INTERVIEW: TMC Exec Joe McClure

Since purchasing Montrose Travel with his sister and wife in 1990--when it was booking $4.5 million in travel--CEO Joe McClure organically grew the southern California agency to 150 employees and expects gross booking volume of around $105 million this year. Celebrating the company's 50th anniversary, McClure spoke last week with The Beat's David Jonas about distribution technology and TMC competition for small and medium-size corporate accounts. An excerpt follows.