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Holiday Shopping Stress Already Started? Group Suggests We Take a “Shopping Holiday” this Season

October 13, 2011 admin One comment

Holiday Shopping Stress Already Started? Group Suggests We Take a “Shopping Holiday” this Season










Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 10, 2005

The unofficial ticker leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa has begun counting down the days remaining and most Americans have already received several pounds of shopping catalogs urging them to buy and spend in order to assure themselves of a festive and happy holiday season. Yet with 75 days remaining until the holidays, a group called Shopping Holiday is encouraging people to take a holiday from shopping this season, regardless of their religion, faith or financial circumstances.

“A shopping holiday is something everyone can take,” enthused Shopping Holiday founder, Heidi Wanken. “By saying no to the hustle and bustle, spending madness and chaos, you can say yes to the things that really matter and that we should be celebrating this time of the year – things like families, traditions, service, charity and compassion.”

The group recommends that participants determine a realistic figure that they can afford to allocate towards holiday spending. After accounting for “must-buy” gifts for children, relatives and miscellaneous holiday expenses, they recommend that holiday-goers split the remaining sum between two expenditures: their own financial security and gifts to charitable organizations and groups around the world.

With personal savings at record lows and credit card balances and delinquencies at all-time highs, Shopping Holiday is encouraging individuals and families to reduce debt or increase their savings while also sharing a significant portion of their holiday budget with those in need. There is no formula on how much to save and how much to give and holiday-goers are encouraged to make the decision based on their own circumstances and convictions. While some may choose to give all of their holiday budget to charitable organizations, others facing their own hardships may elect to reduce some high-interest debt in order to secure their own future while also sharing a portion with others in need. Since holiday-goers will not have to shop, wrap and ship all holiday season, they can spend their time helping others, making homemade gifts, gathering with loved ones and savoring the magic of the season.

“Excessive spending on holiday gifts is not connected to any of the religious traditions we celebrate during this time. While gifts are wonderful to give and receive, we have allowed them to become the focus instead of simply another part of the celebration,” Wanken observed. “Far too many of us lose sight of our budgets when the holidays roll around and we spend too much without much consideration for the future. Instead, we can choose to plan for our future while also sharing with others.”

Shopping Holiday launched its website, http://www.shoppingholiday.org, earlier this month for interested individuals to find out more about taking a holiday from shopping, look for alternatives to “shop till you drop,” plan their own shopping holiday, get suggestions on how to share their decision to take a shopping holiday with loved ones and research charities that they may consider supporting in lieu of traditional gifts.

“We are encouraging people to do something different this year and choose not just to spend money, but rather to spend time,” Wanken commented. “Spend time with family, friends and loved ones. Spend time helping others. Spend time making memories and sharing traditions – these will last far longer than another sweater or gadget!”

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Business Travel News Ranks Travel Leaders Group First Among Travel Management Companies

September 5, 2011 admin One comment

Business Travel News Ranks Travel Leaders Group First Among Travel Management Companies












Minneapolis, MN (Vocus) June 10, 2009

In its latest issue, Business Travel News ranks Travel Leaders Group number one among American travel management companies in its Business Travel Survey 2009, an annual compendium. Business Travel News is considered “the voice of authority for corporate travel buyers throughout North America for over 20 years.” The rankings are based on the reported volume* of airline transactions for 2008 verified by the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), which is the premier financial transaction processing and settlement corporation that facilitates the distribution of travel products and related information.

Travel Leaders Group’s reported ARC volume was primarily attributed to its New York-based Tzell Travel Group division, which standing alone would have ranked first on the Business Travel News list. However, added to that was data from Travel Leaders Corporate – another of the Travel Leaders Group companies.

“While the Travel Leaders name may be new, the long and distinguished history of providing outstanding service to all of our valued clients is not new to Tzell or any member of the enterprise,” explained Travel Leaders Group CEO Barry Liben. “I’m particularly thrilled that the hardworking agents who are the core of the Tzell Travel Group would have alone achieved our enterprise’s top ranking, so I salute them for making this distinction possible. We are also truly humbled when we consider that this top ranking directly results from the high level of trust our growing roster of Tzell and Travel Leaders Corporate clientele places in us to deliver exceptional travel management. We’re more committed than ever to providing a level of service and care that’s a departure from the ordinary.”

While Travel Leaders franchisee sales were not included in the Travel Leaders Group data, four Travel Leaders franchisees throughout the United States enjoyed sufficient sales volume to also merit inclusion on the comprehensive survey. They include:


    #35 – Travel Leaders in Colchester, Vermont
    #37 – Travel Leaders in Fort Wayne, Indiana
    #39 – Travel Leaders in Memphis, Tennessee
    #41 – Travel Leaders in Spokane, Washington

With combined wholly-owned and franchised sales of over $ 7.1 billion last year, the relatively new Travel Leaders Group enterprise already ranks as the eighth largest travel company in the United States, as well as among the top five brands with a national retail presence. “Now, we’re pleased to include an important ‘number one’ to that growing list,” added Liben.

