Hospitality and Travel Leaders
Top Executives for Software and SaaS Companies Across the Hospitality and Travel Landscape
Hospitality and Travel Segment Expertise
Bespoke Partners is the leading executive search firm delivering high-impact leaders to software and SaaS companies that are breaking new ground in Hospitality and Travel.
Sub-sectors Include:
Sub-sectors Include:
End Markets Include:
- Hotels and resorts
- Restaurants and bars
- Vacation Rentals and short-term rentals
- Corporate Travel
- Online Travel Agencies
- Airlines
- Travel Insurance Providers
Looking for high-impact Hospitality and Travel leaders?
Track Record for this Practice:
18+
Hospitality and Travel Executive Placements
$75M
Average Scale of Portfolio Company
$10M
Enterprise Value Created
103
Average Days to Close
9.5
NPS Score
Functions placed: Finance, Sales, Marketing and Human Resources
Exclusive
Exclusively for private equity-backed companies: Hospitality and Travel Leaders who drive disruptive innovation and transform portfolio companies through technology and superior workflows
Efficient
Ultra-efficient recruiting with 95% success rate
Unique
Unique network & data-driven process to find transformative Hospitality and Travel Leaders in half the average time
Our ultra-efficient Search and Leadership Advisory services will source, place, and accelerate the onboarding of Hospitality and Travel Leaders.
Our unique Search 2.0 process ties your search for Hospitality and Travel leaders back to your investment thesis, resulting in enhanced value for private equity backed software or SaaS companies.
Find out why Bespoke is the search firm of choice for Hospitality and Travel, and why our candidates excel at implementing new programs, understanding and empathizing with customer needs to deliver enhanced experiences.
Winning Results
Examples of our Hospitality and Travel Leader placements
Growth Through Acquisitions
3 Bespoke-appointed executives led a Hotel Management software firm to new heights, passing the $1.5B valuation mark. The team oversaw 3 acquisitions of smaller firms and then closed a successful transaction with a top-tier PE investment firm.
Payments Team Build
Bespoke appointed 4 C-level executives for a Hospitality Payments organization. This team spanning Finance and GTM roles successfully completed two different Recapitalization efforts with Tier 1 investment firms and went on to achieve a 6X revenue growth during their tenure.
Impressive Fleet Management Growth
Bespoke placed over half of the C-level executive team for a Fleet Management and Travel software company during a six-month period. During the tenure of these leaders the company went on to complete two acquisitions, expanded their solutions into the mobility sector and saw headcount and revenue double in size.
Bespoke-Placed Leaders Drive Innovation
We place Hospitality and Travel Leaders with proven track records in:
- Mapping investment thesis and value creation plans, and translating them into clear goals and objectives for the company to act on.
- Experience with diverse technologies such a AI, Big Data and payments to incorporate into existing platforms.
- Designing and launching disruptive innovations that realign existing Hospitality and Travel markets while creating new ones.
- Global or M & A experience to keep up with the demands of due diligence and international best practices.
- Subscription based software expertise, with the ability to enhance sales cycles and pricing initiatives.
Search 2.0
Data-driven:
Process finds and places candidates typically in half the time of industry average
Advanced Scorecards:
Comprehensive view of candidate’s fit with the role
Deep Validation:
Typically 10+ backchannel reference checks per candidate