on GTP Travel Group, contact: 866.597.7960 or log onto: www.gtptravelgroup.com.
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