Expedia Senior Manager Fritz Oberhummer Named Phocuswright Young Leader

Fritz Oberhummer, Senior Account Manager EMEA, Expedia Affiliate Network Brand, was named as one of Phocuswright's 35 Young Leaders Class of 2016

BELLEVUE, Washington, May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia® Affiliate Network (EAN), a division of the Expedia group, one of the world's leading online travel companies, is proud to announce that Fritz Oberhummer, Senior Account Manager, EMEA Sales, has been accepted as a member of the Phocuswright Class of 2016 35 Young Leaders.

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As Senior Account Manager, Fritz works with EAN's top partners in Central and Eastern Europe, helping their businesses by finding the right hotel for their customers from among over 250,000 hotels available in EAN's template and API.  Fritz joined Expedia three years ago and was named Account Manager of the Year for the EMEA region in 2013 and 2015. He also received a sales excellence award for teamwork in 2014. Fritz has spent the majority of his career in technology and travel and is an MBA candidate at FOM University.

"We are pleased that Fritz has been recognized for his passion and commitment to the travel industry," Ariane Gorin, EAN brand's Senior Vice President and General Manager stated. "With this nomination, Fritz joins a fantastic group of travel leaders."

"I am pleased to be awarded this honour and look forward to sharing and learning from the others in the group," states Fritz.

The Young Leaders Summit@ Phocuswright Europe brings together a selected group of 35 who will spend time networking, listening to experienced guest speakers from across the travel industry and brainstorming ideas for how to move the industry forward over the two day session.

This year's summit will be held in Dublin, Ireland from May 10^th through 12^th in conjunction with Phocuswright Europe.  Fritz and other representatives of EAN will be present at the conference.

About Expedia Affiliate Network

Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) is a division within the Expedia Group, one of the world's leading travel companies. EAN works with thousands of partners in 33 countries to turn their web traffic into hotel bookings and happy customers. EAN provides partners with the tools and technology that help millions of travellers find the perfect hotels for their next trips.

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