Our Management

Dr. Nils Asmussen

Executive Partner
of the Fit Reisen Group

After studying business administration in Germany, the USA and Sweden, as well as his final doctoral studies, Nils Asmussen started his career with the Boston Consulting Group.

In 2008 he started his own business with his colleague Jan Seifried. He is the driving force behind digitization at the Fit Travel Group – his job is to continuously innovate and modernize the company while still maintaining the spirit of the brand. He is in charge of the Hamburg office, marketing & sales and international business development. Privately, the longtime ice hockey player lives with his wife and two children in western Hamburg.

Jan Seifried

Executive Partner
of the Fit Reisen Group

It was his idea to become self-employed in tourism. This industry had already given him the most pleasure while traveling as a student and at the BCG.

In 2008, together with his colleague Nils Asmussen, Jan Seifried founded the start-up Transmedic, a portal for health and prevention travel. A year later, he acquired the established Fit Reisen brand. From the company’s headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, he is responsible for product management, travel agency sales, finance and human resources. He takes care of the proverbial “Fit Spirit” – the team spirit that brings employees together and boosts morale for maximum creative performance. Together with his wife and two children, this former professional handball player is at home in Frankfurt.

Claudia Wagner

Managing Director of Fit Reisen

The heart of Fit Reisen and Managing Director of the brand in Frankfurt am Main. Claudia Wagner has been with the company for over 30 years and managing director since 1993; she knows almost all hoteliers personally.

After studying tourism management, she started at Fit Reisen, the specialized tour operator, and closely monitored and shaped the company’s success. The world is her home, and she tracked Ayurveda and brought it to Europe. She is dedicated to product management, product development and hotel purchasing. She watches for upcoming trends and advises hotels on how to create a special offers for guests together with the Fit Group. In private, Claudia Wagner is also passionate about fitness, nutrition and holistic healing methods and is a fan of Yoga, Qi Gong and Jin Shin Jyutsu.

Gunnar Asmussen

Managing Director of Kurz-mal-weg.de

As an online marketing professional, Gunnar Asmussen strengthens the management of Kurz-mal-weg.de. His charismatic leadership style was recently proven as Europe’s Head of E-commerce at Germany’s largest photo retailer, Calumet Photographic.

The business economist graduate from Lüneburg lives out his passion for digital marketing and has been implementing his creative ideas since April 2019 at “kurz-mal-weg.de” in Leipzig and Hamburg. His hobby is building a strong online marketing team as well as the web portal development of the company. Together with Stephan Kloss, he relies on an open working atmosphere that leaves plenty of room for innovative impulses to lead KMW into a successful future. When the computer is off, he is an ambitious athlete by nature. He enjoys golfing with his wife, cycling or even running a marathon.

Stephan Kloss

Managing Director of Kurz-mal-weg.de

His passion for the tourism industry was discovered by Stephan Kloss early on. Among other things, he learned his extensive know-how in studying International Business Administration with a focus on hotels and tourism and as an employee of a group tour operator. As Director of Sales Leisure at Best Western Hotels Central Europe GmbH, he further expanded his expertise and network and is now bringing his experience and flair for exciting travel ideas to the business. Together with Gunnar Asmussen and the joint team, he wants to fully exploit the potential of “kurz-mal-weg.de” and continue to grow together. Even in his free time, Stephan Kloss can not get enough of travel. He likes to organize and travel with friends and family and loves discovering new things as well as getting to know people of different cultures.

Shareholders

“Nils Asmussen and Jan Seifried know that digitization is changing the future of all industries. Their visionary thinking and enthusiasm are exemplary and will surely lead such a traditional product, in which the target group steadily grows, into the digital future.”

Martin SinnerFounder of Idealo, Angel Investor

“Above all I am impressed by the enthusiasm and the view of the chances with which the two approach the topic. To lead an old-economy product into the new age, to inspire the entire team with their idea and take it with them, requires a healthy dose of self-confidence, dedication and a keen sense of emerging trends.”

Oliver FlaskämperFounder of Bitcoin Deutschland, nettolohn.de, and others

“Health is, rightly so, a mega-trend. I am pleased to be involved with a company that has recognized the great potential and is now the industry leader in terms of fitness and well-being holidays. Nils Asmussen and Jan Seifried are doing a great job and I am happy to assist them as a sparring partner.”

