This is a roundup of announcements related to people moves and business expansions in travel in May 2018.

Thursday 10 May, 2018

Collinson appoints Caris

• The loyalty and benefits specialist has recruited Paul Caris as chief information officer. Caris has spent the past three years running a technology consultancy.

Wednesday 9 May, 2018

CWT checks in Staehler

• The travel management company has appointed Jack Staehler as chief technology officer of RoomIt, its hotel distribution division. Staehler, who will be based in Chicago, has previously held senior technology roles with a number of companies including Cendant Travel and Orbitz.

Tuesday 8 May, 2018

Agoda promotes from within

• Booking Holdings has promoted John Brown to CEO of Agoda. Brown has been COO of the Asia-based travel business since 2014. Agoda current CEO Robert Rosenstein becomes chairman as well as special advisor to Booking Holdings boss Glenn Fogel.

Thursday 3 May, 2018

Hotelbeds Group names Director of Technology

Wednesday 2 May, 2018

Chrome River appoints CTO

Sunil Kayiti

• Sunil Kayiti joins the travel expense specialist as chief technology officer and will lead a team of more than 100 engineers. Kayiti previously held roles with Eze Software Group and Fidelity.

Musement boosts US team

• The Italy-based travel discovery platform has recruited Taylor Withrington as account director for the west coast. She will help build new supplier relationships as wells as strengthen existing partnerships. Withrington previously held roles for Viator and more recently aRes Travel.