by Donald Wood
Last updated: 1:20 PM ET, Thu June 22, 2023
American magazine company TIME released its annual list of
the 100 most influential companies in the world, with several travel-related
brands making the list.
The list comprises five categories—Leaders, Disrupters,
Innovators, Titans and Pioneers—by TIME editors who evaluate each company based
on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition and success.
In the Leaders category, adventure tour operator Intrepid
Travel made the annual list, with the magazine highlighting the brand’s environmentally
and socially responsible options. Intrepid “saw record-breaking booking days
after launching a flight-free program (and more than 100 Indigenous-led tours)
last year.”
SpaceX also found itself listed among the Leaders category,
partly due to the company’s dedication to the emerging space tourism market.
Elon Musk’s company launched 61 Falcon 9 flights last year, “making it the
world’s workhorse rocket.”
“It’s fantastic to see that TIME focused on influential
travel companies because they were able to showcase a well-rounded group of
brands that touch the heart and soul of our culture, fashion, aspirations and
experiences globally,” Travel
Hub 365 CEO Stephen Scott said. “These companies and many others like them
can inspire us and also fulfill the dream of travel for current and future
generations.”
Disney made TIME’s Top 100 in the Titans category, with the
magazine categorizing the company as a “corporate citizen” in response to the ongoing
political-based battle with the government in Florida.
In May, Disney's revenue was $21.81 billion, up 13 percent
from the same quarter last year, but CEO Bob Iger remained concerned about the slumping
theme park division. Disney
World theme park tickets have increased, but they were offset by increased
attendance at Disneyland.
Two aircraft manufacturers working to build zero-emissions planes
for the commercial aviation industry also made the list in the Pioneer category,
Eviation Aircraft and ZeroAvia. Eviation reported orders for more than 400
planes, worth over $4 billion, while ZeroAvia already has over 1,500
provisional orders, with interest from American Airlines, United Airlines and
IAG.
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