John Guscic is one of the increasingly rare breeds in the travel industry these days.

He's an unusually straight-talking company executive who has been in the sector for many years, from the world of global distribution systems to, now, online travel agencies and hotel accommodation wholesaling.

The path to the top of Australia-headquartered Webjet is a different one to those that many leaders have taken, having sat on its board of directors since the early 2000s before becoming managing director of the business in 2011.

Since his management tenure began, Guscic has overseen a string of acquisitions - some more successful than others - and expansion to new territories outside of its traditional markets of Australia and New Zealand.

Guscic joins us as the latest guest on How I Got Here.

HIGH is a weekly show produced by PhocusWire and Mozio, aimed at getting the inside stories behind startups and innovation in travel and transportation.

It's hosted by PhocusWire's editor in chief, Kevin May, and Mozio co-founder and CEO David Litwak.

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