What is the history of Travel Guild?
Travel Guild Inc. (TGI) was incorporated in 1975. Since then, the company has organized and operated all-inclusive style escorted holidays and tours of good quality, primarily for the Retired Teachers of Ontario. TGI is licensed by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The concept of a world tour by private aircraft was first introduced by the founder of the company, Ben Nierop, Sr., in 1954 for the Austin Motor Company in the UK. Since that time TGI has operated world tours in the nineteen-eighties, nineties and most recently in 2004, 2005, 2006 ands 2007.