Johnny Thorsen

Changing the travel tech world one byte at the time - while reducing my travel carbon footprint as much as possible - named one of the 25 most influential people in the travel industry by BTN in 2010, 2018 and 2024

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2019
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Board Member
Jan 2019
TravelOperations enable travel businesses worldwide to perform better and work smarter. We are an experienced team of dedicated technology and travel consultants that offer best-in-class industry-specific ERP and CRM solutions for travel businesses. Nothing else. Our ambition is to help travel businesses exceed expectations and deliver on their customer’s ever-changing needs and demands with modern cloud-based technology. With offices in Denmark, Sweden, the USA, Australia, and India, TravelOperations is set up to deliver outstanding customer service no matter where you are located. TravelOperations is powered by Microsoft’s market-leading software. This guarantees that your TravelOperations platform is built for the future and that it is continuously updated with the latest features and functionalities developed by Microsoft – and by TravelOperations.
Board Member
Apr 2018
Founded in Aarhus, Denmark in October 2015, Gaest.com has quickly grown to become one of the world's largest online community marketplace for discovering, listing and booking meeting spaces. Our community is made up of magnificent Hosts like Karen and Michael, who live on an upcycled ferry in Copenhagen. They joined Gaest.com to list their space and create an extra revenue stream. On the other side we have our bookers – or what we call Gaests (pronounced just like guests) – like Alexandra from Singapore Airlines who quickly needed a meeting space for their quarterly sales meeting with senior management. At the end of the day, helping Gaests and Hosts have a great meeting experience is the beating heart of our mission.
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2021
VP Strategy & Partnerships
Jun 2021
Spotnana is the travel platform that connects humanity. We are modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry in order to bring freedom, simplicity, and trust to travelers everywhere. Our groundbreaking Travel-as-a-Service platform revolutionizes travel for corporations and consumers, modernizes how travel suppliers sell their inventory, and enables any company to provide the world’s best global travel experiences to their customers. To learn more, visit spotnana.com.
2019
Board Member
Jan 2019
TravelOperations enable travel businesses worldwide to perform better and work smarter. We are an experienced team of dedicated technology and travel consultants that offer best-in-class industry-specific ERP and CRM solutions for travel businesses. Nothing else. Our ambition is to help travel businesses exceed expectations and deliver on their customer’s ever-changing needs and demands with modern cloud-based technology. With offices in Denmark, Sweden, the USA, Australia, and India, TravelOperations is set up to deliver outstanding customer service no matter where you are located. TravelOperations is powered by Microsoft’s market-leading software. This guarantees that your TravelOperations platform is built for the future and that it is continuously updated with the latest features and functionalities developed by Microsoft – and by TravelOperations.
2018
Board Member
Apr 2018
Founded in Aarhus, Denmark in October 2015, Gaest.com has quickly grown to become one of the world's largest online community marketplace for discovering, listing and booking meeting spaces. Our community is made up of magnificent Hosts like Karen and Michael, who live on an upcycled ferry in Copenhagen. They joined Gaest.com to list their space and create an extra revenue stream. On the other side we have our bookers – or what we call Gaests (pronounced just like guests) – like Alexandra from Singapore Airlines who quickly needed a meeting space for their quarterly sales meeting with senior management. At the end of the day, helping Gaests and Hosts have a great meeting experience is the beating heart of our mission.
2017
VP, Travel Strategy and Partnerships
May 2017
Mezi™ is a personal assistant for all things related to travel, flights & hotels. We provide seamless travel experiences for busy professionals & frequent travelers. We make planning travel as easy as enjoying it. Powered by Artificial Intelligence, Travel Genome™ and human experts, we’re a 24/7 concierge for traveling. Travel like a VIP and we’ll handle all booking, rescheduling, cancellation, and everything in between. * Personalized travel We’re essentially a personal travel agent in your pocket. Let us know what type of trip you want and where you want to stay. We’ll ask a few questions and devise the perfect travel itinerary. Want to find a hotel in Paris that’s walking distance from the Louvre? Let us know your ideal vacation and we’ll reserve everything for your convenience. * Your trip is our command Feel like the most pampered VIP wherever you are in the world. Let us know what you want and poof… your wish is our command! Looking for last minute flights for an ideal vacation on the other side of the world? We’re on it! Want to book a relaxing stay at 5-star resort or backpack across Europe? No problem! We’ll even provide activity recommendations for road trips, camping and more. * Life savers and time savers We’ll help you save time by handling all the travel research and bookings for you. We even simplify your booking process by hand-picking the 3 best options that suit your needs — such as the best value, lowest price, and preferred airline tickets. Mezi will take care of the research and present you with options to compare. We’ll take into account any membership or rewards points. Oh, and we’ll do automatic check-ins for your flights as well. * Chat with Mezi We’re a personal assistant that you can text message. Simply ask a question whenever, wherever, and we’ll engage in conversational style just like human agents would. The more you chat, the smarter we get. We’ll learn your traveling taste or personal style and send recommendations for hotels, flights, restaurants, activities and more. And always remember that we’re traveling in real-time with you, in your pocket, for any endeavor that may arise. * Travel with confidence Mezi caters to all your concerns and needs 24/7. We ensure the highest quality and most accurate bookings. We’re always traveling in real-time with you and are just a tap away. We’ve got your back if there’s ever a change in your travel itinerary regarding flights, hotels, events, concerts, tickets, events, restaurant reservations, etc. Personal shopping at your fingertips
Board Member
Jan 2017
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), founded in 1988, is a leading non‐profit organization that serves and advances the global business travel industry. For 25 years, ACTE has continued to fulfill its vision of uniting travel executives around the world, providing them with up‐to‐date news, knowledge, beneficial research findings and networking opportunities. The education of ACTE members infiltrates to tens of thousands of travel professionals in over 102 countries who represent more than 12 million business travelers worldwide. From corporate buyers to agencies and suppliers, all sectors of the industry are granted equal membership. ACTE has representatives in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East and the United States. "Creating meaningful dialogue since 1988 through education, advocacy and research for the global corporate travel community."​
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