Jay Ellenby President,
Safe Harbors

Jay M. Ellenby

President, Safe Harbors Travel Group

Jay Ellenby’s passion for innovation and deep commitment to customer service make him a respected leader in the travel industry. This combined “high-tech, high-touch” approach has helped Safe Harbors Travel Group become a national leader in full-service global travel management. Founded in 1985, Safe Harbors is headquartered in Baltimore and has offices throughout the U.S.

Safe Harbors continues to thrive because Ellenby has always focused on helping customers manage their travel budgets as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, regardless of fluctuations in the marketplace. He is a keen observer of the business travel industry, with a particular understanding of airlines, especially low-cost carriers.

Ellenby first explored the world aboard a naval aircraft carrier. He subsequently applied his technological skill and love of travel at Safe Harbors, which he joined in 1990. In addition to streamlining the firm’s online booking engines, Ellenby devised ways to offer enhanced online client account services, such as trend analysis and cost management tools.

Ellenby has a B.S in management and marketing from Widener University. He is president of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Central Atlantic Chapter, and a board member of Commonwealth Business Travel Group (CBTG). He serves on multiple advisory boards.

A resident of Bel Air, Maryland, Ellenby enjoys coaching wrestling and spending time with his family.