A Global Reach

LBF Travel has offices in San Diego, California, United States, Bangkok, Thailand, Delhi and Chandigarh, India and Tijuana, Mexico. The company has a staff of 700 travel professionals to assist leisure and business travelers plan and book the best travel options. LBF Travel owns and manages consumer brands, including Travelation and SmartFares. Working with airline supply partners, LBF Travel offers business and leisure travelers exceptional pricing.

Founded on Experience

LBF Travel was founded in 2010 and is led by a team of professionals with the combined experience of over 100 years in the travel industry. The privately held company is a leading force in travel expertise and developed pioneering technology that customizes services and meets partner demands.

Chairman and CEO Michael H. Thomas has been in the online travel business since 1995, when he founded a company called OneTravel in a barn on a sheep farm in Pennsylvania. Senior team members bring years of experience in every aspect of the travel industry including funding, operations, sales marketing strategies and financials.

Founded on the premise that customers come first, every member of the LBF Travel team, from founder to call center representative, is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction with each and every transaction.

SmartFares

Owned by LBF Travel, SmartFares is a travel reservation service that provides leisure and business travelers the best fares available. SmartFares employs approximately 600 call center agents around the globe to assist travelers to customize travel plans and find the deals that best meet their needs and budgets.

SmartFares utilizes multiple Global Distribution Systems (GDS) to offer consumers more choices and unique customization options. Agents are available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Travelation

Owned and managed by LBF Travel, consumer brand Travelation is a leading online travel website. Travelation specializes in cheap flights, discount hotel rooms and cheap car rentals both in the United States and around the world. Travelation works directly and negotiates with large numbers of airlines to provide customers with what is, in most cases, substantially cheaper fares than many other travel sites. Travelation also works directly with hotel wholesalers, chains and small boutique hotels to provide more options and the most economical prices. Consumers use the Travelation website to easily search for flights, hotel rooms, car rentals, travel packages and cruises. Call center representatives are on hand to provide assistance when needed.

LBF Travel is currently expanding its global headquarters in San Diego to further enhance services, meet and exceed partner and customer expectations and to continue to develop cutting-edge technologies that meet today's travel industry challenges.