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Yannis Karmis
President, Travelocity Business
Appointed as president of Travelocity Business in November 2009, Yannis Karmis brings a unique perspective to his role as leader of one of the fastest growing travel management companies in North America. Mr. Karmis spent the past two years living and working in Latin America, managing customer service activities for airline, hotel, and agency-focused businesses in the Sabre Holdings family. His range of experience serves Travelocity Business and its clients well as the agency helps corporations drive the most value for their travel spend in a rapidly evolving global economy.
Prior to Travelocity Business, Mr. Karmis spent 12 years working in various positions at Sabre Holdings and Sabre Travel Network. Most recently, he served as vice president of global customer support for Sabre Travel Network in Montevideo, Uruguay. As general manager of Sabre Uruguay, Mr. Karmis led the expansion of Sabre's second-largest office to more than 800 employees. The global customer support facility in Montevideo supports numerous Sabre brands, including Sabre Travel Network's 55,000 travel agency customer locations in 45 countries, Sabre Airline Solutions, GetThere, SynXis, Travelocity Business, and Nexion.
Mr. Karmis was vice president of customer solutions and technical sales for Sabre Travel Network from 2006 to 2007, responsible for travel agency product sales and business development. In this role, he oversaw a significant increase in product adoption among North American corporate and leisure agencies, as well as the expansion of Sabre's relationships with prominent online travel agencies.
Mr. Karmis earned a master's degree in business administration from the Neeley School at Texas Christian University, and a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. He also completed the Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) Program offered by the Travel Institute.
Favorite travel moment:
Visiting the Iguassu Falls on the Brazil-Argentina border. The falls are amazing and we loved visiting, even if my wife was seven months pregnant, and I was carrying our three-year old who had her arm wrapped in plastic grocery bags because she had just dislocated it on our trip. The adventure makes the trip that much more rewarding.
About Travelocity Business
Southlake, Texas-based Travelocity Business is a full-service corporate travel management company. Travelocity Business is one of the business travel industry's fastest-growing agencies with more than $850 million in annual travel spend under management. Travelocity Business combines the expertise, service and travel choices of Travelocity(R) with corporate experience gained from serving more than half of the Fortune 200 companies. For more information, companies can visit www.travelocitybusiness.com.