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Chinese Operators Launch The Grand Travel Alliance
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A collection of the largest independently owned U.S. based Chinese travel companies
create groundbreaking alliance that leverages operations, marketing, reservations, and procurement.
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The purpose of The Grand Travel Alliance is to provide a one-stop shop where travel producers and Chinese consumers can find and book the best products and services assembled under one roof. The broad range of products will include lodging, day tours, multi-day tours, attractions, transportation, shuttle bus services, National Parks, shopping, shows, dining and more, in the most preferred Chinese visited destinations in North America. Alliance members will also consolidate and integrate bus operations where appropriate, similar to the “code sharing” model within airline groups, and its members will be in full compliance with the recent Chinese government’s Tourism Laws outlawing forced stops, unlogged drivers and deceptive pricing.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce - National Travel and Tourism Office, there will be almost 5 million Chinese visitors to the USA by 2018 and they will continue to outpace other countries and become the number one source market.

Bob Gilbert (Partner, Chinese Host Inc. - CHD) is the Executive Director of the Alliance and noted that, “In this memorable Year of Tourism between the USA and China, The Grand Travel Alliance is a tremendous resource and will partner with DMO’s, independent lodging and chains, attractions, shopping partners, and a vast array of operators offering visitors many activities that will enhance the Chinese visitor experience. The Alliance brings together the “best of the best” and in addition to groups, there will be a focus on the fast growing F.I.T segment.”

Helen Koo, owner of America Asia Travel Center and Super Vacation added, “The Alliance represents a breakthrough by creating the most professional collection of independently owned, well-respected and authoritative leaders serving Chinese travelers to and within North America. Our collective strength is robust and keeps us very competitive”

David Huang, president of CHD said, “The Alliance is a game changer in the market and the members respect and complement each other very well. We can all retain our independence and leverage our collective strengths. In addition, we have invested heavily in developing the Alliance proprietary booking engine connecting Alliance members with each other as well as with leading travel producers in China. Its functionality includes reservation and transactional processing, rooming list and bus manifest management, and more.”

About The Chinese Travel Alliance
The goal of The Grand Travel Alliance is to become the leading independently owned Chinese travel group in North America serving Chinese travelers offering the widest range of competitive product and highest levels of service whilst providing reservation system to Chinese travel producers and consumers. The mission is to increase market share and profitability by leveraging the individual strengths and expertise of the Alliance Partner members through the aggregated buying power, supplier relationships, sales distribution channels, transportation, and a transactional reservation system that will become the first choice for travel producers, customers, suppliers and destinations. Collectively, The Grand Travel Alliance members have over 50 years of hands on expertise with China and Chinese travelers, operate over 70 DOT licensed and bonded buses, numerous offices in the USA and throughout China as well as 30 retail offices, 300 employees, and served over 2 million Chinese visitors over the past 5 years.

For more information contact: info@thegrandtravelalliance.com

About Chinese Host Inc.
Chinese Host Inc. (CHD) is a privately held company founded by David Huang in 2000. Initially, CHD started as a tour company for Chinese travelers to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. It soon added meeting and incentive services. Today, Chinese Host operates 40 buses and creates FIT and Group itineraries, shuttle bus services, bespoke customized travel arrangements, proprietary reservation and information platform for Chinese travel producers and full service representation services in China. CHD has hosted more than one million Chinese travelers since 2011 and features key destinations and attractions in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Utah and National Parks. CHD has its corporate headquarters in Las Vegas with branch offices in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Beijing and Shanghai.

For more information, please contact 
Bob Gilbert
CHD, Inc. | Chinese Host, Inc.
702-853-6622
www.CHDestination.com

About America Asia Travel Center
Super Vacation, (dba, America Asia Travel Center) was established by Helen Koo in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Besides handling normal travel agency activities, the company was also the sole agent for the U.S. tour packages promoted by Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. In 1986 Super Vacation purchased its first 56-seaters bus and established America Asia Express, Inc., and became the first and the only Chinese-operated bus charter company at that time. Today, Super Vacation has over 200 employees, 16 regional representative offices and branches in America, Canada and China, yearly revenue of 80 million U.S. dollars, serving over 200,000 passengers per year, owns more than 20 vehicles including 10 (56-seaters) deluxe coaches, with 10 million US dollars liability insurance per coach, and provides services including airline ticketing, hotel reservations, cruise, short-haul bus tours and long haul vacations to China, Europe, Japan, North Africa, etc., wholesales tour packages to more than 500 Asian travel agencies around the world, and bus charter services. All Super Vacation tour guides speak Chinese and English fluently, and are highly trained professionals.

Super Vacation is now one of the largest and the most competitive travel agency and wholesaler in Los Angeles, CA.

For more information, please contact:
Helen Koo
America Asia Travel Center
626-607-0170