orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . december 2010 cheap tickets canada type privately held company industry online travel services founded 1996 victoria british columbia founder normand schafer kirsten schafer headquarters victoria british columbia canada website www.cheapticketscanada.com cheap tickets canada is an online and retail travel services company with headquarters and a call center in saanich near victoria british columbia canada . the company sells airline tickets cruises hotel accommodations rental cars and personalized vacation packages . the agency had its beginnings in victoria in 1996 when husband and wife team normand and kirsten schafer fresh out of university started far and away adventures . they focused on personalized tour packages and worked out of a 150 square foot 14 m2 office storage room . the firm s popularity grew quickly and in 1998 the business name was officially changed to cheap tickets and travel . in the late 90s the owners also relaunched their website under the name cheap tickets canada.com to create one of the first online travel agencies in the country . in 2005 1 and 2006 2 canadian business profit magazine placed the agency on their list of 100 fastest growing companies in canada . in 2006 cheap tickets and travel was also named by the victoria times colonist as one of vancouver island s 25 fastest growing companies . while the agency has a physical storefront presence in the victoria area nationwide bookings have long outnumbered local sales as its online technology has long been an important aspect of the business . cheap tickets and travel is also one of only a handful of online travel companies in canada that protect all customer purchases through its registration with consumer protection bc . 3 references edit staff writer 2005 06 01 . the 17th annual profit 100 ranking of canada s fastest growing companies . canadian business . retrieved 2010 12 07 . staff writer 2006 06 01 . the 18th annual profit 100 ranking of canada s fastest growing companies . canadian business . retrieved 2010 12 07 . travel services consumer protection bc external links edit cheap tickets retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cheap tickets canada & oldid 663217144 categories companies established in 1996travel and holiday companies of canadacompanies based in victoria british columbiatravel websitesonline travel agenciestravel agencieshidden categories orphaned articles from december 2010all orphaned articles 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 20 may 2015 at 06 22 . 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