Tours4fun

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Tours4fun
Tours4fun logo.png
Type of site
Travel Website
Available inEnglish, Chinese, Spanish
Headquarters California, United States
Owner Ctrip
Founder(s) Allen Wang, Kevin Du
URL www.tours4fun.com
Launched2006;19 years ago (2006)

Tours4fun is an online travel booking website where travelers can book vacation packages, hotels, cruises, tours and activities. [1] [2] The company partners with local and international tour and travel suppliers worldwide. The website also offers an interactive travel companion forum, travelers reviews and photos. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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History

Tours4fun was founded in May 2006. [7] [2] [8] In December 2013, Chinese travel giant Ctrip purchased Tours4fun for more than $100 million in order to form the basis of its North American expansion. [9] In April 2014, Tours4fun started to offer cruises and in 2015, added the ability for customers to instantly book travel services. [10]

Pack for a Purpose

In December 2015, the company partnered with the non-profit organization Pack for a Purpose to promote ethical and responsible travel and inform travelers of charity foundations near their destinations. [11]

References

  1. "Tours4Fun". Tours4fun.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". Techinasia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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  4. "Jan 7, 2014 Archives". Technode.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. "Ctrip Goes on a Round the World Trip". Knowledge.ckgsb.edu.cn. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "Tours4fun Introduces New Exclusive In-Depth Tours". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. "Ctrip Goes on a Round the World Trip". Knowledge.ckgsb.edu. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  8. "Ctrip Reportedly Invests Over $100 Million in Overseas Travel Platform ToursForFun". TechNode.com. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  9. "Cruise In Style with Vacation Packages from Tours4Fun!". Businesswire.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  10. "Pack for a Purpose 2015 - Tours4Fun". Tours4fun.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.