TRAVEL AGENCIES/VENDORS.Ranked by number of full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full L.A. County employees EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NEVER in the last decade have so many tourists come to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Last year saw a near-record 24.7 million tourists visit the area, up 10.8 percent from 1999. Those tourists spent a healthy $13.6 billion, up from $12.3 billion the year before, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau. Spurred by the booming economy, tourism helped employ nearly 280,000 L.A. residents last year, making travel and tourism the county's fourth largest industry. Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. was the top source for international visitors to L.A., followed by Japan, Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , the United Kingdom and South Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. . Foreign tourists accounted for about 25 percent of L.A.'s total. As a result of the increase in tourism, hotel occupancy Noun 1. hotel occupancy - occupancy rate for hotels occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time rose to a healthy 76.2 percent in 2000 as room rates hit an average of $122.20 a night. The World Travel and Tourism Council About The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is a global forum comprising the presidents, chairpersons and CEOs of companies involved in the travel and tourism industry. estimates that tourism in the United States This article or section has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It needs to be expanded. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. will grow 5.3 percent, generating $827 billion in revenue. In the next 10 years, 1.5 million new jobs will be created in travel and tourism in the country, the council projects. THE PACESETTER PLEASANT HOLIDAYS LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ED Hogan hogan Dwelling of the Navajo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. The hogan is roughly circular and constructed usually of logs, which are stepped in gradually to create a domed roof. and his wife Lynn Lynn, city (1990 pop. 81,245), Essex co., E Mass.; inc. as a town 1631, as a city 1850. Lynn is an old industrial center. The first ironworks (1643) and the first fire engine (1654) in the country were built there. founded Pleasant Holidays more than 40 years ago. During that time, the company best known for its Hawaiian Hawaiian, member of the Polynesian group of the Austronesian family of languages. Of the fewer than 10,000 people who speak Hawaiian, only a few hundred are native speakers, but the language is taught in some Hawaiian schools and remains important as a symbol of tours has sent more than 4 million travelers to Hawaii Hawaii, island, United States Hawaii, island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island. , where the travel agency owns four hotels. Pleasant Holidays, which began in New Jersey in 1959 and now is headquartered in Westlake Westlake, city (1990 pop. 27,018), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1956. A growing city, its various manufactures include ink and plastics. Village, saw revenues last year of $450 million, up from $400 million in 1999. "We have seen three record years in a row of growth. This will be another record year, but it won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will be as fast paced," said Ken Phillips Phil·lips A trademark used for a screw with a head having two intersecting perpendicular slots and for a screwdriver with a tip shaped to fit into these slots. , a spokesman for Pleasant Holidays. Revenue growth is expected to be 6 to 10 percent this year, compared with 13 percent in 2000. Pleasant Holidays employs 1,700 people in its various companies that include Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays, Pleasant Mexico Holidays, Pleasant Tahitian Holidays, Pleasant South Pacific Holidays, Japan & Orient o·ri·ent v. 1. To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass. 2. To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference. 3. Tours, Destinations Plus, Westlake Travel Service, Pleasant Island Holidays and Vacations Acceptance Co. It was confirmed this year that the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. bought a majority interest in the company three years ago so their 6 million members would have a guaranteed travel agency at a time when many agency mergers and acquisitions were going on. In 1998 the Hogans founded the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Hogan Family Foundation. In October October: see month. , the foundation will open the Gardens of the World Community Park, a 41/2-acre park donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to the city of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . Admission will be free for visitors who want to view French and English gardens The term English garden or English park (French: Jardin anglais, Italian: Giardino all'inglese, German: Englischer Landschaftspark , as well as a mission courtyard For alternative meanings of the word "court", see: Court (disambiguation). A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. that will tell the story of California's historical missions.
