AmericanTours International's Noel Hentschel, Michael Fitzpatrick Boost Tourism and US Economy.BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif. -- AmericanTours International (ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. ) and its founding partners CEO/Chair Noel Irwin Lieutenant-General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin (1892 – 1972) was a British soldier, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma Campaign. Hentschel and President Michael Fitzpatrick Michael Fitzpatrick may refer to:
in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. (BA) to join forces with the airline to bring 31 VIP tourism executives from the UK for a recent familiarization trip through Northern California. Hentschel and Fitzpatrick and their company were selected because of their reputation as travel industry leaders in the area of innovative customized tours. ATI has been bringing the world to America's shores, stated Hentschel, for more than 30 years and she emphasized that ATI welcomes the opportunity to showcase the attractions of Northern California to top travel executives from England and Scotland. "These tourism executives are responsible for group travel in their respective countries," Hentschel explained. "When they send their clients here to spend money on shopping, hotels, dining and attractions it helps to keep millions of travel & tourism industry related jobs secure and creates new jobs. When tourism thrives, so does the economy." On arrival at San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . the VIP group was whisked away via seven black Cadillac Escalades led by a motorcycle police escort with sirens wailing on a scenic, hilly route to the Fairmont Hotel. "We operate on the premise that you never get a second chance to make a great first impression and attention to detail is key," said Hentschel, as she revealed the group's itinerary that included a private tour of Alcatraz, a visit to Fisherman's Wharf, scoot-car touring on the streets of San Francisco, an "American as apple pie" 4th of July motif picnic at Golden Gate Park This article is about the park in San Francisco. For the US National Recreation Area just north of there, see Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. At 1017 acres (4.1 km², 1. and an evening at the theater. Next it was on to Monterey to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located in a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, is one of the largest and most respected aquariums in the world. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. and experience Carmel By The Sea. The tour's highlight was a visit to Stonepine Estate Retreat, the exclusive, 330 acre working thoroughbred ranch owned and operated by CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Hentschel and her husband Gordon Hentschel in the heart of Carmel Valley. The afternoon began with a champagne reception in the French country manor house's Chateau, followed by an Old West extravaganza that had the group costumed in western apparel for a buckboard ride down to the Stonepine Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most where they experienced a unique western show with rare Andalusian and Friesian horses, a chuck wagon BBQ BBQ barbecue and line-dancing in the authentic Stonepine Saloon. The evening ended with the guests huddled around the campfire listening to cowboy poetry and music from the days of the "Sons of the Pioneers." The VIP executives spent the final portion of their stay in Napa-Sonoma Valley the next day touring vineyards, wine tasting and riding in hot-air balloons before their return home. "The campaign," ATI President Michael Fitzpatrick reported, "is the first of many executive tour group travel projects planned to extend throughout all of California and the U.S." British Airways' executive Sarah Clabon declared: "All of our customers have sent such wonderful feedback to us, more than I've ever received before. It was truly a wonderful and successful trip." ATI owners Hentschel and Fitzpatrick are a prominent voice for public policy issues that affect the tourism industry. Hentschel also serves on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board as chief travel advisor to the US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. ATI, specializing in customized group and incentive tours, offers "One Stop Shopping" with an extensive range of product including transportation, hotel stays, condos, self-drive packages, city packages and National Park accommodations. The international travel company also offers the most extensive range of motorcoach tours in America with departure information available in Spanish, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and English. ATI's comprehensive programs feature destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and the Caribbean showcasing the beauty and diversity of each region. ATI is America's largest American-owned, privately held, inbound/outbound tour operator, serving one-million visitors annually from more than 70 countries around the globe and is responsible for bringing $3 billion into the U.S. economy, annually. Based in Los Angeles adjacent to LAX, ATI has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco, Washington DC, Miami, Orlando, Honolulu, Maui and Beijing, China. |
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