Arthur C. Tauck, Jr.
Arthur C. Tauck, Jr. is the Chairman of Tauck, a travel industry company that is a leading provider of upscale guided land tours and cruises.[1] He is widely regarded as a tourism industry innovator and pioneer, with a career spanning 50 years.[2][3] Tauck took over his father’s modest tour business in 1958, at a time when the company offered just six East Coast itineraries that carried roughly 2,000 guests per year.[4] Today, the company has nearly 100 land tours (including safaris and family-specific trips) and cruises (both small-ship ocean cruises and river cruises) that each year bring Tauck’s customers to over 60 countries around the world.[5]
Arthur Tauck, Jr’s accomplishments include:
- Linking the Western U.S. National Parks by using air and motorcoaches, when the travel industry was relying exclusively on rail.[7]
- Helping popularize helicopter sightseeing in Hawaii.[8]
- Leading the company’s expansion in Europe, with the launch of Tauck’s “Yellow Roads of Europe” series. (Named for the scenic back roads highlighted in yellow on European road maps.)[10]
- Serving as an travel industry leader in philanthropy, through Tauck’s corporate giving and volunteerism programs, through the family-run Tauck Foundation, and through his long involvement with Tourism Cares.[11][12]
Tauck graduated from Lehigh University and is a United States Air Force veteran. He is also the former Chairman of the Board of Tourism Cares, a past president of both the USTOA and the NTA, and a former Board of Director of the USTA.[13]
Arthur C. Tauck, Jr. Honors & Awards:
| 2010 |
Order of Inisfallen[14] |
| 2008 |
National Tour Association Pioneer Award[15] |
| 2006 |
Preserve America Presidential Award (presented at the White House)[16] |
| 2002 |
Atlas Lifetime Achievement Award – Assn. of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME)[17] |
| 1997 |
L-in-Life Award - Lehigh University[18] |
| 1990 |
Hall of Fame - American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)[19] |
| 1988 |
U.S. Travel Association “Hall of Leaders”[20] |
References
- ^ http://www.travelagewest.com/article_ektid39304.aspx?terms=tauck
- ^ http://www.atme.org/pubs/members/PF_75_307_1303.cfm
- ^ http://www.nta.travel/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=1712§ionID=35
- ^ http://www.atme.org/pubs/members/PF_75_307_1303.cfm
- ^ http://www4.lehigh.edu/news/newsarticle.aspx?Channel=/Channels/News:+All+Years&WorkflowItemID=4fa99dff-3bc6-44ad-b0f8-6c3858858a86
- ^ http://www.nta.travel/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=1712§ionID=35
- ^ http://www.atme.org/pubs/members/PF_75_307_1303.cfm
- ^ http://www4.lehigh.edu/news/newsarticle.aspx?Channel=/Channels/News:+All+Years&WorkflowItemID=4fa99dff-3bc6-44ad-b0f8-6c3858858a86
- ^ http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/21/pf/whatittakes_secrets3.moneymag/index.htm
- ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/company-structures-ownership/6455688-1.html
- ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/company-structures-ownership/6455688-1.html
- ^ http://www.nta.travel/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=1712§ionID=35
- ^ http://www.tauck.com/why/meet-the-taucks/
- ^ http://www.killarney.ie/newsview.php?id=254
- ^ http://www.nta.travel/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=1712§ionID=35
- ^ http://www.preserveamerica.gov/news-0501.html
- ^ http://www.atme.org/pubs/members/PF_75_307_1303.cfm
- ^ http://www3.lehigh.edu/giving/campaign/lptauck.asp
- ^ http://www.tauck.com/why/awards-and-accolades/
- ^ http://www.ustravel.org/member-services/award-programs/travel-hall-of-leaders/past-winners
| Persondata |
| Name |
Tauck, Arthur C., Jr. |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
|
| Date of birth |
|
| Place of birth |
|
| Date of death |
|
| Place of death |
|