Paul Jacobs, Vice President of Marketing at StudentUniverse, was named one of Phocuswright’s 35 Young Leaders as part of its Class of 2015

August 20, 2014—WALTHAM, Mass.—StudentUniverse, the world’s leading travel booking site for students and youth, today announced that Paul Jacobs, its Vice President of Marketing, was selected as one of Phocuswright’s 35 Under 35 in the Phocuswright Young Leaders Summit. The Young Leaders Summit recognizes rising stars in the travel industry and encourages executive development through experienced guest speakers, networking and an incubatory environment.

The summit showcases the important role young leaders play in the future growth of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. The 35 people selected represent an elite group of ambitious professionals under the age of 35.

This year’s summit will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, from November 16th through 19th in conjunction with The Phocuswright Conference – the top travel industry event.

“I am honored to have been chosen as one of Phocuswright’s 35 under 35,” said Paul Jacobs, vice president, marketing, StudentUniverse. “I look forward to meeting the other participants, and having meaningful discussions with my colleagues in travel. We're all racing to solve the same problems and capitalize on opportunities. It’s an exciting time to be in the travel space and innovators are needed in every corner.”

Paul has spent the last eight years of his career at StudentUniverse. Over the years, he has contributed significant growth in revenue streams and incremental traffic generation. As Vice President of Marketing, Paul oversees the global strategy for promoting StudentUniverse. This includes all paid marketing channels, the corporate brand strategy, reputation and customer acquisition.

The young professionals selected to participate in the summit are high achievers. Phocuswright’s committee looks for smart, dedicated young people that are excited about working in travel. The Young Leaders Summit provides the platform for these key travel industry professionals to network with and be part of a collaborative and diverse community of peers.

About StudentUniverse

StudentUniverse is world’s leading travel booking service for students and youth. Through negotiations with a network of global partners, StudentUniverse offers exclusive pricing and terms on flights, hotels and tours. Its Travel Services division handles client requests for groups and custom itineraries.

StudentUniverse launched in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston with offices in London, Toronto, New York and the Philippines. StudentUniverse believes that travel is essential to a modern education. Millions of students use the service every year. For updates on StudentUniverse, follow our corporate Twitter and blog.

About Phocuswright Inc.

Phocuswright is the travel industry research authority on how travelers, suppliers and intermediaries connect. Independent, rigorous and unbiased, Phocuswright fosters smart strategic planning, tactical decision-making and organizational effectiveness.

Phocuswright delivers qualitative and quantitative research on the evolving dynamics that influence travel, tourism and hospitality distribution. Our marketplace intelligence is the industry standard for segmentation, sizing, forecasting, trends, analysis and consumer travel planning behavior. Every day around the world, senior executives, marketers, strategists and research professionals from all segments of the industry value chain use Phocuswright research for competitive advantage.

The company is headquartered in the United States with Asia Pacific operations based in India and local analysts on five continents.

Phocuswright is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Travel Media, LLC.