Travel agencies: ranked by 2005 L.A. County gross sales.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TRAVEL Store Inc. returned to the top of the travel agencies list with $185 million in L.A. County revenues, just $4 million more than Altour. No. 3 Montrose Montrose, town (1991 pop. 12,127), Angus, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the South Esk River. Open to water on three sides, it is a spacious resort town, with flax and jute mills, boat yards, fruit canneries, and a fishing industry. Travel Store is the only other firm to gross more than $100 million locally in 2005. Nearly every firm on the list reported increased revenues for the second consecutive year as the travel industry continued its resurgence re·sur·gence n. 1. A continuing after interruption; a renewal. 2. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival. following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. No. 6 Archer Travel Service saw the largest percentage increase in local revenues. The Montrose-based firm reported $40 million in local billings Billings, city (1990 pop. 81,151), seat of Yellowstone co., S Mont., on the Yellowstone River, in a valley surrounded by seven mountain ranges; inc. as a city 1885. for 2005, up $15 million or 60 percent from the previous year. The only agency to see a decline in 2005 was No. 5 Travizon Inc. The Woburn Woburn, village, England Woburn (w  `bərn), village, Bedfordshire, S central England. , Mass.-based firm operates one office locally and 17 offices
nationwide. The local office of Travizon saw a $2 million or 4 percent
decline in revenues to $44 million in 2005.Overall, the 15 largest travel agencies in L.A. County employ 1,088 full-and part-time part-time adj. For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job. part agents in 62 local offices. --David Nusbaum Nusbaum is a village in the district Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated in the southern part of the Eifel. Links
THE PACESETTER TRAVEL Store Inc. returned to the top of the list of travel agencies. The L.A.-based firm reported $185 million in 2005 L.A. County revenues, up $40 million or 28 percent compared with the previous year. "We saw a large increase in international business travel," said Wido Schaefer Schäfer is German language word for shepherd. It is also a common surname, alternatively spelled Schaefer or Schaeffer (or anglicised to Shafer or Shaffer). , president and chief executive. Business travel accounts for approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 70 percent of the firm's business with the balance for leisure travel. "A number of customers have opened offices in London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. that serve Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). and
Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). ," Schaefer said.On the leisure travel side, the firm opened a separate division two years ago to cater to high-end high-end adj. Informal 1. Appealing to sophisticated and discerning customers: a high-end department store; high-end video equipment. 2. individually planned trips. The division had a 30 percent revenue increase last year. The top leisure travel destination is Italy Italy (ĭt`əlē), Ital. Italia, officially Italian Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 58,103,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. , 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. Schaefer. "Italy is going to sink pretty soon with all of the Americans that we send over there," Schaefer said. New hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. include Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America. , where the local tourism industry has expanded to cater to the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of traveler Traveler (U.S. English) or Traveller (British English) may refer to:
Terrorism terrorism, the threat or use of violence, often against the civilian population, to achieve political or social ends, to intimidate opponents, or to publicize grievances. and natural disasters also play a role in travel planning. Locations such as the island of Bali Bali (bä`lē), island and (with two offshore islets) province (1990 pop. 2,777,356), c.2,200 sq mi (5,700 sq km), E Indonesia, westernmost of the Lesser Sundas, just E of Java across the narrow Bali Strait. The capital is Denpasar. have been hit hard because of attacks on tourists as well as earthquakes Earthquakes See also geology. bathyseism an earthquake occurring at very deep levels of the earth. bradyseism the slow upward and downward motion of the earth’s crust. — bradyseismic, adj. and the tsunami that also affected other parts of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . In the Middle East, many travelers go as individuals rather than in organized groups. "Egypt Egypt (ē`jĭpt), Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. and Jordan Jordan, country, Asia Jordan, officially Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 5,760,000), 35,637 sq mi (92,300 sq km), SW Asia. It borders on Israel and the West Bank in the west, on Syria in the north, on Iraq in the northeast, and on Saudi have seen fewer travelers," said Schaefer. "Kuwait Kuwait (k wīt`, –wāt) or Kowait (kō`–), officially State of Kuwait, independent sheikhdom (2005 est. pop. is the new destination for affluent yuppies."Founded in 1975, the Los Angeles-based agency employs 279 people in four local offices. --David Nusbaum
Rank Company (Ranking in 2005) Gross Sales
* name (millions)
* address * 2005 county/total
* 2004 county/total
1 Travel Store Inc. (2) $185/$220
11601 Wilshire Blvd. $145/$185
Los Angeles 90025
2 Altour (1) 181/383
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300 161/334
Los Angeles 90064
3 Montrose Travel (3) 103.1/103.1
2349 Honolulu Ave. 102.2/102.2
Montrose 91020
4 Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) 59/59
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373 53/53
El Segundo 90245
5 Travizon Inc. (5) 44/587
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 46/587
Beverly Hills 90211
6 Archer Travel Service Inc. 40/50
4148 Ocean View 25/32
Montrose 91020
7 Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) 39/89
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320 35/80
West Hollywood 90069
8 All-Travel (8) 35/35
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315 32/32
Los Angeles 90025
9 Corniche Travel Group (9) 27/30
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 25/30
West Hollywood 90069
10 MansourTravel Co. 21.5/21.5
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210 20/20
Beverly Hills 90210
11 Willett Travel (10) 21.2/21.2
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100 20.3/20.3
Studio City 91604
12 Carlisle Travel Management (11) 20/37
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 18/30
Los Angeles 90040
13 European Travel Agency Corp. (12) 11/11
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542 10.5/10.5
Los Angeles 90014
14 Par Avion Travel 8.8/8.8
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 8.2/8.2
Los Angeles 90045
15 Internet Tours Inc. 8/8
11142 Washington Blvd. 6.8/6.8
Culver City 90232
Rank L.A. County Profile
Staff * offices
* travel agents (county/total)
* headquarters
1 279 4/9
Los Angeles
travelstoreusa.com
2 328 7/21
New York
altour.com
3 138 6/6
Montrose
montrosetravel.com
4 58 25/25
Los Angeles
www.flightcentre.us
5 12 1/17
Woburn, Mass.
travizon.com
6 60 4/8
Montrose
archertravel.com
7 42 1/4
Los Angeles
travelcts.com
8 44 3/3
Los Angeles
all-travel.com
9 30 5/8
West Hollywood
comiche.com
10 19 1/1
Beverly Hills
mansourtravel.com
11 49 1/1
Studio City
willetttravel.com
12 NA 1/4
Los Angeles
carlisletravel.com
13 10 1/1
Los Angeles
europtours.com
14 9 1/1
Los Angeles
paravion-inc.com
15 10 1/1
Los Angeles
gointernettours.com
Rank Services Offered Area Specialties
(partial list)
1 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth, wholesale
2 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth
3 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, wholesale
4 corporate, cruises & tours, group meeting, worldwide
individual, leisure, student/youth, medical
tourism
5 corporate, group meeting, incentive, worldwide
leisure
6 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
individual, leisure, wholesale, state
lottery programs, promotional travel
7 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, production travel
8 corporate, cruises & tours, group meeting, worldwide
incentive, individual, leisure
9 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure
10 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
individual, leisure, student/youth, private
air charters, production, festival
11 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth, inbound groups,
golf
12 corporate, cruises & tours, group meeting, worldwide
incentive, individual, leisure
13 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth
14 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth, wholesale
15 corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment, worldwide
group meeting, incentive, individual,
leisure, student/youth, wholesale
Rank Top Local Executive
* name
* title
* phone
1 Wido L. Schaefer
ceo, president
(310) 575-5540
2 Barry Noskeau
executive v.p.
(310) 571-6000
3 Joe McClure
president
(800) 666-8767
4 Carole Cooper
national retail leader
(877) 967-5347
5 Susan Parko
director business development
(310) 499-1540
6 Ron Archer
vice president
(818) 248-1511
7 Michele L. Montgomery
ceo, president
(310) 246-5400
8 Eric J. Maryanov
president
(310) 312-3368
9 Anastasia Mann
chairwoman
(310) 854-6000
10 Gary P. Mansour
ceo
(310) 276-2768
11 Tama Taylor Holve
ceo, owner
(818) 762-0676
12 Jerry Saxe
v.p., sales marketing
(323) 869-1800
13 Edward Pipilidis
vice president
(213) 624-4881
14 Toby Brenner
ceo, president
(310) 670-2970
15 Edouard Nikoltchev
president
(310) 287-2670
NA--Not Available
Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives of
the agencies themselves. Agencies are ranked by 2005 L.A. County
revenues.
To the best 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. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c]2006 Los Angeles Business
Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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