68 | Covington Travel

T0624COVINGTON_C_350 [Credit: Covington Travel]
2023 sales: $121.2 million
Previous ranking: Unranked
Employees: 64 full-time, 2 part-time

4800 Cox Road, Suite 200
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: (804) 747-7077
Website

Executives

FOUNDER/CHAIR: Josee G. Covington
PRESIDENT/CEO: W. Paul Covington

COMPANY FACTS

* Privately held company.

* Sells products directly to consumers.

* Works with eight independent contractors.

* $1.8 million of sales completed by hosted agents.

* Sales: 77% business, 19% leisure, 4% other.

* A BCD Affiliate and member of Virtuoso and CBTG.

2023 DEVELOPMENTS

* Continued significant growth across all business lines.

* Hired staff to keep up with increased customer demand.

* Started GDS migration from Apollo to Travelport+ platform.

* Changed phone system to Microsoft Teams CallTower.

* Deployed AI in certain aspects of business.

LOOKING AHEAD

* Finishing migrating from Apollo to Travelport+.

* Refreshing tech stack.

* Completing the shift of core systems to the cloud.

* Developing new talent.

* Expanding NDC content in agent desktop and online booking tool systems.

* Company is optimistic for 2024. Sales in corporate, leisure and meetings and events business areas have remained robust, exceeding both 2022 and 2019 numbers. It is noticing a change in the nature of corporate travel, however: a shift away from individual transient travel and toward group travel as corporations bring together their home-based employees for team building. 

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