Thomas Bangert is a seasoned tourism industry leader with over 25 years of experience at the crossroads of online travel, digital media, and business innovation.

He is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Ruuts.travel, Europe’s first one-stop platform dedicated to slow travel, promoting immersive, authentic, and sustainable tourism experiences — with a mission to combat mass tourism and overtourism.
He also co-founded iWander, a B2B AI travel solution designed to enhance in-destination experiences through cultural insights and personalised recommendations.

Before his entrepreneurial ventures, Thomas built a distinguished career in senior roles at some of the world’s leading travel brands, including Media Director at lastminute.com, Europe Director at TripAdvisor, Global Sales Director at Amadeus, and VP Business Development at PerfectStay. Across these organisations, his leadership focused on market expansion, commercial growth, and operational excellence.

Today, Thomas serves as Founder and CEO of The Bangert Consultancy, which he established in 2017. Through his consultancy, he advises travel, ad tech, and digital startups and scale-ups on strategy, marketing, and business development. His clients include major industry players such as eDreams ODIGEO, Sojern, and a range of innovative early-stage companies in the travel sector.Thomas holds a triple diploma in marketing, economics, and entrepreneurship from Business School ESC Le Havre – HEC Entrepreneurs.

He combines strategic vision with a hands-on entrepreneurial mindset, consistently driving growth, innovation, and new market opportunities across the evolving global travel landscape.