Best U.S. Travel Companies to Work For in 2014
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At minimum, these featured companies get a press release out of it, touting their rankings. There are many more travel companies in U.S. that at some point could make for a comprehensive and dedicated sector ranking.
Glassdoor, the employer review site -- Yelp for employee reviews, if you will -- has come out with its annual listing of top 50 companies to work for, as reviewed by mostly anonymous employees. The top 50 list of large companies to work for -- 1,000 or more employees -- in 2014 have three travel companies in it: Orbitz, Southwest, and Hyatt. All three were there in last year's rankings as well, which also included JetBlue and Boeing.
This year Glassdoor also started a new list of medium-sized companies, 250-499 employees, and the top 50 list contains only one travel company: Travelzoo.
| Best places to work in travel, large companies, 1,000 or more employees | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank | 2012 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orbitz Worldwide | 9 | 26 | Not Ranked |
| Southwest Airlines | 21 | 12 | 17 |
| Hyatt | 26 | 32 | Not Ranked |
| Jetblue | Not Ranked | 28 | Not Ranked |
| Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Not Ranked | 45 | Not Ranked |
| Best places to work in travel, medium companies, 250-999 employees | 2014 Rank (inaugural year of ranking) | NA | NA |
| Travelzoo | 3 | NA | NA |
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