Jochen MaaßFounder of Artaxo and Hanse Ventures

“I am thrilled to see how they took over the helm of Fit Reisen and gave the market a real boost. A true hype has arisen regarding health trends, which the two, with great commitment, help to shape. We know each other from our time together at the Boston Consulting Group. Their business sense is excellent.”

Jasper MasemannPrincipal Holtzbrinck Ventures

“Nils Asmussen and Jan Seifried have established themselves as valued experts in the industry. For a market with so much potential, they had the right vision: Get out of classic treatments and become preceived as a global lifestyle brand, one which determines trends. They have seized this opportunity and are always geared towards their product portfolio, both on and offline.”

Martin HeckerOwner, Managing Director, Investico GmbH

Team with Competence and Experience

Hardly any other Fit Reisen member knows our product portfolio as well as Carolin. She has been on board since 1997 and proves her passion for hotels and wellness holiday and health programs every day: “The constant optimization of our portfolio and the constant new trends is what makes this multifaceted job so special for me.” Whether at the negotiating table at the ITB International Tourism Fair in Berlin or at the biannual catalog production – , the product team works every day to ensure that every customer finds the best program for their own personal break under the guidance of Carolin.

Carolin Procurator / Head of Product Management

How do you become a hotel purchaser? Somehow this all happened quickly, as Karo found her way to Fit Reisen after her studies. Today, the tourism economist is enthroned as the central point of contact at the large tourism fair ITB in Berlin and can hardly handle the onslaught of the hoteliers alone. “My dream job,” she enthuses, even if the negotiations are not always easy and Karo must pay strict attention to the adherence of Fit Reisen quality criteria. But when she gets on the plane to see what she has been talking about firsthand in Sri Lanka, Thailand or Greece, she always looks forward to her trip.

KaroHead of Manager Cooperations & Contracting

She has been in the business for a long time and knows every trick in the book: Our Sabine from customer service. “Here I can offer personal service, that’s really important to me”. She knows countless clients well and advises them on trends in health tourism and makes recommendations, rescues stranded travelers and ensures that guests are happy, with individual offers, ingenious itineraries and a very personal service. Her greatest reward: Postcards from satisfied customers – many of which are on her desk. And sometimes even she gets a visit from enthusiastic guests whom she happily invites them to share their experiences.

SabineCustomer Advisor

First France, then the whole of Europe: Francophile Cornelia has quickly climbed up the corporate ladder starting as a trainee for the then new French market – which happens frequently at Fit Reisen. Today, as head of the international subsidiary SpaDreams, she is responsible for a team of 20 colleagues who advise customers in ten languages on destinations around the world. “The international aspect and the multicultural team” appeal to her most about her job. She is therefor a good fit at SpaDreams, as the world is still so big. And she is already flirting with the idea of adding new team members from Portugal, Norway, and Finland.

CorneliaHead of SpaDreams

Meike works as the yoga expert for the Fit Reisen Group. When the company expanded and created its own yoga travel brand “Yoga Escapes”, she took her chance and has since combined her hobby with her career. She constantly researches new retreats, holds talks with yoga teachers on innovative workshop ideas, negotiates with hotels, and finally designs yoga packages and holidays: “From sun salutation on the beach to yoga teacher training with a celebrity – our diverse yoga trips provide a lot of variety and awaken the wanderlust in me every time. “

MeikeManager of Yoga Escapes

Daniela has been with Kurz-mal-weg.de, the German portal for short breaks, for more than eight years. She is part of the Fit Reisen Group since 2016. “It was a culture shock in the beginning,” she says about the change. But it’s fun to turn the place on its head and be involved everywhere. First, the connection to the Fit Reisen Group had to be achieved, bringing Kurz-mal-weg.de from travel agent to organizer and now the website, which was completely rebuilt and optimized. Anyone can do anything here, provided they tackle it and want to take responsibility. Daniela and her colleagues in the Leipzig office have proven this time and time again.

DanielaTeam Leader of Project Management Kurz-mal-weg.de

It should look modern and appealing, be informative and, of course, encourage buying: the brand world of the Fit Reisen Group. Yeliz, who started as an intern, is now head of marketing. She is also comfortable in the digital world, she knows every system and every program. She has felt at home at Fit Reisen since day one, almost as if it were her own company. This pays off: the company is growing steadily, she can switch and manage it as she wants, and she constantly gains new tasks. Yeliz likes that: “I’m never bored”.

YelizManaging Director tripz.de