improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message travelworm.com homepage of travelworm.com web address http www.travelworm.com commercial yes type of site travel agency registration no owner lakota travel partners llc contents 1 history 2 services 3 acquisition 4 references 5 external links history edit travelworm incorporated was founded as a company that aimed to provide assistance to travelers who were making the drive from los angeles to las vegas . the company s original name was best reservations inc. from 1993 1997 best reservations primary marketing tools were advertisements placed in relevant newspapers telephone directories travel trade shows and the development of a vast network of travel agents that utilized best reservations travelworm to book hotel rooms in las vegas laughlin and reno at discounted rates . its staff functioned mainly as telephone reservations agents . one of the early pioneers on the internet best reservations launched its first website in august 1995 . at that time the internet was still in its infancy and even yahoo had only been around for little more than 6 months . though the early website was used primarily to offer information and to generate calls to its offices the landscape of how travel reservations were booked was about to undergo a major paradigm shift . the company was quick to realize its potential however and expanded into the internet with full online booking capabilities in 1997 . as more travelers turned online to make their reservations a more powerful brand identity conducive to the internet was needed resulting in the well known travelworm that was launched in 1999 followed by jetaway a few years later . services edit from being a provider of travel solely between los angeles and las vegas the company has grown to serve a relatively large niche market of leisure and casino travelers as well as travelers looking for alternative package tours . it now supplies its clients with travel deals to hundreds of destinations in nevada california florida hawaii and elsewhere around the country . acquisition edit travelworm was acquired by wasserstein ventures and cedar street group in 2004 . the executive management experience and resources that were provided by the wasserstein and cedar street group allowed travelworm to continue its growth . the company will be celebrated 15 years in business in 2008 . in july 2012 all of travelworm s assets were purchased by lakota travel partners llc an investment group headed by entrepreneur emanuel manny fialkow in an article xi ucc sale . the company s core sales finance and marketing functions are headquartered in las vegas nevada . references edit travelworm on encyclocentral travelworm on tmcnet 1 template rel nofollow travelworm acquires nporta s technology travelworm featured on jim snyder s summer travel series 2 template rel nofollow 3 template rel nofollow internet retailer findarticles.com the luxe list bnet business networks travel web designs external links edit travelworm official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title travelworm & oldid 725612701 categories online retailers of the united statescompanies established in 1993online travel agencieshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking in text citations from april 2009all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 june 2016 at 19 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view