East
Stroudsburg, PA, November 4, 2004 - GoldenTravelGuides ranks
top in the travel agency industry according to Travel Weekly's
2004 U.S. Travel Industry Survey statistics. The study,
conducted annually, reports percentages of travel agencies
ranking within certain designated earmarks in a number of
categories based on comparison to other agencies throughout
the country.
The
Travel Weekly survey reported on crucial categories such
as 'Gross Dollar Bookings' and 'Number of Employees.' According
to the survey, the top 10% of all travel agencies report
gross dollar bookings of $10 million or more annually. GoldenTravelGuides
ranks in the top ten percentile of all agencies, surpassing
the $10 million mark minimum to fill a slot as one of the
top ten percent of agencies in the country (according to
this study).
GoldenTravelGuides
also ranks in the top ten percentile of all travel agencies
in the country based on number of employees. The company
currently employs just less than twenty employees, while
the industry average is 12 full-time employees. The median
travel agency employee count is just three people.
GoldenTravelGuides
boasts an easy-to-use, comprehensive guide that provides
travelers and vacationers with access to more than 40,000
hotels, resorts, and inns across the world through four
GDS (Global Distribution Systems). To keep up with the needs
of today's demanding traveler, the site offers vacationers
helpful travel tips, low rate guarantees, and the ease of
online booking plus the comfort of knowing that seasoned
travel specialists are just a quick toll-free phone call
away. GoldenTravelGuides publishes more than 70 Best of
City Guides to popular tourist destinations like New York,
Naples FL, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and the Poconos.
GoldenTravelGuides
prides themselves on providing top notch service to each
and every customer. Guests can use GoldenTravelGuides to
arrange flights, car rentals, hotels, cruises, luxury travel,
group travel, honeymoons, corporate travel, or to sign up
for last minute travel deals. Secure reservations and instant
email confirmation are a guarantee for all customers. And,
of course, their doors are always open to those residing
near their headquarters and wishing to plan their vacation
face-to-face with a travel specialist.
Headquartered
at 366 North Courtland Street, Suite B in East Stroudsburg,
in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, GoldenTravelGuides,
a subsidiary of Golden Interests, Inc. is the largest leisure
travel agency in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in
the Northeastern United States. GoldenTravelGuides publishes
more than 60 Internet based guides to the "Best of"
cities like New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and the
Poconos. They arrange for groups, leisure, and business
travelers at more than 40,000 hotels across the world. They
can be reached toll free at: 1.877.465.3368 or online at:
www.GoldenTravelGuides.com.
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