Limousine Finder: Reston Limousine Celebrates Business, Awards Bonanza

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Reston Limousine Celebrates Business, Awards Bonanza

<p>Reston Limousine CEO Kristina Bouweiri with the 2015 LCT Operator of the Year Award, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the International LCT Show in Las Vegas. Bouweiri has helped grow her company into one of the largest in the U.S. with a strategy that focuses on creative and consistent marketing, public relations, volunteerism and community and industry involvement. </p> DULLES, Va. – After ending its 25th anniversary year with $24.2 million in revenue, a 13% year-over-year increase from 2014, Reston Limousine recently announced three state and local awards.

President and CEO Kristina Bouweiri recently was informed the company had won the following:

Top Wedding Vendor award for Northern Virginia limousine operators from Virginia Living magazine based in Richmond
1st place for Limo Winery Tours – Readers’ Choice Awards from Virginia Wine Lover magazine based in Virginia Beach
1st place in the Best of Loudoun awards from Loudoun Times-Mirror based in Leesburg

“We’ve continued to experience growth steadily since 1990, and the last several years have been no exception,” Bouweiri said.

In 2014, the company posted $21.4 million in revenue, $18.4 million in 2013 and $18.3 in 2012. In recognition of Reston Limousine’s growing stature in the industry, the company earned the prestigious LCT Operator of the Year Award (51 vehicles-plus category) in March 2015 at the annual International LCT Show in Las Vegas.

Following are highlights of the company’s growth in 2015:

The fleet grew to 240 with the purchase of new vehicles including sedans, SUVs, minibuses and motorcoaches – an investment into both ends of the company’s spectrum of market segments.
Employees rolls in all departments, from chauffeurs to dispatchers to administrative staff, increased for a total of 400.
RLS Management Services was established to provide other transportation companies with industry-specific DOT audit training. Nationally certified Safety and Training Manager Keith Johnson held four multi-day seminars throughout the year, and classes are expected to be offered quarterly in 2016.
With the explosion of the craft spirits industry throughout the DC area, new distillery and cidery tours were incorporated into current brewery trip offerings.
Other notable recognitions in 2015 include:
The highest safety rating from the Department of Defense for the third consecutive audit
An Outstanding Leadership award to Bouweiri from George Mason University’s School of Business
The inclusion of Bouweiri on the Washington Business Journal’s annual Power 100 list of the most influential executives in the DC metro area
The listing of Reston Limousine as the Top Executive Transportation Service in Washington Business Journal’s annual Book of Lists and in the Top Women-Owned Businesses in DC
A Heroines of Washington award to Bouweiri from the March of Dimes for her philanthropy
The Award for Best Overall SEO Initiative (Small Business) and US Search Award for Best Use of Search (Travel and Leisure) to the company’s SEO firm, Go Fish Digital, for its website performance
The election of Director of Business Relations Barry Gross to the Virginia Motorcoach Association’s Board of Directors