East Greenwich, RI (February 19, 2010) — As an integral part of one of the United States’ top ten travel companies, Travel Leaders / Donovan Travel of East Greenwich and Woonsocket, reported that Travel Leaders Associate (franchised) and wholly-owned locations captured over $19 million in new business during the fourth quarter of 2009. That amount helped boost the overall reported amount of new business travel accounts for Travel Leaders across the U.S. to more than $263 million for the 2009 calendar year.
“Our own success, locally, in attracting and retaining business travel clients mirrors that of the tremendous steps forward that Travel Leaders nationwide has made,” said Judy Clappin, owner and President of both Travel Leaders / Donovan Travel locations. “Because of the vast array of technology and tools available to us, and because we are able to create individualized travel solutions that make sense for business travelers in our area, we anticipate this segment of our business will grow even further in 2010.”
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Parent company Travel Leaders Group ranks number one among American travel management companies according to Business Travel News’ Business Travel Survey 2009, an annual compendium, without even counting overall sales of Travel Leaders’ franchised units such as Travel Leaders / Donovan Travel.
When your journey includes us, you travel better. Let your business travel or leisure journey begin by visiting the experienced travel experts of Donovan Travel at 508 Main Street, East Greenwich or 2168 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, or online at www.donovantravel.com or simply call 401-885-3500 (East Greenwich) or 401-769-1720 (Woonsocket).
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Donovan Travel is a multi-million dollar associate of the Travel Leaders network (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates). Donovan Travel was named Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s 2002 and 2005 Associate of the Year and has also won the coveted Carlson Award of Excellence for outstanding customer service nine out of the last eleven years; an award earned by only 25 of the more than 500 Travel Leaders associates in the United States. The award recognizes superior customer service, growth and innovation. Headquartered in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, they also have an office in Woonsocket.
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. As one of America’s top ten-ranked travel companies, Travel Leaders has assisted millions of travelers through our strong roots – the former Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates, TraveLeaders and Tzell Travel Group joined together in 2008 to form one of the industry’s fastest-growing and robust networks of travel agents. Travel Leaders Franchise Group can trace its beginnings to 1984 as the Carlson franchise system “Ask Mr. Foster Travel,” which itself was North America’s first travel agency chain established in 1888.
