The Travel Corporation

The Travel Corporation is a tour operator based in Cypress, California,^[1] and Bermuda with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa, and Asia.^[2][3] It operates tours under the brand names Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Contiki Tours, Uniworld, Costsaver, Luxury Gold, HAGGiS Adventures, Highland Explorer, Brendan Vacations, AAT Kings, Inspiring Journeys, African Travel, Aussie Adventure, Lion World Travel, Adventure World Travel, Evan Evans, Grand European Travel (GET), Down Under Tours, Tracoin, Destination America, Travel Corporation Asia, and SEIT Outback Australia.^[4][5]

The Travel Corporation

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Travel and leisure
Founded	August 1920; 105 years ago (1920-08)
Founder	Stanley S. Tollman
Headquarters	London, UK , United Kingdom
Number of locations	Sydney, Australia London, UK Toronto, Canada Los Angeles, USA Johannesburg, South Africa Singapore, Asia Auckland, New Zealand Geneva, Switzerland
Key people	Carl Leaver, Chairman Simon Jones, Chief executive officer Melissa Da Silva, Deputy CEO
Services	Tour operator
Owner	Funds managed by Apollo Global Management
Number of employees	3,000
Website	ttc.com

History

The company was founded in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1920 by Stanley S. Tollman.^[6] The company set up TreadRight Foundation, a not-for-profit organization in 2008.^[7]

In October 2024, the company was acquired by funds managed by Apollo Global Management.^[8][9]

In 2024, the company generated EBITDA of $190 million.^[10]