President and CEO – Gloria Bohan launched Omega World Travel in 1972 as a small-town storefront travel agency. Today, Omega is one of the top woman-owned businesses in the U.S. Gloria is a very hands-on owner, focusing on strategic partnerships and long term direction of the organization. Gloria is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, where she also serves as a trustee and holds an honorary doctorate.

Gloria’s many business accolades include:

2023 – Gloria Bohan Receives ASTA ‘s First Ever Icon Award

2023 – Omega Honored at Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies Event

2023 – Receives Lifetime Achievement award from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)

2021 – Receives Lifetime Achievement award from Travel Weekly Magazine

2018 – Honored as Godmother of Riviera Cruises Robert M. Burns ship

2018 – Receives ASTA’s Lifetime Achievement Award

2018 – Inducted into BTN Hall of Fame

2016 – Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Million Women Mentors

2015 – Honored as Godmother of Windstar Cruises’ Star Legend

2012 – Gold Award in the 2012 Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly Magazine

2012 – “Top Business” Recipient in five categories by DiversityBusiness.com

2011 – Inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame

2011 – Featured in the November 2011 issue of The Washingtonian

2011 – Executive Women’s Forum Lifetime Achievement Award

2010 – Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award

2009 – NDTA Distinguished Service Award from the National Defense Transportation Association

2009 – Outstanding Woman Business at the National Minority Business Council’s (NMBC) 29th Annual Awards Luncheon held in New York City

2009 – The Society of Government Travel Professionals (SGTP) recognized Omega with a Professional Development Award for MIS during the ANCON Government Travel Conference

2005 – Inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame

2004 – Named Office Depot’s Businesswoman of the Year

2004 – Named Travel Agent of the Year by The American Society of Travel Agents

2003 – Honored by her alma mater, Marymount Manhattan College with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

> Omega World Travel’s milestones