Travel agencies: ranked by 2006 L.A. county gross sales.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE 15 largest travel agencies in 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. County reported $871 million in local sales. That's up $67 million, or 8 percent, from the previous year. Nearly every company on the list saw increases in revenue and the top eight firms held onto their respective places. Their revenue increases ranged from 0 to 16 percent. There were significant changes at the bottom of the list, however. No. 13 Par Avion
"Par Avion" is the twelfth episode of the third season of Lost. It was aired on March 14, 2007, making it the 59th episode of the series. The episode was written by Christina M. Travel moved up one spot with the largest percentage revenue increase. The Los Angeles-based firm saw its revenues double to $17.3 million for 2006. Beverly Beverly, city (1990 pop. 38,195), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic and scientific equipment, consumer goods, and chemicals. Hills-based Mansour Mansour is a common male name in Arabic, which means victorious.
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THE PACESETTER TRAVELSTORE INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . TRAVELSTORE Inc. tops this year's list of the largest travel agencies in L.A. County based on local sales volume. The Los Angeles-based firm surpassed $200 million in sales, up 9 percent compared with the previous year. The company in is the second year of a transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. 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). , the company's chief executive and president, instituted the program. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are retaining our people and have attracted some industry veterans specifically because we are an ESOP ESOP See: Employee Stock Ownership Plan ESOP See Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). ," said Schaefer. In a bid to better serve corporate travelers, the company entered into partnership with Rearden Commerce, a provider of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the booking tools. In addition to booking flights and hotels, the technology enables business travelers to book dining, event tickets and car service via a single platform on the Internet. Many of those business travelers are finding themselves in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded as companies show support for the rebuilding effort. The New Orleans travel industry has remained vibrant despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , as a number of firms have moved corporate
meetings and conferences to the city.
"Individual travelers have not returned, but corporate meetings are more than making up for it, considering the city's limited infrastructure," said Schaefer.
Rank Company (Ranking in 2006) Gross Sales
* name (millions)
* address * 2006 county/total
* 2005 county/total
1 TravelStore Inc. (1) $202.3/$241
11601 Wilshire Blvd. $185/$220
Los Angeles 90025
2 Altour (2) 196/490
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300 181/383
Los Angeles 90064
3 Montrose Travel (3) 106.8/106.8
2349 Honolulu Ave. 103.1/103.1
Montrose 91020
4 Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) 59/59
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373 59/59
El Segundo 90245
5 Travizon Inc. (5) 51/660
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 44/587
Beverly Hills 90211
6 Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) 44/53
4148 Ocean View 40/50
Montrose 91020
7 Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) 42/93
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320 39/89
West Hollywood 90069
8 All-Travel (8) 38/38
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315 35/35
Los Angeles 90025
9 Mansour Travel Co. (10) 25/25
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210 22/22
Beverly Hilis 90210
10 Corniche Travel Group (9) 23.6/27.4
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 27/30
West Hollywood 90069
11 Carlisle Travel Management (12) 22/40
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 20/37
Los Angeles 90040
12 Wiilett Travel (11) 21.7/21.7
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100 21.2/21.2
Studio City 91604
13 Par Avion Travel (14) 17.3/17.3
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 8.8/8.8
Los Angeles 90045
14 European Travel Agency Corp. (13) 12.5/12.5
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542 11/11
Los Angeles 90014
15 Internet Tours Inc. (15) 10/10
11142 Washington Blvd. 8/8
Culver City 90232
Company (Ranking in 2006) L.A. County
* name Staff
* address * travel agents
TravelStore Inc. (1) 287
11601 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025
Altour (2) 371
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles 90064
Montrose Travel (3) 158
2349 Honolulu Ave.
Montrose 91020
Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) 75
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373
El Segundo 90245
Travizon Inc. (5) 12
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500
Beverly Hills 90211
Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) NA
4148 Ocean View
Montrose 91020
Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) 42
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320
West Hollywood 90069
All-Travel (8) 42
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315
Los Angeles 90025
Mansour Travel Co. (10) 19
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210
Beverly Hilis 90210
Corniche Travel Group (9) 33
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200
West Hollywood 90069
Carlisle Travel Management (12) NA
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120
Los Angeles 90040
Wiilett Travel (11) NA
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100
Studio City 91604
Par Avion Travel (14) NA
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780
Los Angeles 90045
European Travel Agency Corp. (13) 11
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542
Los Angeles 90014
Internet Tours Inc. (15) 10
11142 Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232
Company (Ranking in 2006) Profile
* name * offices
* address (county/total)
* headquarters
TravelStore Inc. (1) 4/11
11601 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles
Los Angeles 90025 travelstoreusa.com
Altour (2) 7/21
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300 New York
Los Angeles 90064 altour.com
Montrose Travel (3) 6/6
2349 Honolulu Ave. Montrose
Montrose 91020 montrosetravel.com
Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) 25/130
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373 Los Angeles
El Segundo 90245 flightcentre.us
Travizon Inc. (5) 1/17
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 Woburn, Mass.
