2021 sales: $128.6 million
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Employees: 22
307 Fifth Ave., 16th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 542-4500
Website Executives
PRESIDENT/CEO: Jack Ezon
MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK COLLECTIVE: Julie Danziger
MANAGING PARTNER, EMBARK EVENTS: Eli Ashear
PARTNER, EMBARK ACADEMY: Anne Scully
DIRECTOR, MARKETING: Carole-Anne Hughs
DIRECTOR, EMBARK TOURS: Charles Chehebar
Company facts
* Luxury marketing agency with a focus on travel.
* Host agency operations has a mix of direct-to-consumer leisure travel, high-end events, lifestyle-branded tours, incentives, corporate and entertainment.
* The company's 154 hosted agents completed 48% of Embark's sales.
* Has a B2B tour operator division and a technology division.
* 2021 sales split of 11% business travel, 45% leisure, 44% events.
* Privately owned by Jack Ezon, Eli Ashear and Julie Danziger.
2021 developments
* Continued to diversify in 2021 to broaden scope, creating revenue streams from luxury lifestyle brand activations and collaborations, brokering long-term stays, selling services for people receiving dual passports and consulting in selling luxury in other verticals outside travel.
* Established a presence in Brazil and South Africa.
* Built an online booking tool for travel advisors.
* Launched a tour operator focused on co-branded experiences with luxury brands.
Looking ahead
* Though off to a rough start with omicron, 2022 looks to be a stellar year, about 155% over 2019.
* Events lead the way with an overwhelming number of destination gatherings (making up for lost time), all with an average of a 43% spending increase over 2019.
* FIT business is up 68% with average spending about 39% higher.
* Independent contractor business continues to grow, onboarding an average of five to 10 advisors a month.