DH Travel Services – Four Brands. Global Reach.

Who We Are

A Modern Travel
Powerhouse

DH Travel Services creates and distributes air-inclusive vacation packages in the USA and UK through our owned brands, trade distribution, and strategic media partnerships — working with tourism boards, hotels, DMCs, and airlines to deliver high-quality, competitively priced packages to consumers and travel professionals worldwide.

Management-Owned Since 2023

100% management-owned following a full buyout in 2023 — deep alignment between leadership, strategy, and long-term performance.

Global Operations

Headquartered in Long Island, New York, with teams in the UK, Ireland, Italy, and Ukraine — covering every stage from supplier sourcing to consumer delivery.

Opaque Pricing Specialists

All products built to support opaque pricing, enabling us to deliver genuine value across both direct-to-consumer and travel-professional channels.

Full-Stack Distribution

Consumer brands, trade networks, media partnerships, and proprietary technology — we reach travellers through every relevant channel, at scale.

Experienced leadership. Our management team brings deep travel industry expertise spanning product sourcing, technology, operations, and commercial development across U.S. and European markets.

End-to-end capabilities. Supplier partnerships, packaging, proprietary technology, content production, operations, and multi-channel distribution — all under one roof.

Preferred supplier network. Tourism boards, hotels, DMCs, and airlines across 68 countries — giving us the scale to secure competitive rates and exclusive product unavailable to smaller operators.

Our Portfolio

Four Brands.
Global Reach.

Purpose-built brands serving distinct market segments — U.S. consumer, UK consumer, and travel professional distribution — unified by a single proprietary platform.

U.S. Consumer Brand

Great Value Vacations

Our flagship U.S. brand offering air-inclusive vacation packages to leisure travellers across North America. With a database of over 625,000 direct consumers and a curated portfolio spanning Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Hawaii, and beyond, GVV is the go-to destination for premium vacations at accessible prices.

Visit greatvaluevacations.com →

Aer Lingus Partnership

Aer Lingus Vacation Store

A dedicated brand built in partnership with Aer Lingus, offering exclusive air-inclusive vacation packages across Ireland and Europe. By combining Aer Lingus's transatlantic route network and trusted brand with our packaging expertise, we deliver seamlessly bundled holidays at compelling value.

Visit aerlingusvacationstore.com →

Travel Agent Distribution

Sceptre Vacations

Our B2B brand distributing vacations exclusively through travel advisors, with a modern platform purpose-built for the trade. Serving over 16,000 travel agents across North America, Sceptre provides competitive wholesale rates, intuitive booking tools, and dedicated support — making it the partner of choice for travel professionals.

Visit sceptrevacations.com →

UK Consumer Brand · Launched 2024

Great Value Holidays

Our UK brand, launched in 2024, offers air-inclusive packages to British travellers — and is the sister brand of Great Value Vacations. With over 60,000 UK social media followers already and a rapidly growing customer base, we're bringing the GVV formula of exceptional value, curated itineraries, and outstanding service to the UK market.

Visit greatvalueholidays.com →

Our Technology

Built From the
Ground Up

We didn't adapt off-the-shelf software. We architected and built our entire platform from scratch — and by embracing AI early, we've created operational efficiencies and user experiences that no legacy travel business can match.

Proprietary Platform

Every layer of our technology — packaging engine, booking flow, inventory management, content systems — was designed and built in-house. No black-box vendors, no inherited limitations. Full ownership, full control, built to scale.

AI-Powered Operations

Early adoption of AI has transformed how we work. From content creation and customer personalization to operational workflows and service tooling, AI is embedded throughout our platform — delivering speed, quality, and cost advantages our competitors are still scrambling to catch up with.

GDS & Live Inventory

Seamlessly integrated with all major GDS providers and leading product APIs, our platform delivers real-time inventory, dynamic pricing, and automated packaging at scale — powering both our consumer brands and B2B travel agent platform from a single unified system.

Best-in-Class UX

Thoughtfully designed and continuously optimized for web and mobile, our consumer experience sets a new standard in the air-inclusive vacation category. Every touchpoint — from first search to booking confirmation — reflects our commitment to user experience as a competitive differentiator.

Unified B2C & B2B

The same proprietary infrastructure drives our consumer-facing brands and our travel agent platform (Sceptre Vacations) — eliminating duplication, ensuring a single source of truth for inventory and pricing, and creating enormous operational efficiencies across the business.

Data & Intelligence

A 625,000+ consumer database, deep booking history, and real-time operational data inform smarter packaging, yield management, and marketing decisions — creating a compounding competitive advantage that grows with every transaction.

"DH Travel Services has undergone a fundamental transformation into a technology-first travel company. By building our entire platform from the ground up and adopting AI early, we've created efficiencies and user experiences that traditional travel businesses simply cannot replicate. Technology isn't just how we operate — it's our competitive edge."

— Ben Block, Chief Executive Officer

Leadership

The DH
Team

An experienced management team united by a shared passion for building exceptional travel products and delivering outstanding experiences to consumers and partners worldwide.

Ben Block

Chief Executive Officer

Named CEO in 2016 after a stint on the DH Board, Ben led the company through a private equity buyout in 2019 and a full management buyout in 2023. Prior to DH, he co-founded Bask Labs (acquired by GrubHub) and served as CTO at London-based internet company W3, Ltd. He graduated cum laude from NYU with a degree in Economics.

Greg Dejak

Chief Operating Officer

A DH veteran since 2003, Greg oversees Operations, Finance, and the Contact Center. He progressed from Financial Controller to COO, bringing extensive public accounting experience and a passion for performance and customer satisfaction. Greg serves on the Amadeus Product Advisory Board and holds a CPA from New York State.

Ben Braude

Chief Commercial Officer

With over 25 years in the travel industry, Ben brings a proven track record of growing travel businesses internationally. Based in London, his blend of operational depth and commercial acumen enables him to identify and capitalize on new trends, destinations, and strategic partnerships — driving DH's global commercial expansion.

Masaki Pierce

Chief Technology Officer

Masaki leads DH's engineering teams with experience spanning advertising, ecommerce, and finance. He oversees all phases of technology leadership — strategic planning, infrastructure, vendor management, and quality assurance — driving the proprietary platform that underpins every DH brand.

Jennifer Doran

VP Trade Sales & Marketing · GM, Sceptre Vacations

Jennifer joined DH in 2019 to spearhead the growth of Sceptre Vacations through strategic travel advisor partnerships. With 25+ years in B2B sales and marketing, she previously led sales and marketing for United Van Lines and Mayflower Moving's top U.S. agencies. She studied Fine Arts at FIT and pursued extended studies in Florence, Italy.

Chris Accomando

VP Trade Relationships

A 20-year travel industry veteran, Chris first joined DH in 1997 alongside his father Bert — the company's founder. Having worked through every facet of the business, he now leads B2B relationships across the trade network. He holds a BS in Hospitality Management from NYIT and is based in Long Island, NY.

DH TravelServices

A Modern TravelPowerhouse