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Isram Wholesale Tours and Travel, Ltd.

Published Dec 17, 2015 12:30PM


ISRAM WHOLESALE TOURS AND TRAVEL, LTD. TOUR PROGRAMS TO ISRAEL NO LONGER PARTICIPATING IN THE USTOA $1 MILLION TRAVELERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

 

NEW YORK - December 17, 2015 - New York-based Isram Wholesale Tours and Travel, Ltd. has completed a reorganization effective December 1, 2015 in which the company will offer travel to Israel exclusively under its Belder Gray brand.  Belder Gray tours will focus solely on small luxury group departures with a philanthropic voluntourism experience.

All other Israel travel services will be marketed and sold by Isram Israel Touring Ltd., a long established and well known incoming tour operator in Tel Aviv, Israel who has worked with New York-based Isram for over 20 years.  Tours booked by Isram Israel Touring, Ltd. are not covered under the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program.

“Travel agents should be aware that client payments made to Isram Wholesale Tours and Travel, Ltd. prior to December 1, 2015 for tours to Israel are protected under the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program.  Client payments thereafter for these Israel tours (except the Belder Gray tours) will not be covered by the USTOA program,” advises USTOA President and CEO Terry Dale.

Although Isram Wholesale Tours and Travel, Ltd. no longer books tours to Israel except for the Belder Gray tours, it continues to be a USTOA member in good standing.  Seven divisions of Isram Wholesale Tours and Travel, Ltd. continue their participation in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program.  They are Latour, EuropeToo, Elite Travel Collection, Asian Vistas, Belder Gray, Prideworld and A Women’s View.  Client payments held by these participants continue to be covered by the USTOA program.                                 

For more information on USTOA, visit www.ustoa.com, call 212-599-6599, or email information@ustoa.com. 

About USTOA: 

Representing more than $13.5 billion in revenue, the member companies of U.S. Tour Operators Association provide tours, packages and custom arrangements that allow nearly 8 million travelers annually unparalleled access, insider knowledge, peace-of-mind, value and freedom to enjoy destinations and experiences across the entire globe.   Each member company has met the travel industry’s highest standards, including participation in the USTOA’s Travelers Assistance Program, which protects consumer payments up to $1 million if the company goes out of business. 

As a voice for the tour operator industry for more than 40 years, USTOA also provides education and assistance for consumers and travel agents.

Contact:

Gina Dolecki/Liz Carty                                          

Redpoint Marketing PR., Inc.

212-229-0119

Dolecki@redpointpr.com

Carty@redpointpr.com

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