Hospitality & Travel Executive Roles — Hotels, Restaurants, OTAs
More than 172 executive roles classified in Hospitality & Travel, with 9 new this week. Brand, operations, and digital executives at hotel groups, restaurant chains, online travel agencies, and destination services.
Tier breakdown
3
Founder27
C-Suite111
VP5
Sr Director26
DirectorWhat this category covers
Hospitality & Travel covers executive roles at hotel groups, restaurant chains, online travel agencies, cruise lines, and destination/experience companies. Brand, operations, digital, and revenue-management leadership are the core verticals.
Across the 172 active roles in this category, the largest tier is VP. The classifier weighs company size, scope, and reporting line — not just the title prefix — so the tier mix reflects real responsibility, not vanity titles.
Sample Jobs (10 of 172)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Chief Engineer ... owner first hotel management company The Chief Engineer will lead the engineering and maintenance operation in the DC area, focusing on preventive maintenance, life safety, and guest experience. VP | Washington, DC Onsite |
| General Manager Blank Street The General Manager at Blank Street will launch and lead a café in Los Angeles, building a high-performing team, setting operational standards, and creating exceptional customer experiences. VP | Los Angeles, US Onsite |
| Dean, School of Hotel and Tourism Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Dean will provide visionary academic and strategic leadership for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, focusing on education, research, and community engagement. VP | Hong Kong Onsite |
| Head of Marketing & Communications Kings League Lead brand growth, content, and fan engagement for a bold, digital-first sports league. Shape Mexico strategy, build creator partnerships, and drive audience and revenue growth. VP | Mexico City, Mexico Onsite |
| President & Chief Executive Officer The Music Hall The President & CEO will lead The Music Hall, a nonprofit performing arts center, working with the Board of Trustees to advance the organization's mission and ensure sustainability. C-Suite | Portsmouth, NH Onsite |
| VP Sales ... Forsyth Barnes Strategic VP of Sales to spearhead revenue growth across live entertainment and media platforms, focusing on ticket sales, sponsorships, and partnerships. VP | London, United Kingdom Hybrid |
| Chief of Staff ResortPass The Chief of Staff will report to the CEO, driving operational efficiency and alignment across teams. The role is onsite in NYC, with a salary range of $150,000 - $200,000. C-Suite | New York, NY Onsite |
| Vice President, AI Products Tripleseat The role involves building AI products for the hospitality industry, focusing on product strategy, customer interaction, and AI technology implementation. VP | Remote Remote |
| Chief Financial Officer ... Compañía en crecimiento dentro del ámbito del entretenimiento y consumo experiencial Lead financial strategy and operations for a growing company in the entertainment and consumer experience sector. C-Suite | Bilbao, Basque Country Unknown |
| Director, Corporate Partnerships Segerstrom Center for the Arts Responsible for the growth and stewardship of Segerstrom Center’s strategic funding partners, managing a sponsorship revenue portfolio exceeding $2M, and building major, multi-year partnership agreements. C-Suite | Costa Mesa, CA Hybrid |
How classification gets to this category
Hospitality & Travel classification follows the same multi-stage pipeline as every other category, with category-specific signal at three stages:
- Title recognition. Direct title hits resolve fast — common variants are recognized immediately, including the senior, VP, and Director-tier flavors.
- Compensation threshold. An exec-tier base-comp floor filters out individual-contributor roles that share the title language. Roles below the floor in unambiguous category titles are flagged for manual review rather than auto-classified.
- JD signals for ambiguous cases. GPT reads the JD for brand-portfolio scope, property/franchise authority, and revenue-management responsibility. The classifier separates hotel operators from OTAs and platform-only travel companies. See the AI Classification page for the full signal hierarchy.
Negative filters explicitly block adjacent IC and analyst roles whose titles can resemble executive ones. The result: Hospitality & Travel as a category in your inbox is the executive cut, not the entry-level cut.
How matching works for your search
Matching on Hospitality & Travel is conjunctive. Every dimension you add narrows the result set rather than expanding it.
Example: select Hospitality & Travel + VP-tier and you see Operations, Brand, and Digital leaders across hotel groups and OTAs — your inbox shows the intersection, not the union. You won't see roles that match only one of the filters and not the other.
Tier filtering layers on top. If you only want VP-tier and above in this category, the seniority-tier filter does that cleanly. Restrict further to C-suite only to see the most senior seats, or open it up to Director-tier to widen the funnel during early-stage exploration.
Remote mix