As president of Direct Travel for Canada, Brian is responsible for leading sales and operations for more than 500 team members across multiple locations throughout the country. Under his leadership, Direct Travel has carved a niche in these Canadian markets as an industry leader in corporate and luxury travel through the marriage of good old-fashioned high-touch customer service, and innovative high-tech solutions.
In 1999, Rogers TravelPlus formed a strategic alliance with The Roos Travel Group. A year later, the two companies merged operations and Brian became President of Vision 2000 Travel Group in Ontario. At the same time, three affiliated travel companies merged in Quebec to become Le Groupe Voyages Vision Inc. In 2001, with the addition of regional offices in Alberta and British Columbia, Vision 2000 Travel Group, now Vision Travel Solutions was formed into a national company with head offices in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.
Brian achieved the Global Leadership Professional (GLP) designation from the GBTA Foundation – Global Leadership Program with The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and the Global Travel Professional (GTP) designation from the Global Business Travel Association. He is a member (and previous board member) of the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
Brian is a global travel industry insider, with a unique view on the trends and issues that shape the industry. He has contributed thought leadership pieces to various publications and regularly offers his perspective at industry conferences.