JANUARY
Travel Acquisitions Group (TAG), led by Michael Batt, is created through a management-led buyout of Carlson Leisure Group from Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies.
MARCH
TAG acquires TraveLeaders, which is later renamed Travel Leaders Franchise Group .
August
TAG merges with luxury travel agency company Tzell Travel Group. Tzell’s Barry Liben becomes first CEO.
February
TAG announces creation of Travel Leaders Corporate, a new business travel division.
MAY
TAG officially changes its name to Travel Leaders Group.
Business Travel News ranks Travel Leaders Group first among travel management companies, and Travel Weekly places Travel Leaders Group in the top 10 of its yearly Power List.
2009 - 2011
AUGUST
Travel Leaders Group acquires Nexion, a leading North American host agency for home-based travel agents, from Sabre Holdings.
DecEMBER
Travel Leaders Group announces acquisition of Vacation.com—North America’s largest vacation and cruise selling network—from Amadeus Americas, Inc.
Travel Leaders Group remains in the Travel Weekly top 10 of its yearly Power List.
2009 - 2018
OCTOBER
Travel Leaders Group launches Agent Profiler to connect travelers to ideal travel advisors via TravelLeaders.com.
November
Protravel International becomes part of Travel Leaders Group.
MAY
Travel Leaders Group unveils new luxury hotel program, SELECT Hotels & Resorts.
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2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
APRIL
Michael Batt honored with induction into British Travel Industry Hall of Fame.
Protravel International celebrates 30th anniversary.
APRIL
FEBRUARY
Nexion celebrates 20th anniversary as “The Most Trusted Host Agency in the Travel Industry.”
2015
AUGUST
Travel Leaders Network is formed through the combination of Vacation.com, Results! Travel and Travel Leaders Franchise Group.
2016
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Ninan Chacko, CTC, becomes
CEO of Travel Leaders Group.
OCTOBER
Tzell Travel Group celebrates 50th anniversary with VIP Gala on Ellis Island.
JANUARY
TL Network officially launches in Canada.
2017
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JANUARY
Travel Leaders Group acquires Andrew Harper Travel, a boutique luxury travel agency brand.
FEBRUARY
Travel Leaders Group acquires Colletts Travel Limited, a luxury travel agency brand based in the United Kingdom.
MAY
Travel Leaders Group acquires Corporate Travel Services of Mexico.
Travel Leaders Group launches game-changing website and influential travel brand Vacation.
MAY
JULY
Travel Leaders Group merges with industry powerhouse ALTOUR.
SEPTEMBER
Travel Leaders Group adds Travel Management Partners to its corporate portfolio.
2018
JANUARY
Travel Leaders Group declares 2018 “The Year of the Travel Agent.”
FEBRUARY
Travel Leaders Group acquires Barrhead Travel Group, one of the largest retail travel companies in the United Kingdom.
AUGUST
Internova Travel Group continues its rise in the travel industry, acquiring new brands, attracting new advisors and partners, creating new, innovative programs—all to empower the world to travel.
Travel Leaders Group creates “Young Professionals Society.”
JANUARY
November
JANUARY
Travel Leaders Group formally launches innovative business travel hub ViewFrom36K.com.
New corporate headquarters open at 1633 Broadway. Serves as the headquarters of Travel Leaders Group, Travel Leaders Corporate, Protravel International and Tzell Travel Group.
J.D. O'Hara becomes CEO of
Travel Leaders Group.
January
Travel Leaders Group acquires YES (Your Event Solutions).
2019
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2020
MAY
Travel Leaders Group, rebrands as Internova Travel Group.
Internova Travel Group continues its rise in the travel industry, acquiring new brands, attracting new advisors and partners, creating new, innovative programs—all to empower the world to travel.