From Best-in-Class to Balance-Sheet First - Anonymous employee Direct Travel Employee Review

3.0
Dec 19, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This was once a truly top-notch company. Strong leadership, talented people, collaborative culture, and a genuine focus on long-term value—for both employees and clients. Teams were empowered, innovation was encouraged, and decisions were made with care and context. At its peak, it was one of the best places I’ve worked.

Cons

After private equity involvement, the company changed significantly—and not for the better. Short-term financial optics began to outweigh long-term strategy. Cost-cutting, headcount pressure, and aggressive performance targets eroded morale and trust. Experienced operators were sidelined or left, and the culture shifted from building something great to simply extracting value.

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5.0
Dec 8, 2025
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Pros

People, everyone is very supportive towards each other

Cons

The company is going through a re-organization, but there are positive things to come

3.0
Jun 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexibility - Not a lot of red tape - Ability to make recommendations and run with them

Cons

- Benefits are not lucrative - Inexperienced mid-level management - Poor management of all the change

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