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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 16th July 2024, The Tollman Family announced the sale of The Travel Corporation to Apollo Private Equity funds, a US-based asset management firm.
The company rapidly expanded, opening at least one property every year. In 1976, a new tier of hotels was added to the company profile with Sandman Hotel Vancouver. In 2007, the Sandman Signature brand was added as a higher end brand. The Northland-owned chain currently has 47 properties across Canada and 4 in the United Kingdom.
The company owns over 270,000 acres (1,093 km 2) in the southern San Joaquin Valley, Tehachapi Mountains, and Antelope Valley. It is the largest contiguous piece of private property in the state. Tejon Ranch’s agricultural operation primarily grows almonds, pistachios, and wine grapes, along with some alfalfa and the occasional row crop.
Lake Isabella is located in Hot Springs Valley, part of the Kern River Valley, at 4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.1 square miles (57 km 2), over 98% of it land.
The unincorporated community is in the Tehachapi Mountains and is part of the greater Tehachapi area. The elevation ranges from 4,121 feet (1,256 m) to 6,934 feet (2,113 m) (Bear Mountain). The population fluctuates between a low during the winter months when snow is common, to a high in the summer months when its elevation keeps it much cooler ...
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The Tehachapi area is known for the nearby Tehachapi Loop (a popular railfan site), Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, the Tehachapi Depot Museum, [38] the Tehachapi Museum, [39] the Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park and Tomi-Kahni Resource Center (Native American), [11] and excellent air conditions for gliding. Tehachapi is on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The most notable of the original Harvey operations is the Grand Canyon, South Rim concession, including the El Tovar Hotel. In addition to its National Park contracts, Xanterra Travel Collection also owns and operates several gateway hotels (Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel in Williams, Arizona, The Grand Hotel at The Grand Canyon in Tusayan ...