The Travel Corporation
| Company type | Privately held company[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel and leisure |
| Founded | August 1920[2] |
| Founder | Stanley S Tollman[1] |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom[1] |
Number of locations | Sydney, Australia
London, UK Toronto, Canada Los Angeles, USA Johannesburg, South Africa Singapore, Asia Auckland, New Zealand Geneva, Switzerland |
Key people | |
| Services | Tour operator |
| Owner | Apollo Private Equity [1] |
Number of employees | 3,000 [1] |
| Website | ttc |
The Travel Corporation is an international travel company based in Cypress, California[1] and Bermuda.[3] Its businesses including Contiki, Uniworld and Trafalgar Tours.[2]
History
The company was founded in Cape Town, South Africa, in the early 1900s.[4] The Travel Corporation's not-for-profit TreadRight Foundation was established in 2008.[5]
On 16 July 2024, The Tollman Family announced the sale of The Travel Corporation to Apollo Private Equity funds, a US-based asset management firm. The sale marked the end of the Tollman family's 104-year-long tenure of private ownership.[6]
The Travel Corporation (TTC) operates across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa and Asia. This includes offices[7] and on-ground teams.
Operations
As of 2022 The Travel Corporation owns tour operators and travel agents including:[8]
- AAT Kings
- Aussie Adventure
- Inspiring Journeys
- Adventure World Travel
- African Travel
- Brendan Vacations
- Contiki Tours
- Down Under Tours
- Evan Evans Tours
- Grand European Travel
- HAGGiS Adventures
- Highland Explorer Tours
- Shamrocker Adventures
- Insight Vacations
- Luxury Gold
- Lion World Travel
- Trafalgar Tours
- Costsaver
- Travel Corporation Asia
- Uniworld
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Meet Brett Tollman from the South African family who own The Travel Corporation". Independent Online (South Africa). June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "About". The Travel Corporation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Travel Corp. Buys Australian Operator". Travel Weekly. November 18, 1997. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Gollan, Doug (October 14, 2016). "Meet The Biggest Travel Company You've Never Heard Of". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "TreadRight Foundation". TreadRight Foundation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-operators/private-equity-firm-apollo-funds-to-acquire-the-travel-corporation
- ^ "Our Offices". The Travel Corporation. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ "Brands". The Travel Corporation. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.