| 词条 | Liberty Travel |
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| name = Liberty Travel | native_name = | trading_name = | logo = | type = Travel Agency | traded_as = | predecessor = | successor = | founder = Fred Kassner and Gilbert Haroche | defunct = | fate = | area_served = New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Illinois, California | key_people = | industry = Travel | genre = | products = | production = | services = Travel Agency | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 2,200 | parent = Flight Centre Ltd. | divisions = | subsid = Gogo Worldwide Vacations | footnotes = | intl = | caption = | romanized = | former type = | foundation = New York, NY; 1951 | location_city = | location_country = Montvale, New Jersey, USA | locations = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.libertytravel.com/}} | bodystyle = }}Liberty Travel is a retail travel and cruise company headquartered at 5 Paragon Drive in Montvale, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3] In 2016, Liberty Travel had over 125 stores in 14 states, and a total of 2,200 employees.[4][5] Liberty Travel is a sister company of GOGO Worldwide Vacations, which markets vacation packages wholesale to independent retail travel agencies.[1][2] In 2008, Flight Centre Ltd., the largest travel company in Australia, acquired Liberty Travel and GOGO for $135 million.[2][6][7] HistoryLiberty Travel was co-founded in 1951 by Fred Kassner and Gilbert Haroche, New York University classmates who started as a two-man operation in New York City.[1][8] Initially, they focused on travel to the Catskills and Miami.[1] They offered all-inclusive vacation packages that the general public could afford, which was at the time a novel approach.[1][9] Gilbert Haroche has been called the originator of the package vacation with the companies "deluxe economy package" offered in the early 1950s.[10] Thereafter new destinations were added one by one and the concept took off alongside the age of jet travel. Haroche expanded the stores and became responsible for the retail side of the business (Liberty Travel) whereas Fred Kassner, his founding partner, became responsible for the wholesale business, Gogo Tours, which sold packages to agencies.[11] As of 1998, Liberty Travel had 200 stores in the Northeastern United States and Florida, and was the largest privately owned leisure travel chain in the U.S., with over one million customers annually.[1][12] Recent NewsLiberty Travel was featured on ABC's Nightline in September 2011 on the subject of Travel Agencies and how this business model is still relevant to today's travelers.[13] In May 2012, Liberty Travel introduced their new CEO, Emma Jupp.[14] In 2012, they opened a 10,000-square-foot flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York City, with plans to open 10 more similar storefronts as large as 8,000 square feet around the United States in the next 5 years.[15] In 2013, they partnered with USA Today on the publication’s yearly 10Best award in travel.[16] In 2016, Dean Smith, the president of Liberty Travel's parent company, Flight Centre, declared "brick and mortar travel agents are still important".[17] In February 2018, Liberty Travel launched new “Home-Based” Travel Agent Brand to give travel consultants more control over their business.[18] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|author=Edwin McDowell |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/08/business/fred-kassner-71-who-made-travel-affordable-for-many.html |title=Fred Kassner, 71, Who Made Travel Affordable for Many |publisher=The New York Times |date=October 8, 1998 |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://sflcn.com/story.php?id=9308 |title=Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Wins Two Flight Center USA Awards |publisher= South Florida Caribbean News|date=October 19, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 3. ^http://www.libertytravel.com/media/media-kit.pdf 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.libertytravel.com/media/ |title=About Liberty Travel |publisher=Libertytravel.com |date= |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.insideview.com/directory/liberty-travel-inc |title=Liberty Travel, Inc. – Company Profile by Insideview |publisher=Insideview.com |date= |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thedeal.com/magazine/ID/042761/features/the-travel-industry's-long,-strange-trip.php |title=The travel industry's long, strange trip – The Deal Pipeline |publisher=Thedeal.com |date=November 11, 2011 |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Marx |first=Anthony |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/flight-centre-buys-us-travel-outfit/story-fn6ck45n-1225974147532 |title=Flight Centre buys US travel outfit |publisher=The Courier-Mail |date=December 20, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/68446462.html?dids=68446462:68446462&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+07%2C+1998&author=Paul+Tharp&pub=New+York+Post&desc=LIBERTY+TRAVEL+FOUNDER+DIES&pqatl=google |title=Liberty Travel Founder Dies |publisher=The New York Post |date=October 7, 1998 |accessdate=January 8, 2013 |first=Paul |last=Tharp}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.libertytravel.com/media/ |title=About Liberty Travel |publisher=Libertytravel.com |date=May 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} 10. ^http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/where_travel_begins_liberty_travel 11. ^http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Fred-Kassner,-cofounder-of-Liberty,-Gogo,-dead-at-71/ 12. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/58536080.html?dids=58536080:58536080&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+22%2C+2000&author=June+Arney&pub=The+Sun&desc=Travel+chain+coming+to+Maryland+New+Jersey-based+Liberty+Travel+plans+12+more+branches%3B+Travel&pqatl=google |title=Travel chain coming to Maryland New Jersey-based Liberty Travel plans 12 more branches; Travel |publisher= |date=August 22, 2000 |accessdate=January 8, 2013 |work=The Sun |first=June |last=Arney}} 13. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vPJoJUld8o 14. ^http://www.travelagentcentral.com/consortia/gogo-and-liberty-get-new-presidents-35418 15. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/realestate/commercial/liberty-travel-opens-a-flagship-in-midtown-manhattan.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1384289295-eFe8TWbCZr42U5L+IgrV5A | work=The New York Times | first=Jane L. | last=Levere | title=Liberty Travel Opens a Flagship in Midtown Manhattan | date=November 20, 2012}} 16. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/10/27/romantic-all-inclusive-resorts-readers-choice-nominees/3189783/ | work=USA Today | title=Best all-inclusive resorts for romance | date=October 27, 2013}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://skift.com/2016/01/08/brick-and-mortar-travel-agents-are-still-important-says-flight-centres-president/|title=Brick and Mortar Travel Agents Are Still Important Says Flight Centre's President|date=2016-01-08|website=Skift|access-date=2016-09-19}} 18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/running-your-business/liberty-travel-launches-new-home-based-travel-agent-brand|title=Liberty Travel Launches New "Home-Based" Travel Agent Brand {{!}} Travel Agent Central|website=www.travelagentcentral.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-01}} External links
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