Image Tours and Europe Express are the two newest companies to become Corporate Members of USTOA, bringing the organization's total to 61 Active Members.
Europe Express, based in Bothell, Washington, is under the direction of Paul Barry, CFO, and Chirstopher Ford, president. In business for ten years, the company markets independent and custom-designed packages to Europe. Products range from self-drive vacations, biking and walking vacations, river and canal barge cruises, to rail vacations. The company is headquartered at 19021 120th Avenue Northeast, Bothell Washington, 98011, (425) 487-6711 phone (425) 487-3750 fax. For more information see the company's website: www.europeexpress.com.
Image Tours was founded in the Netherlands in 1939, and shortly thereafter began organizing Heart of Europe tours for a variety of American groups. The Michigan-based company specializes in fully escorted tours, and is under the direction of Monique Kasmauskis co-president, and Roelof Postmaa III co-president. For more information, contact Image Tours, Inc, 2828 Kraft Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512-2076, 1-800-968-9161, fax (616) 957-0103, or e-mail sales@imagetours.com. The company's web site is www.imagetours.com.
Bob Whitley, USTOA president, notes that the growth in members attests to the organization's value to tour operators, and to its strength in the industry. "More and more tour operators are recognizing the credibiliy that membership in USTOA brings. They know that travel agents and consumers see the USTOA logo as an assurance of confidence and security. They also value our activities in promoting packaged vacations to millions of travelers through our marketing and public relations activities," he says.
For more information on USTOA, contact the organization at 342 Madison Avenue, Suite 1522, New York, NY 10173; (212) 599-6599 fax (212) 599-6744. Or e-mail information@ustoa.com. More information is available on the USTOA web site: www.ustoa.com.
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