Schaumburg (IL)-based Travel Leaders Corporate may be found online at http://www.TravelLeaders.com. New York City-based Tzell Travel Group may be found online at http://www.Tzell.com.

Travel Leaders is transforming travel with a new name that boldly embodies our commitment to our vacation and business travel clients via a progressive approach toward each unique travel experience. Having already assisted millions of travelers, our strong roots – through our beginnings as Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates (which itself began as Ask Mr. Foster, North America’s first travel agency network established in 1888), TraveLeaders and Tzell Travel Group – have now joined together to form one of the industry’s fastest-growing and robust networks of travel agents.

With Travel Leaders serving as the company’s flagship brand, Travel Leaders Group consists of five divisions:

    Travel Leaders Corporate (David Holyoke, President)
    Travel Leaders Franchise Group (Roger E. Block, CTC, President), includes Travel Leaders, Results! Travel and Custom Destination Marketing Solutions.
    Travel Leaders Leisure Group (Tom Baumann, President), includes All Aboard Travel, CruiseDeals.com, Cruise Holidays, Cruise Specialists, Luxury Travel Network, Partners In Travel, SeaMaster Cruises, SinglesCruise.com and company-owned leisure locations for Travel Leaders
    Connexions (Eric Burdon, President), includes Connexions Loyalty Travel Solutions, Connexions Travel Solutions, Connexions Fulfillment Solutions, Fly4Less.com, Distinctive Departures and Insignia Personalized Products
    Tzell Travel Group (Barry Liben, CEO)

*Business Travel News reports that several mega-agencies declined to participate or release 2008 ARC data.

Contact:    

Steve Loucks

952.914.6969

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Introducing Timeshare Theme Park Vacations Page by Holiday Group

September 28, 2010 admin One comment

Introducing Timeshare Theme Park Vacations Page by Holiday Group










Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 22, 2006

Summer sun sparks theme park fun! There’s no better way to squeeze every ounce of value from your vacation budget than with a spacious resale timeshare conveniently located near one of America’s great theme park destinations, such as Orlando, Disney, Six Flags, or Knott’s Berry Farm.

“These resale timeshares represent perhaps the best vacation value out there, especially for families who can’t afford to rent multiple hotel rooms for lodging,” notes Alan Renberger, C.O.O. for Holiday Group. “The extra space that timeshares offer, plus the ability to prepare meals in the kitchen, translates into time and money saved.”

Holiday Group, one of America’s premier resale timeshare vendors, now offers a special Web page that caters to the timeshare theme park market. For more information, visit Holiday’s new Theme Park page at http://www.holidaygroup.com/themes/themepark.php?trkid=popsearch

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Travel Weekly Power List Places Travel Leaders Group in Top 10

August 31, 2010 admin One comment

Travel Weekly Power List Places Travel Leaders Group in Top 10












Minneapolis, MN (Vocus) June 25, 2009

In its latest issue, Travel Weekly places Travel Leaders Group in the top 10 of its Power List 2009 of America’s travel sellers. Travel Weekly is billed as ”the national newspaper of the travel industry.” The rankings are based on participating companies’ wholly-owned annual sales volume reported for 2008 and specifically do not include franchised operations. Travel Leaders Group’s wholly-owned operations reported annual sales volume of $ 1.9 billion for 2008; when franchised sales are included, that number increases dramatically to $ 7.1 billion for last year.

In the Travel Weekly Power List “Introduction,” reporter Harvey Chipkin writes, “The number of ‘billionaires’ (companies with $ 1 billion-plus in sales) held steady at 13, but with some shuffling in the ranks. The Travel Leaders Group (formerly Travel Acquisitions Group), which now incorporates two former Power List agencies, Tzell Travel and TraveLeaders, joined that elite group, climbing from the No. 14 to the No. 10 spot in the process.”

On May 5, 2009, Travel Acquisitions Group formally changed its name to Travel Leaders Group.

Tzell Travel Group, which merged with Travel Acquisitions Group in August 2008, ranked No. 15 on last year’s Power List. TraveLeaders, which ranked No. 41 last year, was acquired by Travel Acquisitions Group in March 2008.

“What makes the Travel Leaders Group top ten ranking on the Travel Weekly Power List even more thrilling and tremendously satisfying is that it comes so closely on the heels of the Business Travel News Business Travel Survey rankings that placed us at number one among American travel management companies,” stated Travel Leaders Group CEO Barry Liben. “The hardworking men and women from all five of our Travel Leaders Group divisions helped make this proud distinction possible. I am very proud of what we have accomplished together in forging such a dynamic and respected travel company so soon after our merger and acquisition activities from the past year.”

