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Jackie Friedman is the president of Nexion Travel Group, a fully accredited host agency owned by Internova Travel Group. She oversees a team of 68+ employees supporting more than 6,200 independent travel advisors in the US and Canada.
Jackie joined the Nexion team in 2004 as VP of Operations. In 2007, she was promoted to President. Prior to joining the Nexion team, Jackie spent 15 years with Sabre, serving in a variety of sales and leadership positions. Jackie started her career in travel working as a front-line agent and a travel agency manager in Toronto.
There has never been a better time to become an independent travel advisor. A host agency like Nexion provides the support, tools and programs these business owners need to be successful entrepreneurs. Our members are supporting themselves and their families, serving their clients and adding value to their lives with the best-planned travel—powered by Nexion.
Jackie is often asked to participate as a speaker or panelist at industry conferences. She is in her fourth term on the ASTA Board of Directors and is currently the Chair of the Board. She is also a Director on the Travel Institute Board of Trustees, the CLIA STARBoard, The Professional Association of Travel Hosts (PATH) and numerous supplier advisory boards. Jackie serves as President of the Family Bonds Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization helping people in the travel industry who are in need.
She is a recipient of a Travel Leaders Network Advocacy Award (2023), TravelAge West WAVE Award for Excellence in Leadership (2022), the World Travel & Tourism Council Outstanding Contribution Award (2021), a Travel Weekly Lifetime Achievement Award (2020), and the Barbara O’Hara Award for Advocacy (2015), among other industry honors and achievement awards. She is the godmother of AmaWaterways’ AmaViola ship.
