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| Company type | Privately held company [1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel and leisure |
| Founded | August 1920 [2] |
| Founder | Stanley S Tollman [1] |
| Headquarters | , United States [1] |
Key people |
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| Services | Tour operator |
| Owner | Apollo Private Equity [1] |
Number of employees | 10,000 [1] |
| Website | ttc |
The Travel Corporation is an international travel company based in Cypress, California [1] and Bermuda. [3] Its businesses including Contiki, Uniworld and Trafalgar Tours. [2]
The company traces its history to a small hotel outside Cape Town, South Africa, in the early 1900s. [4]
The Travel Corporation's not-for-profit TreadRight Foundation was established in 2008. [5]
On 16 July 2024, The Tollman Family announced the sale of The Travel Corporation to Apollo Private Equity funds, a US-based asset management firm. The sale marks the end of the Tollman family's 104-year-long tenure of private ownership. The deal will see The Tollman Family retain the Red Carnation group of hotels, whereby Apollo will acquire the remaining 18 of TTCs Tour Brands at the close of 2024. [6]
As of 2022 [update] The Travel Corporation owns tour operators and travel agents including: [7]
Its Red Carnation Hotels operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, South Africa, Botswana, Guernsey and Switzerland.[ citation needed ] Other activities include Florida's Old Town amusement park, Bouchard Finlayson Winery in South Africa [1] and a shareholding in, the also South African, Cullinan Holdings Ltd travel and tourism business. [8]
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American multinational hospitality company headquartered in the Riverside Plaza area of Chicago that manages and franchises luxury and business hotels, resorts, and vacation properties. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is one of the businesses managed by the Pritzker family. Hyatt has more than 1350 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 69 countries, across South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia
Adventure travel is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk, and which may require special skills and physical exertion. In the United States, adventure tourism has seen growth in late 20th and early 21st century as tourists seek out-of-the-ordinary or "roads less traveled" vacations, but lack of a clear operational definition has hampered measurement of market size and growth. According to the U.S.-based Adventure Travel Trade Association, adventure travel may be any tourist activity that includes physical activity, a cultural exchange, and connection with outdoor activities and nature.
Cullinan is a small town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is located 30 km (19 mi) east of the city of Pretoria along the diamond route and is heavily reliant on tourism and the mine that dominates the skyline. The town is named after diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan.
Adventures by Disney Travel Services, Inc. (ABD) provides group guided family vacations to various domestic and international destinations. The company is a subsidiary of Disney Experiences's Signature Experiences division. Disney experiences is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
Xanterra Travel Collection is a privately owned American park and resort management company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The company is controlled by Denver-based entertainment magnate Philip Anschutz.
Canadian Affair is the UK's largest tour operator to Canada, providing services including scheduled passenger airlines, package holidays, cruise lines, hotels, motorhome hire and car hire. Since it was founded in 1995, Canadian Affair has flown over one million passengers to Canada.
Travel + Leisure Co. is an American timeshare company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It develops, sells, and manages timeshare properties under several vacation ownership clubs, including Club Wyndham, WorldMark by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club, and Accor Vacation Club. The company provides timeshare exchange services, primarily through RCI, and travel clubs including Travel + Leisure GO.
Virgin Vacations was the inclusive tour arm of Virgin Atlantic featuring land components in combination with Virgin Atlantic air to London. It was initially established in 1994. In May 2002, Virgin Vacations became a separate company after partnering with other airline carriers traveling to various worldwide destinations. Virgin Vacations offered travel packages to Europe, Asia, the South Pacific, Central America, South America, and South Africa. Travellers had the option of choosing complete vacation packages or the opportunity to create their own personalized vacation.
Contiki is a global tour company that caters to 18 to 35-year-olds, offering over 350 different tours in over 75 countries in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It is a subsidiary of The Travel Corporation. Its tours historically had a reputation for partying; however, it also operates wellness trips and culturally immersive experiences that focus less on alcohol, which are more popular with Generation Z.
Tourism in Namibia is a major industry, contributing N$7.2 billion to the country's gross domestic product. Annually, over one million travelers visit Namibia, with roughly one in three coming from South Africa, then Germany and finally the United Kingdom, Italy and France. The country is among the prime destinations in Africa and is known for ecotourism which features Namibia's extensive wildlife.
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets. As of 2022, the company had $548 billion of assets under management, including $392 billion invested in credit, including mezzanine capital, hedge funds, non-performing loans, and collateralized loan obligations, $99 billion invested in private equity, and $46.2 billion invested in real assets, which includes real estate and infrastructure. The company invests money on behalf of pension funds, financial endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as other institutional and individual investors.
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. is a chain of resort hotels and indoor water parks. The company owns and operates its family resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge brand. In addition to a water park, each resort features restaurants, arcades, spas, and children's activities. Great Wolf Resorts is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Topdeck Travel is a tour operator providing trips for people aged 18 to 39 throughout Europe, North America, Africa, Egypt, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Topdeck offers 330 different tours in 65 countries.
Intrepid Travel is a small group adventure travel company. The company offers more than 1,100 escorted tours worldwide with an average of 10 travellers per tour. Intrepid is a B Corporation, certified to meet the standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Intrepid Foundation has raised more than A$12 million to support communities where it travels.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is a luxury river cruise line located in Los Angeles, California. Uniworld also has operational offices located in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and China. Their fleet of 19 ships sails the rivers of Europe, Egypt, India, Peru, and Southeast Asia. The company is part of The Travel Corporation group, which also includes businesses such as Trafalgar Tours and Contiki Tours.
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) is part of the family of travel companies owned by Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation, offering group tourism to Africa, the Arctic, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. O.A.T. has small groups with a maximum of 16 travelers on land trips and 25 travelers on trips with a ship portion. O.A.T. has also been recognized for leadership in tourism and in philanthropy.
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