Who we are

Lynx Travel Technology has been established by a respected group of Travel Industry and IT professionals with many years experience in tourism and the development of online travel booking engines.

Our Mission

Our mission is to use proven, innovative technology and a new approach to add value to any travel business and provide the consumer with a superior online experience.

Objectives

Lynx is a technology provider, not a travel distributor. Its objective is to partner with progressive travel businesses seeking a powerful online booking conversion tool to broaden their product offering and generate a new or ancillary revenue stream.

History

The Lynx system was originally developed by Lynx Travel Technology in conjunction with Pan Pacific Travel, a major Australia/New Zealand Destination Management company.

Kevin Carruthers - Managing Director

Kevin has spent 35-years in the Australia/NZ tourism industry working within a wide range of roles including operations, sales & marketing,
Read more... IT and senior management. In conjunction with Brett Penlington, Kevin has been closely involved in the development and implementation of online technology for Pan Pacific Travel and Lynx Travel Technology since 1998.

Peter Shelley - Business Development Director

Peter possesses wide tourism experience extending from small business management through to senior State and National Tourism Industry
Read more... leadership roles. During his time as Managing Director of ATEC (Australian Tourism Export Council) and previouslythe Victorian Tourism Operators Association, he was successful in delivering significant membership growth, financial strength and improved industry standing for both organizations.

Brett Penlington - Technical Director

Brett has over 25-years experience working as Developer and Designer within the Information Technology sector and has very strong
Read more... skills in database design. He is chief architect of the technology at the core of the Lynx system and has spent the past 14-years both as a developer and architect for online travel booking engines.

Marc Schregardus - Lead Technical Architect

A resourceful and dynamic Architect/Senior Java Developer and Team Leader, with 15 years experience dealing with blue chip clients in
Read more... both a technical and business capacity. A good communicator, with plain English often seeing me in client meetings or pitch situations as well as writing code. A specialist in several disciplines, as a result of being driven by the customer and business requirements rather than the technology. Ideally suited to roles requiring problem identification and existing system improvement.