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Amuda Goueli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20th Century |
| Education | MBA IE Business School |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Employer | Destinia.com |
| Title | CEO Destinia Group, Member Adigital |
| Children | Nagua Alba |
Amuda Goueli (fl. 1970)[1] is an Egyptian entrepreneur based in Spain. Goueli is known for his role as co-founder of Destinia.com, a company that pioneered the implementation of bitcoin payments in the European virtual travel agency market.[2] Apart from Destinia, Goueli has created other travel websites, such as Troovel, Onlinetravel and GlobalClick.
Biography
editEarly years, academic education and family
editGoueli was born in the Egyptian city of Aswan, where he spent most of his childhood. After his ninth birthday, he moved to Cairo with his family to study at a school in the capital. In the mid-1980s. After living in several European countries, he settled in Spain permanently in 2000.[1][3][2]
As for his studies, Goueli began his university education in Egypt, where he earned a degree in engineering at the behest of his father. Once in Spain, he learned Spanish on a scholarship before pursuing a university degree in marketing. The businessman then completed his studies at IE Business School's International MBA program, from which he graduated with an MBA in 2011.[4][1][3]
As for his family, Amuda Goueli is the father of Spanish psychologist and politician Nagua Alba and son-in-law of the television producer Lolo Rico, also of Spanish nationality.
Professional Career
editIn January 2001, Goueli partnered with Australian musician Ian Webber to found Interhotel.com, a company that would later be renamed Destinia.com.[5][3] Destinia established itself as an online travel agency with a strong technology focus, becoming the first European company of its kind to accept bitcoin payments for a wide range of products.
In addition to his work as CEO of Destinia, Goueli is a member of the boards of the Spanish Association of Digital Economy[6] and the Business Union of Travel Agencies, as well as CEO of TOR Travel.[2] He has also been an expert in Tourism for the UNWTO since 2011[7] and is a member of the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Lafuente, Gumersindo (13 September 2019). "Amuda Goueli: Tres viajes y un destino". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Amuda Goueli – Futurismo Canarias" (in Spanish). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Molins Renter, Albert (17 October 2015). "El emprendedor del Nilo". La Vanguardia.
- ^ "Entrevistas - Amuda Goueli". Womenalia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Quiénes somos". destinia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Amuda Goueli | Premios Adigital". www.premiosadigital.org. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Las asombrosas aventuras de Amuda Goueli, cofundador de Destinia". Expansión.com (in Spanish). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.