Stanley Tollman Celebrated for Lifetime Achievement in Global Travel and Tourism

Mr Stanley Tollman, Founder and Chairman of The Travel Corporation, Celebrated for Lifetime Achievement in Global Travel and Tourism

Mr Stanley Tollman, Founder and Chairman of The Travel Corporation, Celebrated for Lifetime Achievement in Global Travel and Tourism

Mr Stanley Tollman, Founder and Chairman of The Travel Corporation, was honoured recently in London with the first ever global Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Globe Awards.

Born in South Africa in 1930, Tollman has built a multi-billion dollar travel and leisure business which operates in more than 60 countries and regions including the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America.

His first taste of the industry came from his parentsโ€™ hotel and restaurant near Cape Town, and from the age of 19 he set about building his own portfolio of hospitality businesses.

Despite some challenges, including a severe economic downturn in South Africa in the 1970s which damaged his investments and saw him relocate his family to the UK, Tollman reinvested and rebuilt his familyโ€™s business. Over the following decades, he made a series of successful investments around the world which turned this company into what is now The Travel Corporation.

With brands including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays, Red Carnation Hotels and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, and over 35 offices, across six continents, The Travel Corporation has grown under his leadership to be a truly diverse and global travel company.

Now in his eighth decade, he still takes a very active interest in a business which employs 4,500 people worldwide. Under his guidance the Travel Corporation has demonstrated its commitment to sustainable tourism with its not-for-profit Treadright Foundation, which has to date donated more than 2 million dollars to sustainable tourism projects worldwide and encourages industry best practice by annually supporting the WTTCโ€™s Tourism for Tomorrow awards.

On receiving his award, Tollman said:

โ€œI am honoured to receive this award. I have dedicated my entire life to the travel and tourism industry; an industry in which I and much of my family are lucky and proud to work, an industry which creates remarkable experiences, lifelong memories and broader minds. I am as passionate as ever about the contribution that travel makes to the world and its communities in terms of economic growth, employment and social integration and I remain committed to helping our industry keep as strong and vibrant as possible.

โ€œIโ€™d like to thank my wife and my family, who are at my side and involved in my business for their dedication, passion, creativity and vision, and similarly all those within the wider Travel Corporation family, without whose contribution each and every day I wouldnโ€™t be standing here.โ€

The Travel Corporation was recognised in a further two categories for its brands Trafalgar and The One Stop Touring Shop as Best Escorted Tours Operator and Best Trade Sales team respectively.

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