Rank Company¥ name
¥ address
L.A. CountySales1¥ 2012
¥ 2011
TotalSales¥ 2012
¥ 2011
Travel Services(partial list)
Profile¥ L.A. travel agents
¥ offices (L.A./total)
¥ website
Top Local Executive¥ name
¥ title
¥ phone
1Altour12100 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 300Los Angeles 90064
$402.0$349.0
$1,500.0$1,300.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, limo service, private jet
5105/61altour.com
Alexandre ChemlaPresident(310) 571-6000
2TravelStore Inc.11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300Los Angeles 90025
374.5302.4
431.7351.8
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, business,private jet, concierge services
2944/9travelstore.com
Wido L. SchaeferChairman, CEO(310) 575-5540
3Protravel International / ProWest LLC9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 428Beverly Hills 90210
190.0130.0
2,400.01,170.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, luxury, wedding planning, concierge
2606/74protravelinc.com
Mickey WeillV.P., Sales & Marketing(310) 271-9566
4Montrose Travel2349 Honolulu Ave.Montrose 91020
161.0135.0
161.0135.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, wholesale, credit card loyalty rewards
2733/5montrosetravel.com
Joe McClurePresident(818) 553-3200
5Plaza Travel16530 Ventura Blvd.Encino 91436
61.553.5
63.053.5
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure
NA2/4plazatravel.com
Steve OrensPresident(818) 990-4053
6Cassis Travel Services Inc.9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 320West Hollywood 90069
60.056.0
120.0109.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure,entertainment and production travel
652/6travelcts.com
Michele L. MontgomeryCEO, President(310) 246-5400
7Corniche Group Inc.8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200West Hollywood 90069
25.024.3
29.127.4
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, wholesale, Africa safaris
362/3corniche.com
Anastasia K. MannChairwoman, CEO(310) 854-6000
8Mansour Travel Co.345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 210Beverly Hills 90210
23.924.0
23.924.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,individual, leisure, space travel on VirginGalactic, luxury vacations
151/1mansourtravel.com
Virginia K. MansourCEO, President(310) 276-2768
9Carlisle Travel Management5801 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 120Los Angeles 90040
22.017.0
27.022.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure,incentives and marketing
271/5carlisletravel.com
Jerry SaxeV.P. of Sales, Marketing(323) 869-1800
10Willett Travel12532 Ventura Blvd.Studio City 91604
20.919.3
20.919.3
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, inbound & outbound groups, golf
NA1/1willetttravel.com
Tama Taylor HolveCEO, Owner(818) 762-0676
11Par Avion Travel Inc.6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780Los Angeles 90045
18.517.8
18.517.8
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, wholesale
NA1/1paravion-inc.com
Toby BrennerCEO, President(310) 670-2970
12KIE/ Kintetsu Travel879 W. 190th St., Suite 720Gardena 90248
13.112.1
NANA
corporate, cruises & tours, group meetings,individual, leisure, student/youth, Japan RailPass
101/5kintetsu.com
Yasu YonemotoBranch Manager(800) 526-6828
13European Travel Agency Corp.1810 W. Burbank Blvd., Suite 200Burbank 91506
11.511.5
11.511.5
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth
101/1myeuropeantravel.com
Edward PipilidisVice President(818) 842-7500
14En Route Travel15221 Sunset Blvd.Pacific Palisades 90272
9.49.0
12.410.8
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, customluxury itineraries, private jet & yacht charters
121/2enroutetravel.com
Shane PaquetteCEO(310) 459-9955
15Internet Tours Inc.11142 Washington Blvd.Culver City 90232
4.06.0
4.06.0
corporate, cruises & tours, entertainment,group meetings, individual, leisure, student/youth, wholesale, travel insurace
51/1gointernettours.com
Edouard NikoltchevPresident(310) 287-2670
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Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives of the agenciesthemselves. Agencies are ranked by 2012 L.A. County revenue.
Researched by David Nusbaum
THE PACESETTER: Altour again tops the list of the largest travel agencies in Los Angeles County with $402 million in revenue from local operations last year, a 15 percent increase from 2011. In the county, the company has 510 agents working in six local offices. As a whole, the company has more than 1,200 employees in 61 offices worldwide, including locations in London and Paris. The company had total sales of $1.5 billion in 2012, with about 80 percent from business and entertainment travel.
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MERGER: Protravel International and Tzell Travel Group merged in December. The two agencies continue to operate as distinct and separate brands.
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BIG APPLE: Plaza Travel recently opened a branch in New York.
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