Trip Planner 2016-17 Trip Planner For Group Leaders | Page 3

Welcome! Now get going.
In 1925 traveling salesman Arthur Tauck brought six paying guests with him on a sales trip through New
England and southeast Canada. In the morning the group would travel, and when Tauck went to his sales
appointments in the afternoon, his guests would relax and visit the local attractions. Tauck’s travel packages
eventually became the family business (which is still thriving more than 90 years later), and the group tour
industry as we know it was born.
Today’s group tours take many forms: rail journeys for spectacular sightseeing, family trips to an ancestral
homestead, social clubs exploring a common interest and thrill seekers looking for new friends and adventure.
But all these trips are built on people sharing the exciting possibilities that travel brings.
In the pages ahead, you’ll find dream destinations and attractions, and you’ll find the tour operators who can
make those dreams a reality. As members of the National Tour Association, the companies in this NTA Trip
Planner for Group Travel represent the highest level of industry experience and expertise.

TAUCK

Now all that’s left to do is find your group and go.

TAUCK

Much has changed since
Tauck’s sightseeing tours
in the 1920s and ’30s.
The company’s current
itineraries include handson, small-group activities
such as pasta-making
classes in Bologna, Italy.

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