Charles Bailey, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
Charles is one of the original founders of TravelNet Solutions and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. At the company's inception, Bailey quickly led the company to profitability and has continued to oversee 30 to 40 percent revenue growth year over year since 2003. The company's portfolio of brands includes ResortsandLodges.com, ParksandCampgrounds.com, RezTracker.com and Red Rock Resort.
ResortsandLodges.com is the company's flagship brand. Since acquiring the asset in 2003, Bailey has led the site's transformation into the leading niche advertising portal for resorts and lodges worldwide. Under his leadership, the site has developed more than 2600 advertising relationships and increased the traffic by over 1400 percent. His ability to innovate and differentiate the site's offering from others has allowed Bailey to continually position ResortsandLodges.com as a leader in the travel and hospitality industry.
Prior to starting TravelNet Solutions in 2003, Bailey launched 3 successful Internet start-up companies and spent more than 7 years consulting in user-interface design and web development for companies within the healthcare, banking, travel and hospitality industry. He has more than 10 years of professional experience using open-source technologies and is a Sun Certified Java Programmer. Bailey graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Ryan Bailey, President and Co-Founder
Ryan is one of the original founders and serves as President of TravelNet Solutions. He is a proven leader in sales and marketing and has more than seven years of experience within the travel and hospitality industry. At the company's inception, Bailey helped lead the development and implementation of the company's initial sales and marketing strategy, which allowed the company to experience exponential revenue growth. Today, Bailey oversees all sales and marketing activities for the company's portfolio of brands.
After acquiring ResortsandLodges.com in 2003, Bailey helped lead the development and implementation of the sites initial business model along with the strategy of the company's advertising platforms and partnerships. His leadership and experience in sales and marketing allowed ResortsandLodges.com to become profitable in record time, which allowed the company to expand its product offerings.
