Vacation Express competitors

Edward H. Bastian (born June 6, 1957) is an American business executive. He is the ninth and current chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, serving in this role since May 2, 2016.

Michael A. Flaskey (born August 3, 1967), also known as Mike Flaskey, is an American businessman and chief executive officer of the timeshare company Diamond Resorts International. He is also the founder and executive director of the Diamond Resorts Invitational held annually in Orlando, Florida. Flaskey attended Limestone College where he was one of the first five players to sign with the Limestone baseball program under Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry and was named to the NAIA All-District team. He graduated in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. In 2009, he was inducted into the Limestone College Athletics Hall of Fame. In March 2017, Flaskey was named chief executive officer of Diamond Resorts International. Prior to joining Diamond Resorts, Flaskey held senior leadership positions with Starwood Vacation Ownership from October 2003 to July 2006 and with Fairfield Resorts (now Wyndham Vacation Ownership) from August 1992 to September 2003. He is also on the board of directors for Diamond Resorts. At Diamond Resorts, Flaskey launched Events of a Lifetime, an experiential vacation platform. He also is the founder of the Diamond Resorts Invitational, a mixed event celebrity golf tournament held annually in Orlando, Florida. Flaskey regularly appears on the MLB Network and has appeared several times on Golf Channel with professional golfers and celebrities, including John Daly and Lee Janzen. Since 2013, Flaskey has helped manage the Diamond Resorts Invitational to raise more than $4.1 million for Florida Hospital for Children.

Subodh Karnik is the chairman and chief executive officer of ExpressJet Airlines. He brings more than 30 years of airline experience to this position. During his career, Subodh has held operations, finance, marketing and planning roles at some of the world’s largest airlines, including senior leadership positions at Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines. He was CEO of the parent company of ATA Airlines, World Airways and North American Airlines, and has extensive airline consulting experience. Most recently, Subodh was President and CEO of United Express flying partner CommutAir, where he led the recapitalization of the company and its transformation to an all-jet fleet. Subodh graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India, with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and he received an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is a long-time Atlanta resident.

Jack Richards is a President & Chief Executive Officer at Pleasant Holidays and is based in Westlake Village, California. He has worked as COO, President & CEO at America West Vacations/The Leisure Company and SVP Product Marketing & Strategy at Hotels.com, Expedia, Inc.. Jack attended Kent State University and UNIVERSITY OF AKRON.

John Dasburg is a Chairman/President/CEO at ASTAR Air Cargo. He has experience at Succeed to Lead, LLC and has worked as Board Member at RYDER SYSTEM INC, Chairman/President/CEO at Nicosia Mall, and Board Member at WCI Communities Inc. John works or has worked at DOD United States Department of Navy and works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, BOARD MEMBER at Trilantic Capital Partners, and BOARD MEMBER at Mercy Foundation. He attended University of Florida.

Jeff Conry is a Chief Executive Officer at Swift Air.