improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message tauck industry travel founded 1925 founder arthur tauck headquarters wilton connecticut website http www.tauck.com tauck is an operator of guided tours and cruises ; in 1935 it became the first tour operator to be awarded a federal tour broker s license by the u.s. government . 1 the company which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2015 is owned and operated by the tauck family and is based in wilton ct. tauck offers more than 100 guided land journeys small ship ocean cruises european river cruises safaris and family travel experiences in more than 70 countries 2 3 and it has received numerous accolades . 4 5 contents 1 history 2 today 2.1 ken burns partnership 2.2 bbc earth partnership 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit tauck was founded in 1925 by arthur tauck sr. then a young traveling salesman when he brought six paying guests along on one of his sales trips through new england and southeastern canada . the all inclusive six day trip covered 1 100 miles and cost each guest 69 . the group traveled in the mornings and guests relaxed in the afternoons while tauck made sales calls to local clients . 6 7 at first tauck planned no additional tours but when word of mouth recommendations from his six passengers resulted in numerous inquiries about additional trips he reconsidered . tauck soon launched tauck tours and began promoting his guided journeys in earnest . 4 in 1958 arthur tauck sr. was succeeded by his son arthur tauck jr. who expanded the company by adding additional domestic and later international destinations to its portfolio . the younger tauck is widely regarded as a travel industry innovator and he is credited with a number of firsts including combining motorcoach tours with air travel in the 1950s offering the first international charter air tour packages in nova scotia bringing many of the first east coast travelers to the u.s. national parks of the american west and introducing heli hiking in the canadian rockies . 7 today edit tauck world discovery in barcelona spain today tauck offers over 140 different all inclusive guided journeys in more than 70 countries worldwide . travel categories offered by tauck include land journeys european river cruises small ship ocean cruises tauck bridges family travel adventures special tauck events and tauck culturious trips . launched in 2009 to serve boomer aged travelers the culturious journeys provide an active and immersive exploration of smaller geographic regions . 4 8 the tauck company is still a family owned and operated enterprise . arthur tauck jr. serves as chairman . four of arthur tauck s five children have either worked for or are currently involved in the business and his son in law dan mahar is tauck s current ceo and a board director . 4 9 tauck is a member of both the united states tour operators association 10 and the national tour association 11 which was founded by arthur tauck jr. in 1954 as the united states tour brokers association . 12 13 ken burns partnership edit in september 2010 tauck announced a partnership with the documentary filmmaker ken burns and his longtime collaborator dayton duncan . working with burns and duncan tauck has created land journeys and special events that explore the topics covered in burns films including among others the civil war america s national parks jazz and baseball . 14 the partnership has three components tours designed by tauck burns and duncan including itineraries exploring new england new york s hudson valley yosemite national park yellowstone national park in wintertime and the parks of the u.s. southwest . 15 a revolving selection of themed events which each feature a personal appearance and keynote address by burns . current and past events include an exploration of the history of new york city an in depth immersion into the cultural roots of chicago 16 a jazz themed event in new orleans 17 and a five day baseball event in cooperstown ny . 18 a series of short films produced by burns and duncan that provide their perspectives on people and places featured in their documentaries . these original vignettes are shown to tauck guests during the course of their travels while they are visiting the areas being discussed by the filmmakers in the vignettes . 19 bbc earth partnership edit tauck has also entered into a partnership with bbc earth the award winning filmmakers behind acclaimed nature documentaries including life the blue planet frozen planet and planet earth . through the earth journeys partnership with bbc earth tauck is enhancing its journeys that explore the natural world by adding a series of original films that tauck guests will view on location . produced by bbc earth exclusively for tauck these brief documentaries utilize bbc earth s resources including its vast archive of nature film footage to highlight the animal life and places that tauck guests are experiencing during their travels . selected journeys also employ technologies used by bbc earth filmmakers to help tauck guests experience the destinations they re visiting in new and different ways . specific technologies may include long range directional microphones infrared night vision and motion activated cameras underwater cameras and small fiber optic endoscopic cameras . 20 21 awards edit in 2015 tauck was named the 1 mid sized company to work for in southwestern connecticut in the top workplaces awards by hearst media . 22 that same year tauck was named the best tour operator u.s. & canada by travel weekly magazine 23 and the best destination & experience escorted tour partner by the travel agency group virtuoso . 24 tauck s river cruises were also honored with a travel weekly magazine magellan gold award in 2015 . 25 in 2014 2013 and 2011 tauck was voted the world s best river cruise line by the readers of travel leisure magazine . 26 27 the company was also been named the world s best tour operator & safari outfitter three times by the readers of the magazine . 28 also in 2013 tauck was named one of the best places to work in connecticut 29 by the hartford business journal the number one tour operator by travel agency groups virtuoso 30 ensemble and nexion and the world leader in culinary tours by saveur magazine . 31 in 2012 tauck was named the best luxury river cruise line by the website cruisereport.com 32 and the world s best river cruise line for families by travel leisure s readers . 33 references edit http www.agentathome.com editorial.aspx n 811 tauck tours . americasvacationcenter.com . 404 not found . hoovers.com . a b c d http www.thespectator.com.au pdfs 130524 240513 13.pdf a history of tauck river cruise history river voyages . river cruising blog and news from rivervoyages.com . tauck builds bridges . travelagentcentral.com . a b http www4.lehigh.edu news newsarticle.aspx channel % 2fchannels % 2fnews % 3a 2010 & workflowitemid 4fa99dff 3bc6 44ad b0f8 6c3858858a86 travelage west travelage west . archive.is . the tauck story . tauck . united states tour operators association . ustoa integrity in tourism . ustoa.com . national travel associates l.l.c. . nta.travel . national tour association . ntaonline.com . tauck redefines itself after 75 years . travelweekly.com . filmmaker ken burns partners with tauck . travelagewest.com . ken burns journeys tauck events . tauck . ken burns joins tauck travelers for chicago exploration . travelpulse . ken burns brings jazz documentary to new orleans . offbeat magazine . the tauck baseball hall of fame event featuring ken burns and phil niekro . johnnyjet.com . tauck partners with documentary filmmaker ken burns . selecttraveler.com . tauck launches 2015 earth journeys co crafted with bbc earth . luxurytravelmagazine.com . tauck expands bbc earth journeys into costa rica . travelpulse . http www.ctpost.com business article tauck makes travel dreams come true 6466498.php http www.travelweekly.com news at tw travel weekly readers choice awards winners http www.travelmarketreport.com articles tauck named top tour operator articleid 17160 http www.travelweeklyawards.com winners list l t & event 8 & category 1 & award g http www.cruisereport.com crnews.aspx id 2012 which cruise lines took home 2014 travel leisure awards . travelpulse . http www.mailpound.com notebook notebook.aspx i 731 best places to work in ct 2013 large company category . hartford business journal . ethan allen rolls out retail studios in florida business briefs . stamfordadvocate . culinary travel awards 2013 the winners . saveur . http www.cruisereport.com crblogdetail.aspx id 2765 http www.travelandleisure.com worldsbest 2012 family travel river cruise family 412 external links edit official website tauck riverboat review at cruisereport.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tauck & oldid 726573029 categories companies based in norwalk connecticuttravel and holiday companies of the united statescompanies established in 1925river cruise companieshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2013all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from november 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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