# Amanda Szabo

> Amanda Szabo founded ResortPass, the marketplace for booking hotel amenities without an overnight room, and led it as CEO until 2022. She launched with Estancia La Jolla in May 2016, built the first website herself and sold directly to hotels. She moved into an advisory role when Michael Wolf became CEO in 2022. Her earlier ventures included TravelShack and Weddlock.

- **Role:** Founder at ResortPass; advisory role announced in 2022
- **Organizations:** ResortPass, TravelShack, Weddlock
- **Education:** Bucknell University
- **Known for:** Built ResortPass’s initial WordPress website and sold door to door to hotels., Handled marketing and customer service for more than a year before receiving her first investor check, according to her 2022 account., Launched the marketplace with one hotel and led the business through its early national expansion.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Worked in design, digital arts and creative services; previously co-founded TravelShack and Weddlock.
- **2016-05** — Launched ResortPass with Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa as its first hotel partner.
- **2017-09** — ResortPass had 40 hotel partners when Szabo spoke to LODGING.
- **2019-09** — Described a network of over 200 hotels in a TravelPulse interview.
- **2019-12** — Reported more than 300 hotel partners across 24 U.S. states.
- **2022-11** — Publicly welcomed Michael Wolf as CEO; ResortPass announced $26 million in Series B funding and her move to an advisory role.

## Achievements

- Built ResortPass’s initial WordPress website and sold door to door to hotels.
- Handled marketing and customer service for more than a year before receiving her first investor check, according to her 2022 account.
- Launched the marketplace with one hotel and led the business through its early national expansion.
- At the 2022 leadership transition, ResortPass reported more than 900 hotel partners and over 1.6 million guest visits since inception.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — The company Szabo founded announced a Marriott International agreement and reported 2,700+ hotel and spa partners. This is a company milestone under CEO Michael Wolf.
- **2022-11** — Szabo publicly welcomed Michael Wolf as CEO; the accompanying announcement described her continuing advisory role.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda33

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Last updated: 2026-10-25