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www.travelleaders.com - Advantage Travel Management is transforming its leisure and corporate travelers' experiences by forming a strategic alliance with Travel Leaders, formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Through this affiliation, Advantage Travel will offer its customers expanded global capabilities and buying power with cutting-edge technology.
"We are thrilled to bring our customers in a new direction with Travel Leaders," stated Mary Sue Leathers, President & CEO, Advantage Travel Management. "Our ongoing commitment to excellence will only be enhanced through our strategic partnership with an industry leader that is dedicated to new and exciting ventures."
Global Capabilities
Through its global reach, Travel Leaders is connected to agencies based in over 150 countries. Gaining global access with the pricing benefits of
buying locally has never been easier through Advantage Travel Management.
Buying Power/Preferred Pricing
Travel Leaders is already the fifth largest domestic bricks-and-mortar travel agency brand. Additionally, Travel Leaders is the flagship brand of Travel Acquisitions Group, which enjoys annual sales exceeding $7 billion. That volume of service translates to expanded buying power and preferred pricing agreements for Advantage Travel customers.
State-of-the-Art Technology
Travel Leaders' automated booking options and online reservation system provides Advantage Travel clients with the tools to manage travel expeditiously. Additionally, industry-leading, quality-control automation ensures efficiency and confidence in the fulfillment process while customized web portals offer quick access to online tools and integration into the travel environment. Travel Leaders provides a complete suite of end-to-end solutions, from pre-trip corporate travel reporting to back-end expense management solutions that afford the most value without compromising service.
Travel Leaders has provided travelers with the best possible experience since its beginnings as Ask Mr. Foster, North America's first travel agency chain in 1888. That commitment to excellence continues today.
About Advantage Travel Management:
Advantage Travel Management is an industry-leader in the development and management of corporate and leisure travel solutions. Advantage Travel customizes services and supporting technology to deliver innovative solutions and substantial cost savings to clients. Based in Minneapolis, MN, Advantage's brands and services encompass over 175 people throughout the United States. Advantage's overall 2007 sales exceeded $100 million. www.advantageperformancenetwork.com
About Travel Leaders:
Travel Leaders is the full-service flagship travel franchise brand of Travel Acquisitions Group, which includes The Travel Franchise Group, North America's largest travel agency franchisor. In 2008, for the 12th consecutive year, a Travel Franchise Group brand was named the top travel business franchise by Entrepreneur's Franchise 500(R). Franchise Times ranked what is now known as the Travel Leaders Associate Program as the third franchise overall in 2007 for the seventh year in a row.
www.travelleaders.com
Advantage Travel Management
Beau Ballin, 952-226-9410
Director, Marketing & Business Development
beaub@apnadvantage.com 
