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As a voice for the tour operator industry, USTOA represents this sector in matters pertaining to the travel industry as a whole, both in the U.S. and abroad. Among USTOA's goals are consumer protection and education, [ 1 ] and its standards and work in this area have earned USTOA the endorsement of the United States Government's Consumer Action ...
On July 28, 2009, Bluegrass and Backroads won two first-place awards in the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards administered by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The program won top honors in the general magazine category and videographers Matt Hilton and Bob Shrader won Emmys for their photography in a story about a retirement ...
Tripadvisor, Inc. is an American company that operates online travel agencies, comparison shopping websites, and mobile apps with user-generated content. [1]Its namesake brand, Tripadvisor.com, operates in 40 countries and 20 languages, and features approximately 1 billion reviews and opinions on roughly 8 million establishments. [1]
In 1966, the television journalist Roger Mudd hosted a two-hour travel special on CBS, utilizing Caravan Tours for the production. [2] The success of that show inspired the 1969 romantic comedy film If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. Caravan is the largest tour operator to Panama and Nova Scotia. [3] [4]
The company has a focus on responsible travel and is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. [13]In 2010, it became a carbon neutral business [14] and in 2020 it became the first global tour operator with a verified carbon emissions target from the Science Based Targets initiative. [15]
The company was founded in 1910 and operates worldwide through independent operators it calls "licensees" with a presence in most of the world's most popular sightseeing destinations. Gray Line does not provide sightseeing services directly, but rather provides its brand, promotional services and booking systems to licensees. [ 1 ]
An open top double decker bus is used worldwide to provide sightseeing tours, such as this one in Washington, D. C., USA. A tour operator is a business that typically combines and organizes accommodations, meals, sightseeing and transportation components, [1] in order to create a package tour. They advertise and produce brochures to promote ...
On May 12, 1916, a local newspaper editor suggested to an Indiana state legislator that the McCormick's Creek area would be a suitable location for a state park. German-born Indianapolis businessman Richard Lieber championed the idea of establishing a system of state parks for Indiana, and, after winning the property at auction with a bid of ...