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Travelocity founder Terry Jones makes a smart business move
Smart Destinations Inc., announced Terry Jones has joined its Board of Directors. The Travelocity Founder and Internet luminary brings decades of travel experience, deep technical understanding, and unique expertise on the confluence of travel and the Internet consumer.
“You would“You would be hard pressed to find a better addition to an already strong Board,” said Kevin McLaughlin, co-founder and CEO of Smart Destinations. “Terry doesn’t just have a combination of travel and technology experience, he was one of the driving forces behind the application of the Internet to the travel industry.”
Jones, currently managing principal of consulting firm Essential Ideas, founded Travelocity and led the company as president and CEO from its launch until 2002. An experienced board member, Jones has served on the boards of Travelocity, Overture Services, Vendare, Inc and Entrust, Inc, and now serves on the boards of directors of EarthLink Inc., Rearden Commerce, Inc., and is chairman of Kayak.com. Before Travelocity, Jones served as CIO at Sabre Inc. and prior to that was a division president at American Airlines.
“The impact of technology on travel has been a big component of my career,” said Jones. “In Smart Destinations I see one of those companies that is using technology not for its own sake, but in a way that creates value for their customers and partners. They are enabling the kind of change that always accompanies meaningful technical innovation: a reduction of costs coupled with an increase in convenience.”
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