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leisure key people gavin tollman global ceo products guided holiday tours number of employees 1001 5000 parent the travel corporation website http www.trafalgar.com trafalgar tours is a travel company that provides guided holidays to over 200 destinations worldwide . the company is owned by the travel corporation which has been in business since 1947 . trafalgar has offices in australia canada china new zealand singapore south africa the uk and the usa and operates guided tours across six continents . trafalgar specializes in providing local experts and guides and offers a variety of package options for individuals couples groups and families . contents 1 tollman family 2 tourism 3 travel community 4 industry awards 5 sustainability and the environment 6 references 7 external links tollman family edit the travel corporation which has been trading for over fifty years was founded by the current chairman stanley tollman . the company is wholly owned by members of the tollman family and four generations of tollmans are currently actively involved with the business . in 2010 gavin tollman stanley tollman s nephew was appointed as the new global chief executive officer of trafalgar . gavin tollman has worked with trafalgar since 1997 . he served as the company s global head of sales between 2003 and 2010 after working as the president for trafalgar tours from 1997 . prior to joining trafalgar gavin held the position of executive vice president of the buckhead hotel management company in the united states . tourism edit in 1972 over 4 000 canadians used trafalgar s services in international locations . at the time it was owned by british company simpsons travel service . 1 in the same year over 40 000 australians and new zealanders used the company s services . 2 from the start of the company in 1947 until its 65th birthday in 2012 trafalgar has served over 2 million customers worldwide . trafalgar offers a variety of tourism packages . 3 first class packages include first class hotels vip entry into attractions and luxury transport . leisure packages cater to travelers who enjoy a combination of guided excursions and the freedom to sleep in and explore the areas independently . trafalgar also offers family experiences packages catered to the needs of families with children . travel community edit a community area is available on trafalgar s website offering members the opportunity to interact with fellow travelers by joining groups contributing to forums and creating travel blogs and galleries . members are able to connect with their trip groups or read about the experiences of members on similar trips . discussion forums cover a variety of destinations and experiences as well as travel advice and information on travel technology . industry awards edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message trafalgar won best international tour operator in the australian national tourism industry association 2012 awards . in 2011 us travel agents and industry professionals voted trafalgar best international tour operator for the fifth year running and in the same year canadian travel agents voted trafalgar best motor coach tour operator in the agent choice awards for the tenth consecutive year . previous awards include luxury travel magazine s gold list best travel professionals category in 2010 and best tour operator category in 2005 . in 2004 trafalgar was voted as favourite tour operator by readers of the sydney morning herald and melbourne age . sustainability and the environment edit trafalgar is a founding member of treadright a non profit organization founded in 2008 with the travel corporation . 4 the organization has thus far spent over 1.5 million on providing assistance to underprivileged communities and developing sustainable travel . in conjunction with treadright trafalgar supports the united kingdom s national trust an organization devoted to preserving areas in the united kingdom . treadright is active in conservation in brazil restoration in venice and italy and the mesoamerican reef area . references edit european tours for 1973 with trafalgar tours . the montreal gazette . 1973 03 10 . visiting europe . the age . 1973 03 05 . 1 trafalgar tourism packages 2 about treadright external links edit trafalgar official website treadright official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title trafalgar tours & oldid 721466321 categories companies of bermudatourism companieshidden categories wikipedia articles needing style editing from october 2012all articles needing style editingarticles needing additional references from october 2012all articles needing additional referencesnpov disputes from october 2012all npov disputes navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog 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