Globetrotter Group
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1976 |
| Seat | Bern , Switzerland |
| management | André Lüthi ( CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors ) |
| Number of employees | 450 (2011) |
| sales | 264 million CHF (2016) |
| Branch | Travel industry |
| Website | www.globetrotter.ch |
The Globetrotter Group AG , headquartered in Bern is a Swiss travel company, whose core is the Globetrotter Travel Service, one on modular - and individual travel specialized travel agency . In addition to cheap flights to every destination, the offer also includes rental cars and campers, flight, train and bus passes, hotel arrangements and language trips .
history
The company was founded in Zurich in 1976 by the journalist and world traveler Walter Kamm. He traveled to dozens of countries around the world on his own in the 1960s and 1970s. His travel experience prompted him to found the Globetrotter Club in 1974 to pass on information and tips. His activities initially included personal advice, sending information bulletins to members, and selling tips brochures and Globetrotter travel guides.
In 1976, the services were expanded to include Globetrotter Travel Service. Comb experience enabled him to scheduled flight - tickets to worldwide destinations cheaply buy and sell them well below the official rates, bringing Globetrotter had created in addition to its travel advice its own market in aviation. In 1982 the company opened a branch in Bern and Basel. With the steady growth of the customer base and the services offered, further locations in German-speaking Switzerland followed. In the early 1990s, the management was expanded to include Andreas Keller and André Lüthi. Under the operational management of André Lüthi, the range of products offered by Globetrotter Travel Service has been continuously expanded. In 2011 Globetrotter was one of the winners of the SVC Business Prize Espace Mittelland.
In 2019, the tour operator globo-study was merged with Linguista Sprachaufentzüge.
Corporate structure
Globetrotter Group AG includes, in addition to Globetrotter Travel Service AG, a specialist in tailor-made modular travel with substantial holdings or majorities in Nayak Reisen Basel:
- Wamo Reisen, Schaffhausen
- Media Touristik AG (Linguista, MTT, Touriqum)
- Nayak Reisen AG
- Globetrotter Tours AG (Background Tours, Globotrek, Globotrain, Globoship)
- Art of Travel AG
- Music Cruise AG
- Globetrotter Club AG (travel magazine)
- bike adventure tours GmbH (organizer of bike and mountain bike tours)
- Team Reisen AG (organizer of desert trips, Ayurveda and cultural trips)
- Brasa Reisen AG (South America specialist)
Globetrotter is also the second largest shareholder in Transa Backpacking AG.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company portrait of Globetrotter for the SVC entrepreneur price Espace Mittelland 2011 . In 2010 André Lüthi received the Travel Personality Award. In 2012 he was named entrepreneur of the year in the service / trade category.
- ↑ This is the new Bernese “Place to be”. In: travelnews.ch. October 15, 2019, accessed October 16, 2019 .