| Industry | Travel |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Merrill Christopherson Lucille Christopherson |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Key people | Michael Cameron (owner), Camille Cameron (owner) |
| Products | AirPortal, Airtinerary, AirSelect, TravelAcumen, AirBank, DataLogic, Hotel & Car Re-Check, ProfileLogic, SecurityLogic, ValueLogic, HotelPrepayLogic |
| Revenue | US$240,000,000 (2010) |
| Employees | 225 (2011) |
| Divisions | Andavo Travel |
| Website | www.cbtravel.com/ |
Christopherson Business Travel is a corporate Travel Management Company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and founded in 1953.
Christopherson is the largest Utah travel agency[1] with US$240 million in annual sales (2010) and employs approximately 225 people[2].
Christopherson owns and operates Andavo Travel, a network of independent vacation travel agents.[3]
Christopherson Business Travel is the largest national travel affiliate of BCD Travel.
The State of Utah currently lists Christopherson as its Contracted Travel Agency.[4][5]
Christopherson Business Travel has developed AirPortal, a tool that permits customers to build, maintain their profiles, book travel, review past and present travel, track unused ticket credits, provides contact information for support from a live agent, as well as allowing the customer to utilize other software that Christopherson Business Travel has developed to help its clients better manage their travel.
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Christopherson Business Travel was originally founded by Merrill and Lucille Christopherson in 1953. In 1981, Michael A. Cameron and his wife, Camille, purchased a part-ownership position from the original founders and owners.[6] By March 1990 the Cameron’s had purchased 100 percent of the company.
In January 2008, the company merged with Andavo Travel, creating one of the top 20 U.S. travel management companies.[7][8]
Effective March 2010, Michael A. Cameron and his wife Camille purchased the business and vacation travel divisions of Andavo Travel. The business travel division of the combined company is now branded and marketed nationally as Christopherson Business Travel. The vacation travel and independent contractor division is branded under Andavo Travel.[9]
Christopherson is currently ranked #14, out of the top 39 travel management companies in the United States by Business Travel News, a top publication of the corporate travel industry. BTN’s annual Business Travel Survey measures the performance of suppliers in all corporate travel segments.[10]
Christopherson Business Travel has corporate offices in three locations: