Travefy CEO David Chait was named the 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year at the ASTA Global Convention (AGC) in San Diego on August 28th.
Chait was selected for Travefy, which is a next generation itinerary management and client communication platform for travel professionals. With Travefy, travel agents and other industry professionals can save time and impress clients.
The Entrepreneur of the Year Award was established by the Dan and Gloria Bohan Foundation to “promote entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial spirit in the travel and hospitality industry.” Three finalists were selected to participate in a “Shark Tank”-style competition at the ASTA Global Convention in San Diego on August 28th with a $10,000 cash prize. At the event expert Judges included Marc Casto (President & CEO, Casto Travel), Tammy Levent (Founder, Elite Travel Management Group), and Denise Jackson (President & CEO, Balboa Travel)
“Travel Agents are an integral part of our country’s growing travel economy and I’m so grateful to ASTA for the important role it plays in supporting Agents and our industry at large as well as the commitment of the Dan and Gloria Bohan Foundation,” notes Chait. “For Travefy to be recognized by the ASTA community is an unbelievable honor.”