Beverly Hills 90211 travizon.com
Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) 4/8
4148 Ocean View Montrose
Montrose 91020 archertravel.com
Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) 1/4
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320 Los Angeles
West Hollywood 90069 travelcts.com
All-Travel (8) 2/2
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315 Los Angeles
Los Angeles 90025 all-travel.com
Mansour Travel Co. (10) 1/1
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210 Beverly Hills
Beverly Hilis 90210 mansourtravel.com
Corniche Travel Group (9) 5/8
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 West Hollywood
West Hollywood 90069 corniche.com
Carlisle Travel Management (12) 1/4
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 Los Angeles
Los Angeles 90040 carlisletravel.com
Wiilett Travel (11) 1/1
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100 Studio City
Studio City 91604 willetttravel.com
Par Avion Travel (14) 1/1
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 Los Angeles
Los Angeles 90045 paravion-inc.com
European Travel Agency Corp. (13) 1/1
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542 Los Angeles
Los Angeles 90014 europtours.com
Internet Tours Inc. (15) 1/1
11142 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles
Culver City 90232 gointernettours.com
Company (Ranking in 2006) Services Offered
* name (partial list)
* address
TravelStore Inc. (1) corporate, cruises & tours,
11601 Wilshire Blvd. entertainment, group meeting,
Los Angeles 90025 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth, wholesale
Altour (2) corporate, cruises & tours,
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300 entertainment, group meeting,
Los Angeles 90064 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth
Montrose Travel (3) corporate, cruises & tours,
2349 Honolulu Ave. entertainment, group meeting,
Montrose 91020 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth, wholesale,
loyalty, credit rewards
Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) corporate, cruises & tours,
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373 group meeting, individual,
El Segundo 90245 leisure, student/youth, medical
tourism
Travizon Inc. (5) corporate, group meeting,
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 incentive, leisure
Beverly Hills 90211
Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) corporate, cruises & tours,
4148 Ocean View entertainment, individual,
Montrose 91020 leisure, wholesale, state
lottery programs, promotional
travel
Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) corporate, cruises & tours,
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320 entertainment, group meeting,
West Hollywood 90069 incentive, individual, leisure,
production travel
All-Travel (8) corporate, cruises & tours,
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315 group meeting, incentive,
Los Angeles 90025 individual, leisure,
student/youth
Mansour Travel Co. (10) corporate, cruises & tours,
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210 entertainment, individual,
Beverly Hilis 90210 leisure, private air charter,
bespoke trips
Corniche Travel Group (9) corporate, cruises & tours,
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 entertainment, group meeting,
West Hollywood 90069 incentive, individual, leisure
Carlisle Travel Management (12) corporate, cruises & tours,
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 group meeting, incentive,
Los Angeles 90040 individual, leisure
Wiilett Travel (11) corporate, cruises & tours,
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100 entertainment, group meeting,
Studio City 91604 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth, inbound groups,
golf
Par Avion Travel (14) corporate, cruises & tours,
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 entertainment, group meeting,
Los Angeles 90045 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth, wholesale
European Travel Agency Corp. (13) corporate, cruises & tours,
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542 entertainment, group meeting,
Los Angeles 90014 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth
Internet Tours Inc. (15) corporate, cruises & tours,
11142 Washington Blvd. entertainment, group meeting,
Culver City 90232 incentive, individual, leisure,
student/youth, wholesale
Company (Ranking in 2006) Area Specialties
* name
* address
TravelStore Inc. (1) worldwide
11601 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025
Altour (2) worldwide
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles 90064
Montrose Travel (3) worldwide
2349 Honolulu Ave.
Montrose 91020
Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) worldwide
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373
El Segundo 90245
Travizon Inc. (5) worldwide
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500
Beverly Hills 90211
Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) worldwide
4148 Ocean View
Montrose 91020
Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) worldwide
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320
West Hollywood 90069
All-Travel (8) worldwide
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315
Los Angeles 90025
Mansour Travel Co. (10) worldwide
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210
Beverly Hilis 90210
Corniche Travel Group (9) worldwide
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200
West Hollywood 90069
Carlisle Travel Management (12) worldwide,
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 specialty art tours
Los Angeles 90040
Wiilett Travel (11) worldwide
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100
Studio City 91604
Par Avion Travel (14) worldwide
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780
Los Angeles 90045
European Travel Agency Corp. (13) worldwide
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542
Los Angeles 90014
Internet Tours Inc. (15) worldwide
11142 Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232
Company (Ranking in 2006) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
TravelStore Inc. (1) Wido L. Schaefer
11601 Wilshire Blvd. ceo, president
Los Angeles 90025 (310) 575-5540
Altour (2) Barry Noskeau
12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300 executive v.p.
Los Angeles 90064 (310) 571-6000
Montrose Travel (3) Joe McClure
2349 Honolulu Ave. president
Montrose 91020 (800) 666-8767
Flight Centre USA Inc. (4) Carole Cooper
2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 373 national retail leader
El Segundo 90245 (877) 967-5347
Travizon Inc. (5) Susan Parko
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 director business development
Beverly Hills 90211 (310) 499-1540
Archer Travel Service Inc. (6) Ron Archer
4148 Ocean View vice president
Montrose 91020 (818) 248-1511
Cassis Travel Services Inc. (7) Michele L. Montgomery
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320 ceo, president
West Hollywood 90069 (310) 246-5400
All-Travel (8) Eric J. Maryanov
2001 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 315 president
Los Angeles 90025 (310) 312-3368
Mansour Travel Co. (10) Gary P. Mansour
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210 ceo
Beverly Hilis 90210 (310) 276-2768
Corniche Travel Group (9) Anastasia Mann
8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200 chairwoman
West Hollywood 90069 (310) 854-6000
Carlisle Travel Management (12) Jerry Saxe
5601 E. Slauson Ave., Suite 120 v.p., sales marketing
Los Angeles 90040 (323) 869-1800
Wiilett Travel (11) Tama Taylor Holve
11365 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100 ceo, owner
Studio City 91604 (818) 762-0676
Par Avion Travel (14) Toby Brenner
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 ceo, president
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 670-2970
European Travel Agency Corp. (13) Edward Pipilidis
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 542 vice president
Los Angeles 90014 (213) 624-4881
Internet Tours Inc. (15) Edouard Nikoltchev
11142 Washington Blvd. president
Culver City 90232 (310) 287-2670
NA - Not Available
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