TRIP BRANDS - Key Persons

Mr. Benson Samuel - CEO, Chairman, President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Group CEO
  • President
  • Founder, President / Group CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trip Brands Group of Companies
Mr. Benson Samuel founded Trip Brands LLC and all of its brands headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. He built his success on the belief that the world must be traveled and be enjoyed by all and every customer should be given the same standard of service that he expects to receive. A visionary strategist in global travel, and as a brand champion Mr. Benson is an extremely aggressive goal oriented super achiever. His management strategies are a unique blend of entrepreneurial fervor, innovative, inspiring and independent. He offers a collaborative approach to leadership working closely with his executive leadership team and the board of directors to deliver exceptional value to its customers and stakeholders. Mr. Benson started his career in the travel industry over two and a half decades ago in Mumbai, India. He brings with him vast knowledge about Flights & Vacations verticals, Sales and Business Development, Consolidator Operations, Digital Marketing & Software development and Call center delivery and support functions. Mr.Benson moved to USA in 1997 and his earlier assignment was to work for Taj Travel & Tours Inc, New York. After a year of exciting stint with Taj Travel he joined Royal Travel & Tours, Dallas Tx with the role of Managing Director. After a brief stint in the USA he returned to India in 2004 to help research and develop a successful business strategy for the overall development of Northern and Eastern India region starting from the scratch, for the Riya group, and later which scaled sales of approximately 1 Billion US dollars annually. In 2016 Mr. Benson made another major move in his life, to establish a global conglomerate in the travel industry and announced the creation of Trip Brands Group of Companies. The strategy was to react to a growing demand in the travel industry and establish multiple distribution channels. Mr. Benson is an enthusiastic world traveler and has traveled across continents and oceans clocking over one hundred thousand miles a year. Enjoys outdoor activities, music, and a good movie or documentary. He and his wife Ani live in Dallas, Texas, USA.