John T. Peters served as President and CEO of Tripology from 2008 until 2010, when he sold the early stage, venture-funded interactive travel referral company to Rand McNally. During that time, John guided the Tripology team in hitting critical growth milestones, including securing 15,000 Travel Specialists for the Tripology network and processing over 150,000 trip requests. With the acquisition of Tripology, Rand appointed John to his current position as SVP/GM of Digital Strategy & Business Development to play a lead role in the company’s transition to a digital travel information business and manufacturer of niche market GPS systems.
Prior to Tripology, John was Vice President of Business Development for Wyndham Worldwide where he led the launch of the newly formed Endless Vacation Rentals® division. In this role he developed the digital products and strategic partnerships critical to doubling revenue in the second year.
Earlier in his career, John co-founded Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises, an international yacht cruise/tour and hotel business that grew to over $50M in sales, with offices in New York, Athens, Rome and Buenos Aires. John successfully sold the business in 1999.
John is a frequent speaker and moderator at domestic and international conferences including World Travel Market, EyeforTravel, The Los Angeles Times Travel Show, The New York Times Travel Show, International Cruise-a-thon and others. He has made numerous radio and television appearances (including Arthur Frommer and Erik Hastings) and has been featured in such publications as The New York Times, USA TODAY, Reuters, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, Internet Weekly, and La Nacion, Argentina’s largest newspaper. John also frequently presents at universities on the subject of entrepreneurship, for both graduate and undergraduate students. In 2011, John accepted the GOLD Adrian award for Digital Marketing Promotion for the “Best of the Road®” program he created, which generated over half a billion media impressions in four months. In 2009, John was also recognized as “Innovator of the Year” by the US Travel Association. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Certified Travel Industry Executive certification from The Travel Institute.
John is also an accomplished artist. You can see his work at www.johntpetersART.com John, his wife and two children live outside Chicago.