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) L.A. County
* name Full-Time Staff
* address * employees
* travel agents
1 Pleasant Holidays LLC (1) 350
2404 Townsgate Road 0
Westlake Village 91361
2 Travel Store Inc. (2) 245
11601 Wilshire Blvd. 218
Los Angeles 90025
3 Hoffman Entertainment 215
Travel (3) 2 163
40 E. Verdugo Blvd.
Burbank 91502
4 Montrose Travel (4) 213
2343 Honolulu Ave. 186
Montrose 91020
5 Altour International 150
Inc. (7) 3 135
11661 San Vicente Blvd.,
Suite 900
Los Angeles, 90049
6 TQ3 Maritz Travel 150
Solutions (8) 4 110
6330 Variel Ave.,
Suite 201
Woodland Hills 91367
7 Navigant International (6) 150
3130 S. Harbor Blvd., 100
Suite 200
Santa Ana 92704
8 STA Travel Inc. (9) 97
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 53
Suite 900
Los Angeles 90036
9 Rosenbluth International (10) 80
300 N. Continental Blvd., 67
Suite 450
El Segundo 90245
10 Travel Syndicate-American 75
20855 Ventura Blvd., 50
Suite 10
Woodland Hills 91364
11 Revel Travel Service (11) 62
449 S. Beverly Drive, 45
Suite 100
Beverly Hills 90212
12 Plaza Travel (13) 56
16545 Ventura Blvd. 49
Encino 91436
13 Sea Gate Travel Group 38
LLC (15) 31
1901 Avenue of the Stars,
Suite 938
Los Angeles 90067
14 The Cornich Group 23
8721 Sunset Blvd., 12
Suite 200
West Hollywood 90069
15 APA/Fugazy Executive 20
Travel (14) 15
8500 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 918
Beverly Hills 90211
Rank Sales Profile
(millions) * offices (county/nationwide)
* '01 L.A. County 1 * headquarters
* '00 L.A. County
* '00 nationwide
1 $200.0 1/2
$450.0 Westlake Village
same
2 52.2 7/9
119.6 Los Angeles
120.0
3 100.6 19/103
262.9 Chicago
725.8
4 42.0 6/8
112.0 Montrose
119.0
5 45.0 4/11
80.0 New York
180.0
6 9.8 1 5 /36 5
16.3 Fenton, Mo.
1,009.0
7 83.0 20/800
185.0 Denver
3,500.0
8 16.6 5/50
36.4 Los Angeles
153.0
9 100.0 24/710
200.0 Philadelphia
4,800.0
10 WND 1/same
WND Woodland Hills
WND
11 25.0 2/3
55.0 Beverly Hills
65.0
12 WND 1/same
WND Encino
WND
13 14.6 8/66
32.0 New York
370.0
14 10.0 4/5
20.0 West Hollywood
40.0
15 NA 3/41
20.0 Boston
450.0
Rank Services Area Specialties
(partial list)
1 wholesale travel packages, Hawaii, Asia, South
affinity groups, destination pacific - Tahiti, Australia
services New Zealand, Fiji
2 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, individual,
entertainment, leisure,
cruise and tours, student/youth
travel
3 Corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, individual,
entertainment, incentive,
vacation, movie production
4 Corporate, group and meeting, Worldwide
individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours, wholesale
5 entertainment, corporate, Worldwide
incentive, cruises and tours,
leisure, group and meetings
6 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, incentive
7 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, incentive,
leisure, cruises and tours
8 wholesale in group and Worldwide
meetings, student/youth
travel
9 corporate, group and meetings, Worldwide
individual, incentive,
leisure, cruises and tours,
student/youth
10 corporate, group and meetings, Worldwide
individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours, student/youth
11 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, individual,
entertainment, leisure,
cruises and tours
12 corporate, group and meetings, Worldwide
individual, entertainment,
leisure, incentive, cruises
and tours, student/youth,
spa packages
13 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings,
entertainment
14 corporate, group and meetings, Worldwide
individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours, wholesale,
student/youth
15 corporate travel management, Worldwide
group and meetings, leisure,
cruises and tours
Rank Marketing Contact Top Local Executive
* name
* title
* phone
1 Michael J. Gardiner Edward J. Hogan
founder, chairman, ceo
(818) 991-3390
2 Jim Wright Wido L. Schaefer
president, ceo
(310) 575-5540
3 Thomas A. Stack Michael Wiersema
v.p., gen. mgr.,
Western Region
(818) 238-4400
4 Jamie Hoff Joe McClure
president
(818) 553-3200
5 Mickey Weill Barry Noskeau
executive v.p.
(310) 571-6000
6 Doug Kramer Connie Thrasher
v.p., general manager
(818) 226-3000
7 Richard Russo Ken Williams
v.p., So. Calif./Ariz.
