SAN FRANCISCO — March 23, 2026 — Sojern, the leading AI-powered travel marketing platform built on the world’s largest source of travel intent data, today announced the appointment of Sylvia Weiler as President and General Manager of its Global Destinations business, serving destination marketing organizations (DMOs), tourism boards and attractions globally.
The appointment completes a broader leadership restructure designed to scale Sojern’s three core verticals—Corporate, Property, and Destinations—following the successful unification of Sojern and Adara earlier this month. Weiler joins Jay Wardle, President & GM, Corporate, and Kurt Weinsheimer, President & GM, Properties, to round out the refreshed executive team.
A travel industry veteran, Weiler previously played a key role in building Sojern’s destination business from the ground up. She returns to the company following senior leadership tenures at Zartico (as Chief Revenue Officer), Tripadvisor, and Airbnb.
She will focus on addressing the industry’s most pressing challenges—proving tangible economic impact and navigating AI-driven search disruption—as identified in Sojern's 2026 State of Destination Marketing Report.
"Sylvia’s deep expertise at the intersection of travel, data, and technology makes her the perfect leader for this next chapter for Sojern," said Mark Rabe, CEO of Sojern. “Her deep industry roots and forward-thinking approach to AI will be key to unlocking new growth for our partners worldwide. I’m thrilled to have her back on the team.”
"Returning to Sojern at this pivotal moment is a unique opportunity to scale a business I helped build and take it to new heights,” said Sylvia Weiler, President and General Manager, Global Destinations, Sojern. “We are navigating an increasingly complex and competitive landscape, where access to the most sophisticated travel-intent data, combined with AI-driven personalization and transparent measurement, enables our partners not just to reach travelers, but to influence decisions with precision and confidence at scale. I’m energized to lead this next chapter and deliver even greater impact for our partners globally.
About Sojern
Sojern is the leading AI-powered marketing platform built for hospitality, designed to boost growth and profitability for the travel industry. The Sojern marketing platform is a set of easy-to-use software and services that delivers unrivaled traveler insight, intelligent audiences, multichannel activation and optimization, and a connected guest experience—all in one place. More than 10,000 travel marketers rely on our platform annually to find, attract, convert and engage travelers. Sojern, founded in 2007 and acquired by RateGain in 2025, is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with teams in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific.
About RateGain
RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, working with 13,000+ customers and 700+ partners across 160+ countries. RateGain helps travel and hospitality businesses accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion.
Today, RateGain is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, enabling revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations, online travel agents, metasearch companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises, and ferries to drive better business outcomes.
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, RateGain works with 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rental companies, and all leading DMOs, OTAs, and metasearch platforms, including 25 Global Fortune 500 companies, unlocking new revenue every day.
