Chai Travel Advisors Announces Leadership Changes and Key Milestones

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED STATES - July 9th, 2024 - New York, NY – Chai Travel Advisors, a rapidly growing host agency, is excited to share leadership changes and significant achievements made during its’ first 18 months of operations.

The company is thrilled to announce the appointment of Monty Swaney as its new President. Swaney, who most recently served as the Chief Business Officer of Internova’s Global Travel Collection, brings a wealth of experience and leadership to Chai Travel.  He will be responsible for developing and managing all aspects of the next stages of Chai’s growth.

Michael Liben, CEO of Chai Travel said, “our early success has proven that there is a place in our industry for a company built on the values of family, fun, and hard work.  Building a leadership team with experience providing the level of service our advisors expect is at the core of what we set out to do. Monty shares that vision and we are thrilled he has chosen to partner with us at Chai.” 

Swaney said “having experienced the evolution of the travel industry during my career, I am excited to have the opportunity to join Chai and build on its early success.  The team I am joining shares my belief in being forward-thinking while maintaining a strong connection to the past.”

David Buda, the outgoing President, will continue to provide his experience and insight to the company in his new role as Senior Consultant.  Liben added, “David’s wisdom, attitude, and experience was critical to our early success – we are very pleased that he has chosen to stay on during our next phase.”

In just 18 months, Chai Travel Advisors has made remarkable strides. The company has attracted a core group of high-value and high-touch travel advisors.  In July of 2023, Chai also opened its first office in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.  

Chai Travel Advisors is committed to offering a warm, professional, and responsive home to the travel advisor community. The company looks forward to growing its management team and its network of the industry’s best travel advisors.

About Chai Travel Advisors

Chai Travel Advisors is a boutique travel advisory dedicated to providing high-quality travel planning services to leisure, entertainment, and corporate clients via its network of independent travel advisors.  Chai Travel is an affiliate of First in Service Travel^©, a Member of Virtuoso, Specialists in the Art of Travel^©.

For more information on Chai Travel: www.chaitravel.com

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