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UNIGLOBE Travel Designers Revolutionizes a way for Companies to Give Back to the Community While Revitalizing Their Employees
Columbus, Ohio February 5, 2010 – Uniglobe Travel Designers has created a groundbreaking program designed to give back to charities while promoting health and wellness within the business community.
With the current state of the economy, it has become increasingly difficult for companies to donate to charities and for people to take vacations. Recognizing the importance of giving back to the community and the necessity for people to take a break, Uniglobe Travel Designers created the Vitamin D Vacation Giveback™ program.
The Vitamin D Vacation Giveback™ program will provide companies the ability to offer their employees free vacation planning services through Uniglobe Travel Designers. These services will include expertise in destination selection; cost savings through negotiated relationships with suppliers; access to travel deals; time savings; a trusted advocate and much more. After an employee books their vacation, Uniglobe Travel Designers will donate a portion of the sale back to the company for the charity of their choice.
Uniglobe Travel Designers is committed to helping improve the lives of those who are less fortunate. “As a small business, it is difficult for us to contribute enough to make a significant impact. Through this program, we hope to increase our ability to continue to give back to the community.”
For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, contact Jacqueline Blount. This program is available to any company in the United States and is valid for anyone affiliated with the company (employees, volunteers, board members, family members, etc.).
UNIGLOBE Travel Designers Given Top Accolades!
UNIGLOBE Travel Designers received the Star Agency Award at the September 2008 National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia for the tenth year in a row.
UNIGLOBE Travel Designers, one of a handful of the top agencies in the UNIGLOBE International system, to receive the Chairman's Circle status for the fifth year in a row at the National Conference in Atlanta Georgia.
UNIGLOBE Travel Designers is Growing (Again)!
AUGUST 4, 2005
VANCOUVER – Worldwide travel agency franchisor UNIGLOBE Travel today announced its expansion into the fast-growing travel market in China. This latest addition to UNIGLOBE Travel’s global network means the industry leader now provides travel management services to SME’s (small to medium-size enterprises) in 30 countries worldwide.
UNIGLOBE has awarded the master franchise rights for the Shanghai and Hong Kong regions to The Sincere Company Limited, which will operate a wholly owned subsidiary, UNIGLOBE Travel One (China) Ltd., for said purpose.
The Sincere Company Limited, a Hong Kong publicly listed company since 1917, has business interests in China, North America, Australia and in the United Kingdom. It operates a variety of business ventures including department store retailing, hotels, restaurants, real estate, property development, insurance and food service. Its first department store opened in 1900; today, the company has a shareholder’s equity in excess of HK $1 billion.
“We are very pleased to expand the UNIGLOBE Travel brand and system into the China travel market,” said Martin H. Charlwood, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniglobe Travel International. “The Sincere Company Limited has a prestigious history and we look forward to working together with much success. China is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and represents tremendous potential for the travel industry. We are very optimistic that this new region will gear up to meet the rising demand for outbound travel, and provide for the ability to network with our Uniglobe agencies worldwide.”
“In fact the WTO (World Tourism Organization) ranks China as the fifth most important tourism destination in the world,” said Charlwood. “Additionally, IATA forecasts China to be the fastest-growing outbound market from 2004 to 2008 with an AAGR (average annual growth rate) of 12.5%. ” As such, this is the first of at least four Regional master licences Uniglobe anticipates awarding in China going forward.
“After much consideration, we found that UNIGLOBE Travel was the industry leader in terms of business tools, training programs and global brand recognition in the travel industry,” said Philip Ma, Group Managing Director, The Sincere Company Limited. “We are looking at setting some aggressive expansion plans for China and look forward to playing our part in strengthening the global profile of UNIGLOBE.”