Travel Leaders is transforming travel with a new name that boldly embodies our commitment to our vacation and business travel clients via a progressive approach toward each unique travel experience. Having already assisted millions of travelers, our strong roots – through our beginnings as Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates (which itself began as Ask Mr. Foster, North America’s first travel agency network established in 1888), TraveLeaders and Tzell Travel Group – have now joined together to form one of the industry’s fastest-growing and robust networks of travel agents.

With Travel Leaders serving as the company’s flagship brand, Travel Leaders Group consists of five divisions:


Travel Leaders Corporate (David Holyoke, President)
Travel Leaders Franchise Group (Roger E. Block, CTC, President), includes Travel Leaders, Results! Travel and Custom Destination Marketing Solutions.
Travel Leaders Leisure Group (Tom Baumann, President), includes All Aboard Travel, CruiseDeals.com, Cruise Holidays, Cruise Specialists, Luxury Travel Network, Partners In Travel, SinglesCruise.com and company-owned leisure locations for Travel Leaders
Connexions (Eric Burdon, President), includes Connexions Loyalty Travel Solutions, Connexions Travel Solutions, Connexions Fulfillment Solutions, Fly4Less.com, Distinctive Departures and Insignia Personalized Products
Tzell Travel Group (Barry Liben, CEO)
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Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures TV Show Enters Agreement with Turner Media Group for Distribution in the United States on The Men’s Channel Outdoors

July 10, 2010 admin One comment

Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures TV Show Enters Agreement with Turner Media Group for Distribution in the United States on The Men’s Channel Outdoors











Portland, OR (PRWEB) March 10, 2006

The International Hunting and Outdoor Adventure series, “Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures” has selected Turner Media Group to distribute and broadcast their acclaimed TV show. Turner Media Group is a fast growing network of channels including “Men’s Outdoors and Recreation.”

Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures features professional hunter and Host of the show, Cliff Tulpa, in his pursuit of big game animals throughout the world. The series has episodes this season on Argentina puma and brocket deer, South Africa Elephant, Australia water buffalo, Namibia leopard, Polar Bear in the Canadian Arctic, High Altay Argali in far western Mongolia and many more incredible adventures. Cliff brings to the adventure loving community an opportunity to see big game animals and remote parts of the world most people have never heard of.

Along with Cliff Tulpa on these expeditions are model co-hosts that will present the local cultures in these remote areas. In addition to presenting the culture, the co-hosts also perform adventure extreme sports such as diving with the Great White Sharks in the Indian Ocean and the World’s Highest Bungy jump off the Blaukran’s Bridge in South Africa!

Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures will be broadcast by Turner Media Group network of channels through their channel, “The Men’s Channel” which highlights their content for “Men’s Outdoors and Recreation”. The program will be aired throughout the USA via satellite feed on Dish network channel 218 as well as on many cable networks. Cliff’s Wild Outdoor Adventures will be broadcast on Thurday mornings at 10am Eastern (7am Pacific) and again on Friday evenings at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific).

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CT Group Travel Commissions Search Marketing Agency

June 7, 2010 admin One comment

CT Group Travel Commissions Search Marketing Agency










Market Harborough, Leicestershire (Vocus/PRWEB) March 16, 2011

CT Group Travel, specialists in group travel and event management has started working with search marketing agency Absolute Internet Marketing. CT Group Travel based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has been trading for over 21 years and is a leading UK travel management specialist, arranging and booking a range of different types of trips for groups, large and small travelling overseas from the UK.

Being successful group travel organisers is not the only feather in its hat, as CT Group Travel also specialise in conference and event management, such as organising corporate team building events.

Being part of CTT Group, a multi-million pound leisure and business travel company provides CT Group Travel with considerable leverage. CTT Group is a fully licensed and bonded member of ABTA, ATOL and IATA. In addition the business is also a member of UNIGLOBE Travel, one of the world’s largest independent travel management companies, which gives CT Group Travel access to the best airfares, hotel and car hire rates worldwide, therefore placing the company in a unique and enviable position.

A key element to CT Group Travel’s operation is its website, as this plays an integral part of the business allowing CT Group travel to market the products and services it provides to businesses and consumers throughout the UK.

To help develop their web marketing strategy further, CT Group Travel have opted to use the specialist services of Absolute Internet Marketing, an online marketing agency specialising in search engine optimisation. It is Absolute’s job to get CT Group Travel’s website more visible in the search engines when users are searching for the types of products and services CT Group Travel provide.

Simon Colley, Managing Director of Absolute commented, “Whilst the area CT Group Travel operates in is niche, like the travel industry sector generally, there’s plenty of competition. However, CT Group Travel has a strong offering with impressive USPs. Couple this with our effective and ethical search engine optimisation techniques and we can help CT Group Travel achieve the objectives it has set. I am excited to be working with them”.

Absolute is a small and friendly internet marketing agency, centrally located (Leicestershire), it works locally and nationally with a wide range of clients providing fully managed services for search engine optimisation and pay per click marketing.

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