Travel meta-search company Bezurk.com appoints
new Chief Executive Officer
March 27, 2006 (Press Release) --
Singapore – 28 March, 2006. Bezurk.com today announced that Martin
Symes, until recently Executive Director, Commercial, at online travel retailer
Zuji, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. He will also make a financial
investment in the company, and become a significant shareholder.
“With the business poised for rapid growth, we are delighted to have someone
of Martin’s calibre to lead Bezurk,” said James Vaile, Bezurk’s Chairman and
former Expedia VP Asia Pacific. “Martin’s experience of running pan-Asian
travel businesses will be invaluable to Bezurk as it embarks on a program of
new product launches, new markets and major distribution partnerships. His
experience perfectly complements Bezurk’s dynamic young team. Bezurk.com
founder Craig Hewett, who has been acting CEO, will continue to drive the
company’s marketing, business development and distribution activities.”
Said Martin: “I am excited to be joining Bezurk just as meta-search is taking off
in the Asia Pacific online travel space. Craig and the Bezurk team have done a
great job in building by far the most sophisticated meta-search technology in
the Asia Pacific region and generating strong travel industry support. The
challenge now is to scale the business across the region.”
Martin resigned from ZUJI in January 2006 after almost five years of playing an
instrumental role in establishing the company and brand as Asia/Pacific’s
leading full service online travel retailer, including building businesses in six
countries and negotiating partnerships with airlines and travel suppliers, online
portals and other partners.
Prior to ZUJI, Martin held senior positions at Hutchison-Priceline, British
Airways and American Airlines, where he was Managing Director, Asia Pacific
from 1997-99. He has a degree from Oxford University and an MBA from
London Business School.
About Bezurk
Bezurk.com is a comparison-shopping web site that helps travellers from the
Asia-Pacific region search for flights, hotels, rental cars, packages and tours
across a multitude of travel websites. Bezurk searches suppliers such as
airlines and hotel chains directly but also includes hotel aggregators and online
travel agents. Searching is done in real-time so that results show only the latest
pricing and availability. Bezurk links travellers directly through to its partners
websites to book. Bezurk, which is headquartered in Singapore, was founded
in 2005 by former executives from Expedia, Intercontinental Hotels Group,
Priceline, Yahoo! and Zuji.
Symes, until recently Executive Director, Commercial, at online travel retailer
Zuji, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. He will also make a financial
investment in the company, and become a significant shareholder.
“With the business poised for rapid growth, we are delighted to have someone
of Martin’s calibre to lead Bezurk,” said James Vaile, Bezurk’s Chairman and
former Expedia VP Asia Pacific. “Martin’s experience of running pan-Asian
travel businesses will be invaluable to Bezurk as it embarks on a program of
new product launches, new markets and major distribution partnerships. His
experience perfectly complements Bezurk’s dynamic young team. Bezurk.com
founder Craig Hewett, who has been acting CEO, will continue to drive the
company’s marketing, business development and distribution activities.”
Said Martin: “I am excited to be joining Bezurk just as meta-search is taking off
in the Asia Pacific online travel space. Craig and the Bezurk team have done a
great job in building by far the most sophisticated meta-search technology in
the Asia Pacific region and generating strong travel industry support. The
challenge now is to scale the business across the region.”
Martin resigned from ZUJI in January 2006 after almost five years of playing an
instrumental role in establishing the company and brand as Asia/Pacific’s
leading full service online travel retailer, including building businesses in six
countries and negotiating partnerships with airlines and travel suppliers, online
portals and other partners.
Prior to ZUJI, Martin held senior positions at Hutchison-Priceline, British
Airways and American Airlines, where he was Managing Director, Asia Pacific
from 1997-99. He has a degree from Oxford University and an MBA from
London Business School.
About Bezurk
Bezurk.com is a comparison-shopping web site that helps travellers from the
Asia-Pacific region search for flights, hotels, rental cars, packages and tours
across a multitude of travel websites. Bezurk searches suppliers such as
airlines and hotel chains directly but also includes hotel aggregators and online
travel agents. Searching is done in real-time so that results show only the latest
pricing and availability. Bezurk links travellers directly through to its partners
websites to book. Bezurk, which is headquartered in Singapore, was founded
in 2005 by former executives from Expedia, Intercontinental Hotels Group,
Priceline, Yahoo! and Zuji.
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