{"id":4115,"date":"2019-03-26T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2019-05-01T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T18:55:41","slug":"chat-with-reservations-com-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/media-coverage\/chat-with-reservations-com-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat With Reservations.com CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hello Yatin, can you tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>

I\u2019ve spent over 20 years in the internet technology and e-commerce industries as an entrepreneur, designer, founder, investor, and operator. More recently, I\u2019ve been focused on the travel and hospitality industry through Reservations.com, which I started with my co-founder Mahesh Chaddah in 2014.<\/p>

I am also an avid photographer and I stay actively involved in the Orlando philanthropic community through various organizations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

What are your focus areas and why?<\/strong><\/p>

I\u2019m currently 100% focused on the online travel industry. My co-founder and I saw an opportunity to disrupt the status quo in online travel by offering a higher level of personalized services to customers. That realization led to the founding of Reservations.com and the amazing journey we\u2019ve experienced over the last 5-years.<\/p>

We see tremendous potential to continue the growth of our business and to improve the levels of service we offer our customers. It\u2019s exciting to be at an inflection point where we can play a role in redefining travel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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