Michael Batt

Michael Batt is the Founder and Chairman of Travel Leaders Group, a North American travel company that generates sales of over $20 billion annually and has more than 4,000 employees. Today, Travel Leaders Group is comprised of more than 6,000 travel agency locations and over 52,000 travel advisors.

As chairman of Travel Leaders Group, Mr. Batt provides strategic direction for the company and has overseen the growth of the company from a collection of successful travel agencies to one of the leading forces in travel today. He has devoted his career to promoting the travel agency distribution channel and the use of travel advisors to enhance the travel experience.

Prior to his role as Founder and Chairman of Travel Leaders Group, Mr. Batt served as an executive with Carlson Companies where he was President of Carlson Leisure Group (CLG) and a board member of Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Under Mr. Batt, CLG grew significantly with sales growing from a combined $2 billion in 1996 to over $5 billion in 2007.