Classic Vacations® is featured across leading travel industry publications as Joelle Apilado Cruz and Bonty Escallon step into expanded leadership roles supporting the global supply business. The coverage highlights their longstanding expertise, supplier relationships, and responsibilities across the Americas and Europe as Classic and TBO align their supply organizations for continued growth.
Classic Vacations Strengthens Global Supply Team With Leadership Promotions — TravelPulse
TravelPulse reports on Joelle Apilado Cruz’s promotion to Senior Vice President, Supply Management – Americas, and Bonty Escallon’s appointment as Vice President, Supply Management – Europe. Cruz will oversee the Americas supply business for Classic and TBO, while Escallon will lead European portfolio strategy, supplier partnerships, contracting, and product development.
The feature highlights how their decades of experience will help strengthen the portfolio and partnerships serving Classic’s travel advisor community. TBO Chief Supply Officer Peter Palli describes the appointments as a step toward a more unified global supply organization.
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Classic Vacations Promotes Key Leaders within Supply Management Team — Travel Market Report
Travel Market Report spotlights the career paths behind the promotions, noting Cruz’s nearly 25 years with Classic Vacations and Escallon’s nearly 30 years with the company. The article explores how their expanded regional responsibilities support Classic and TBO’s supply management alignment, including the formal establishment of an Americas region.
The coverage also revisits CEO Melissa Krueger’s perspective on TBO’s acquisition of Classic Vacations, including the opportunity to use its resources and technology to better serve travel advisors.
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Classic Vacations Announces Leadership Promotions Across Global Supply Organization — Luxury Travel Advisor
Luxury Travel Advisor highlights the expanded roles of Joelle Apilado Cruz and Bonty Escallon as Classic Vacations and TBO align their regional supply teams. The coverage details Cruz’s responsibilities across the Americas and Escallon’s leadership of the European supply business, and cites TBO Chief Supply Officer Peter Palli on the appointments’ role in building a unified global organization.
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Classic Vacations Elevates Leaders in Supply Realignment — Recommend
Recommend examines how the promotions of Joelle Apilado Cruz and Bonty Escallon support a broader realignment of Classic Vacations and TBO’s supply structure, including a dedicated Americas region. The article highlights their longstanding supplier relationships and regional expertise, with TBO Chief Supply Officer Peter Palli emphasizing the importance of the appointments to the global supply organization.
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Classic Vacations announces supply leadership promotions — Travel Daily News
Travel Daily News covers Joelle Apilado Cruz’s and Bonty Escallon’s expanded responsibilities across the Americas and Europe, including the portfolios and partnerships that support Classic Vacations’ travel advisor community. Alongside comments from TBO Chief Supply Officer Peter Palli, the article traces Classic’s advisor-first heritage and highlights its service and technology offerings for complex luxury itineraries.
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Classic Vacations makes leadership promotions — LATTE US
LATTE US reports on the promotions of Joelle Apilado Cruz and Bonty Escallon as Classic Vacations and TBO expand their global supply leadership. The feature highlights Cruz’s luxury product expertise and Escallon’s European market knowledge, outlining how each will lead regional supplier partnerships and portfolio development. TBO Chief Supply Officer Peter Palli underscores the appointments’ contribution to a unified supply organization.