• Owns Cruise.com, Omega Meetings and Incentives, TourDeals.com
and Trav Tech, with combined annual sales volume of $310 million.
• One of largest members of Radius.
• Member of ABC Corporate Services, WATA, Vacation.com.
• Member of ARTA, ASTA, Travel
Institute, PATA, SGTP.
• Privately held.
Looking Ahead
• Celebrating 35th anniversary.
• Opening an office in Dubai.
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STA TRAVEL
2006 Sales: $1.19 billion
Employees: 450
Previous Ranking: 13
offline to online media targeting
students and youth.
• Completed relocation of corporate headquarters to Dallas.
Company Facts
• Member of International Student
Travel Confederation, Student Air
Travel Association, Federation of
International Youth Organizations.
• Privately held.
Looking Ahead
•Completing rollout of a new
point-of-sale system.
• Launching a Voiceover Internet
Protocol solution (VoIP) with enhanced call routing/management.
• Leveraging Web 2.0 technologies
and commonalities to develop marketing relationships with customer
base.
• Expanding retail presence.
TOP 10
CRUISE SHIPS, BY BERTHS
Ship Berths
Freedom of the Seas 3,643
Voyager of the Seas 3,114
Caribbean Princess 3,100
Costa Concordia 3,000
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Carnival Conquest 2,974
Carnival Triumph 2,758
Costa Fortuna 2,720
Diamond Princess 2,670
Carnival Destiny 2,642
Queen Mary 2 2,620
Source: Cruise Lines International Association
750 State Highway 121
Dallas, TX 75067
( T) 972-538-8800
(F) 972-315-9578
www.statravel.com
Executives
PRESIDENT: Scott Hayden
VP, BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS:
James Bell
VP, MARKETING/E-COM-MERCE: Kristen Celko
VP, RETAIL SALES: Dan Lawing
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FOREVERNEWORLEANS
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2006 Developments
Created in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism and the Louisiana Recovery Authority.
• ARC sales of $890 million.
• 90% of sales from leisure, 10%
from business.
