Barbara Messing leads the global marketing efforts as TripAdvisor continues to expand its global footprint as the world’s largest travel site. Messing leads all of TripAdvisor's consumer and business-to-business marketing activities, including brand development and experience, customer relationship marketing, search engine marketing, customer acquisition & retention, public relations, industry relations and global partnerships. Prior to joining TripAdvisor, Messing spent nine years at Hotwire, also part of the Expedia, Inc. family, where she served in a number of leadership roles, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of Travel Ticker. Messing also served in roles including vice president of customer experience and director of product development. Messing serves on the board of directors of Mashable LLC and the XO Group. She holds an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Stanford University.

Having flown over a million miles in the past 10 years, Tyler is no stranger to airports. His passion for improving the air travel experience for road warriors and casual travelers alike inspired him to co-found LoungeBuddy and serve as the CEO and head of the company’s vision. While Tyler truly believes that “half of the fun is getting there”, his favorite destinations are Australia for the beaches and Eastern Africa for the wildlife.