citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message the travel corporation type private industry travel and leisure key people stanley s tollman founder & chairman michael ness deputy chairman brett tollman chief executive officer australia john weeks president canada jeff element president new zealand mark turner president south africa theresa szejwallo managing director ; michael tollman switzerland gavin tollman usa richard launder president products tour operations hotels river cruise ships number of employees 10 000 website www.thetravelcorporation.com www.treadright.org the travel corporation ttc sometimes known as travcorp is a travel and leisure group operating in over 60 countries with 35 offices around the world and more than 10 000 staff serving over 1.5 million customers annually . as a group it comprises 24 successful travel brands . the brands are independently managed and comprise tour operations hotels and river cruise ships . some of these established businesses have been in operation for over 40 years . 1 the group has operations in the united states the united kingdom south africa canada germany china singapore guernsey switzerland greece france italy ireland japan taiwan australia and new zealand . the group s brands include trafalgar tours insight vacations contiki tours uniworld boutique river cruise collection red carnation hotels aat kings creative holidays brendan vacations new horizons grand european travel african travel lion world busabout aussie adventure haggis shamrocker adventures inspiring journeys and evan evans tours . the company also established some years ago a non profit affiliate the treadright foundation to oversee various projects initiated around the world to support sustainable tourism help foster the preservation of popular tourist sites and areas to assist in ensuring they are around for people to enjoy for generations to come . 2 contents 1 touring escorted touring 2 touring independent touring 3 touring youth travel 4 hotels 5 transportation 6 cruising 7 investments 8 social responsibility 9 tollman family 10 references touring escorted touring edit the travel corporation s motor coach escorted touring divisions include aat kings with its sub brands aussie adventure and inspiring journeys brendan vacations busabout contiki holidays evan evans tours grand european tours haggis adventures insight vacations shamrocker adventures uniworld boutique river cruise collection and trafalgar tours . touring independent touring edit unlike escorted touring independent touring is characterized by a more independent travel experience . the tourist is provided travel information and touring packages however independent tours allow tourists to plan their own itinerary and tour a destination independent of a group or tour escort . independent touring packages offered by the travel corporation include brendan vacations based in the us ; new horizons based in western australia ; creative holidays based in australia ; african travel inc. and lion world tours . creative holidays is australia s largest independent travel company . touring youth travel edit the travel corporation builds tourism packages for different demographics ; one such group is the 18 35 age bracket . travel corporation tour packages offered to this age group are characterized by fast paced travel budgeted tours and what is known as hop on hop off bus tours . youth travel brands owned and managed by the travel corporation include contiki holidays haggis adventures shamrocker adventures and busabout . hotels edit this article may lend undue weight to certain ideas incidents or controversies . please help to create a more balanced presentation . discuss and resolve this issue before removing this message . january 2014 red carnation hotels is an award winning group of luxury boutique hotels located in the united kingdom ireland the united states south africa guernsey and switzerland . recent awards include best employer hotelier of the year number 1 hotel in the world for service hotel of the year and best hotel in africa . in recent years they have been favoured by cond nast in their annual awards ceremonies with the egerton house hotel receiving the title of london s most excellent hotel in 2009 and the 41 hotel receiving the same award in the 2011 edition of the awards . 3 in august 2015 ashford castle cong ireland was voted world s best hotel by virtuoso travel week and third best world hotel in july 2015 by travel leisure magazine us . 4 in january 2011 five red carnation hotels the milestone egerton house hotel hotel 41 bushmans kloof wilderness reserve twelve apostles hotel featured in cond nast traveller s gold list of best places in the world to stay . 5 transportation edit in addition to tour packages the travel corporation owns and operates transportation services which operate locally as well as internationally . the transportation brands include aat kings and atlas reizen based in the netherlands . aat kings has received numerous awards from the australian travel industry for best domestic tour operator . it was the first national touring company to include cultural interaction with local aboriginal people . both companies operate 155 vehicles in total . citation needed cruising edit the travel corporation also offers river cruising packages through uniworld a us based boutique river tour company . similar to ocean liner cruises river cruises offer food and accommodations on large riverboats that visit tourist destinations . uniworld operates river cruises across europe asia and the middle east on a number of rivers including the rhine main danube and the seine river . uniworld has received accolades from cond nast traveler and travel leisure publications for its high quality services . investments edit in south africa the group is the largest shareholder of cullinan holdings ltd one of south africa s oldest public companies and which owns household travel brands such as thompsons africa thompsons holidays thompsons touring & safari hylton ross tours planet africa gateway tours pentravel as well as marine businesses manex and central boating . the travel corporation is also a significant shareholder in wilderness safaris a publicly listed group on the botswana exchange and which is africa s leading safari and conservation group . social responsibility edit the treadright foundation is a not for profit foundation established by the travel corporation to encourage sustainable tourism within their own family of brands . to date treadright has donated more than us 1.5 million to sustainable tourism projects worldwide and encourages industry best practice by annually supporting the world travel & tourism council s tourism for tomorrow awards . treadright reflects the commitment the travel corporation has made to adopting responsible tourism practices . citation needed 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 four generations of which are actively involved with the business . references edit who we are the travel corporation . the travel corporation . retrieved 3 january 2014 . foundation overview treadright foundation . treadright foundation . retrieved 3 january 2014 . http www.johansens.com news 2011 annual awards for excellence winners irish independent august 12 2015 http www.redcarnationhotels.com press room details five red carnation hotels voted the best places to stay in the world in the cond nast travelers gold list 2011 http intercreditreport.com company red carnation limited 01706965 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the travel corporation & oldid 684638040 categories tourism 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