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About
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| Company Profile
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The Travel
Group was established in Southern California in August
1986. Our team of veteran travel professionals have 30
or more year's experience in all segments of the travel
industry.This group of companies has been named the Strategic
Alliance Partnership.
Our philosophy is that
no one travel company can be everything to everyone. With
today's modern technology and the information super highway
travel companies like doctors need to become specialists
and sell the products they specialize in only.
Our strategy is to combine our experience and expertise
with travel companies that compliment our programs needs.
This creates business partnerships with industry leaders
instead of direct competitors. The combined efforts of
our strategic marketing alliance partners enable us to
offer strong very diversified full service travel program. |
| Customer Service
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We have
determined after years of experience in handling travel
clubs, individual and group incentive and special interest
programs as well as corporate conventions and meetings
that a high level of customer service relates directly
to the success of any travel program. We put great emphasis
on providing our clients with the highest standard of
customer service. These services include ongoing program
management, regular liaison with our strategic marketing
alliance partners, access to private label products for
our members, travel specials and market research and updates.
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| Clients Past and
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American Small Business Association |
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National Group Marketing |
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Air Tahiti Nui |
| The Travel Group Strategic
Alliance |
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Wally Sumner, CEO, The
Travel Group, Fountain Valley Ca.
A travel industry veteran with over 35 years in the travel
business working for two international airlines, Air New
Zealand and Air Tahiti Nui in Senior Management positions
and owning and operating his own businesses. A specialty
of The Travel Group is Incentive Group travel. We have handled
many incentive groups from sizes as small as 50 to up to
1,000 from throughout the U.S to Scottsdale Arizona we create
for our clients an experience an experience never to be
forgotten. As a current and long time member of the International
Society of Travel Executives (SITE) I am always up to date
on the incentive travel market. |
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Linda Sumner, President,
The Travel Group, Fountain Valley Ca. Owner and operator
of the Travel Group since its beginning. Responsible for
overseeing all administrative, accounting, and operations
for The Travel Group.
She also is a TRAMS consultant to the Travel Industry.
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Galal Omar, Vice President
Sales, Western Region
Over 40 years in the travel industry started his career
with Pan American Airways in his home country Cairo Egypt
working in sales and operations in the middle east and africa,
transferred to NY headquarters of Pan Am in a Senior Management
Position Sales and Marketing. Also worked for Intercontinental
Hotels, Les Meridian Hotels and Marriott. speaks 5 languages
fluently (English, French, Italian, Egyptian, Spanish).
Responsible for Sales and Marketing in Western Region. |
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Rosina Jacob, President,
JRS Global, Services / Travel Portfolio Sherman Oaks Ca
Joined Pakistan Airlines in London and moved to the U.S
has 30 years travel industry experience working for Irish,
Malaysian and British Caledonian airlines in sales and
operations positions. Started her own travel company Travel
Portfolio in l986. Rosina provides all airline ticketing
and individual retail travel requirements we have for
our clients.
She has Net rate contracts with some airlines
and Travel Portfolio is a fully appointed ARC/IATAN Agency
with Sabre CRS systems, Members of CLIA, and California
seller of Travel License.
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Eric McFerran, Regional
Director, Eastern Region U.S. The Travel Group, Summit,
New Jersey
Has over 35 years travel industry experience, a new zealander
that moved to the U.S. worked for Air New Zealand, Hertz,
BTH Hotels and Hickory Travel Consortium all in Senior management
positions. Owned and operator Will Travel and New Zealand
Travel in Langhorn Pa. He is now overseeing all activities
in the Eastern U.S. as a consultant to The Travel Group. |
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Gregory Lefevre, President
, Travel Webworks and EmailOpen, Los Angeles Ca - Strategic
Alliance Partner
Has 20 years in the internet and web design business has
been developing and maintaining websites for travel companies
for over 10 years. (Tahiti Tourism, Air Tahiti Nui, The
Travel Group, JRS Global Services are examples. Gregory
provides our web services, programming and other technical
needs we have. |
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Debbie Sumner-Chalfant,
Director Creative, The Travel Group, Tumwater WA
H as worked in the Travel Industry for 10 years handling
advertising, promotions website design and consulted with
Air Tahiti Nui to help them develop their website. Debbie
is responsible for all advertising creative, design and
liason with the suppliers and advertisers. |
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Richard Pressman, Vice
President Sales Eastern U.S. and Canada, Clifton, New Jersey,
Has over 35 years in corporate advertising and 10 years
working for tour operators in sales marketing and operations.
His responsibilities for the travel group include sales,
advertising in the Eastern Region, contract negotiations
and business development. |
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Peter Edmunds, President,
Edmunds Direct, Media advertising, Fountain Valley CA -
Strategic Alliance Partner
Over 30 years in travel media advertising with Incentive
Magazine. Now independent representative and advertising
consultant to the Travel Group. |
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David Goldman, Travel
Industry Trainer, Training4success, Valencia, CA |
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