(714) 549-2552
8 Andrea Piekarz Nick Thomas
president
(323) 937-1150
9 Gordon Locke Tim Small
v.p., business development
(310) 535-2900
10 Roger Lipkis Arline Florito
president
(818) 710-0166
11 Louise O'Sullivan Jack Revel
president
(818) 553-5555
12 E. Epstein/ Nobby Orens
G. Stevens president
(818) 990-4053
13 NA John Olmo
director, western region
(310) 843-3900
14 Frank A. Dolche Anastasia K. Mann
chairwoman
(310) 854-6000
15 Denise Lowe Denise Lowe
v.p., client services
(310) 246-5900
16 Carlson Wagonlit Travel (12) 19 NA
12301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555 15 $29.5
Los Angeles 90025 $12.000.0 [6]
17 All-Travel.com (18) 18 NA
2001 S. Barrington Ave., 14 16.0
Suite 315 same
Los Angeles 90025
18 Protravel International 15 7.0
9171 Wilshire Blvd, suite 428 13 8.0
Beverly Hill 90210 350.0
19 Travel By Greta (19) 13 WND
17106 Devonshire St. same WND
Northridge 91325 WND
20 Traveleaders (Sundance) (20) 12 5.8
2020 Avenue of the Stars 7 14.0
Los Angeles 90025 620.0
21 Linli Travel Inc. (21) 11 7.0
19510 Ventura Blvd., Suite 107 20 [7] 14.0
Tarzana 91356 same
22 Internet Tours Inc. (25) 8 2.5
2140 Westwood Blvd., suite 206 6 4.5
Los Angeles 90025 same
23 Mill Run Tours Inc. (23) 8 6.0
1801 Avenue of the Stars, 6 12.0
Suite 1001 NA
Los Angeles 90067
24 Rich Worldwide Travel (24) 7 4.3
15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 350 same 8.5
Sherman Oaks 91403 155.0
25 Space Age Travel 5 1.4
21127 Hawthrone Blvd. 9 [7] 3.9
Torrance 90503 same
16 5/500 corporate travel management
Plymouth, Minn.
17 1/same corporate travel managment,
Los Angeles entertainment travel services,
leisure, group and meetings,
incentive, cruises and tours
18 2/10 corporate, group and meetings,
New York individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours
19 1/same corporate, group and meetings,
Northridge individual, incentive, leisure,
cruises and tours
20 1/141 corporate, group and meetings,
Coral Gables, Fla. individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours, wholesale
21 2/same corporate, group and meetings,
Tarzana individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours
22 1/same corporate, individual, leisure,
Los Angeles cruises and tours
23 1/12 wholesaler/consolidator travel
New York agency
24 1/11 corporate, group and meeting,
Harrison, N.Y. individual, entertainment,
incentive, leisure, cruises
and tours, student/youth
25 1/same corporate, individual, leisure,
Torrance cruises and tours
16 Europe, Canada, Latin James P. Day
America, Asia, Australia
17 worldwide David C. Van Ness
18 worldwide Adrienne Forst
19 worldwide Greta Goodman
20 Europe, Canada, Hawll, Scott Shadrick
Latin America, Africa,
Asia, Middle East
21 worldwide, specializing in Linda Tabbush
Europe, Hawall
22 worldwide, specializing in Edouard Nikoltchev
Europe, Eastern Europe,
Balkans, Bulgaria
23 Europe, Middle East, Bichara Accad
Africa, Asia
24 wordwide Stuart and Ellen
Markus
25 Europe, Hawall, Africa, Ted Kotzin
Australia and South
Pacific
16 James P. Day
v.p., client services
(310) 207-4699
17 Eric J. Maryanov
president
(310) 312-3368
18 Stanley I. Rosen
vice president
(310) 271-9566
19 Greta Goodman
owner, ceo
(818) 366-9611
20 Deborah Keehn
regional manager
(310) 286-7500
21 Linda Tabbush
president
(818) 344-3640
22 Edouard Nikoltchev
president
(310) 441-4004
23 Bichara Accad
manager
(310) 553-2602
24 Stuart L. Markus
executive director
(818) 528-2800
25 Ted Kotzin
president
(310) 540-1277
WND - Would Not Disclose
NA - Not Available
(1)Through May 31.
(2)A McCord Travel Management Co.
(3)Acquired Classic Cruise and Travel in 2000.
(4)Formerly Maritz Travel Co.
(5)One reservation center, three client dedicated offices for L.A.
County and 36 full service offices, 82 client dedicated offices
nationwide.
(6)Global sales.
(7)Includes full-time contract travel agents.
Note: The information on this list is provided by representatives
of the agencies/vendors themselves. Agencies are ranked by the number
of full time employees in Los Angeles County offices, and nationwide
revenues, respectively. To the best of our of our knowledge, this
information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and
typographical errors sometimes occur.
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