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{{Infobox_Company
| company_name = [[Company_Name:=Caravan Tours]]
| company_logo = [[Image:Caravan_Tours_logo.png|175px|Company logo]]
| company_slogan = ''53 Years - Fully Escorted Tours''
| company_type = [[Company_Type:=Private|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
| genre =
| foundation = [[Year_Started:=1952|[[1952]]]]
| founder =
| location = {{flagicon|US}} [[City:=Chicago|[[Directory:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]]] [[State_Name:=Illinois|[[Directory:Illinois|Illinois]]]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Tour operators|[[Tour operators]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Tour bus, scenic and sightseeing, operation|[[Tour bus, scenic and sightseeing, operation]]]]
| products = <!-- You can list the company's products here. -->
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| parent = <!-- Link to a parent company here. -->
| subsid = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. -->
| owner = <!-- Useful for privately or closely-held firms. -->
| contact = [[Address:=401 North Michigan Avenue]]<br>Chicago, [[State_Code:=IL]] [[Zip:=60611]]-[[Plus4:=0000]]<br>[[Phone:=800.CARAVAN]]<br>[[Web:=www.caravan.com|[http://www.caravan.com Caravan Tours website]]]
| reference = [[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code1:=56152]]<br>[[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code2:=48711]]<br>[[Latitude]]: [[Latitude:=41.8889|41°53'20.15"]]<br>[[Longitude]]: [[Longitude:=-87.62445|-87°37'28.03"]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Caravan Tours''' is one of the oldest [[Tour operators]] companies in the [[Directory:United States|United States]], having begun selling escorted travel tours in [[1952]]. The company has been under the same family management and ownership since then. The company's tours are popular, and they frequently sell-out, especially in the summertime. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.budgettravelonline.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062301004.html| title=National Park Hopping| author=Unknown| publisher=[[Directory:Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel|Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel]]| accessdate=2006-08-17| year=June 27, 2006}}</ref>
In [[1966]], the television [[journalist]] [[Directory:Roger Mudd|Roger Mudd]] hosted a two-hour travel special on [[Directory:CBS|CBS]], utilizing Caravan Tours for the production. The success of that show inspired the [[1969]] romantic comedy film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium''.
Caravan Tours is a member of the [[Directory:American Society of Travel Agents|American Society of Travel Agents]], the National Tour Association, Cruise Lines International Association, and an allied member of the Alliance of Canadian Travel Agencies.
==Notes==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.caravan.com Official website]
[[Category:Travel and holiday companies|Caravan Tours]]
[[Category:Companies based in Illinois|Caravan Tours]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1952|Caravan Tours]]
==Geolocation===
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.8889|-87.62445}}
| company_name = [[Company_Name:=Caravan Tours]]
| company_logo = [[Image:Caravan_Tours_logo.png|175px|Company logo]]
| company_slogan = ''53 Years - Fully Escorted Tours''
| company_type = [[Company_Type:=Private|[[Private Company|Private]]]]
| genre =
| foundation = [[Year_Started:=1952|[[1952]]]]
| founder =
| location = {{flagicon|US}} [[City:=Chicago|[[Directory:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]]] [[State_Name:=Illinois|[[Directory:Illinois|Illinois]]]]
| key_people =
| industry = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Tour operators|[[Tour operators]]]]<br>[[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Tour bus, scenic and sightseeing, operation|[[Tour bus, scenic and sightseeing, operation]]]]
| products = <!-- You can list the company's products here. -->
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| parent = <!-- Link to a parent company here. -->
| subsid = <!-- List any subsidiary operations here. -->
| owner = <!-- Useful for privately or closely-held firms. -->
| contact = [[Address:=401 North Michigan Avenue]]<br>Chicago, [[State_Code:=IL]] [[Zip:=60611]]-[[Plus4:=0000]]<br>[[Phone:=800.CARAVAN]]<br>[[Web:=www.caravan.com|[http://www.caravan.com Caravan Tours website]]]
| reference = [[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code1:=56152]]<br>[[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code2:=48711]]<br>[[Latitude]]: [[Latitude:=41.8889|41°53'20.15"]]<br>[[Longitude]]: [[Longitude:=-87.62445|-87°37'28.03"]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Caravan Tours''' is one of the oldest [[Tour operators]] companies in the [[Directory:United States|United States]], having begun selling escorted travel tours in [[1952]]. The company has been under the same family management and ownership since then. The company's tours are popular, and they frequently sell-out, especially in the summertime. <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.budgettravelonline.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062301004.html| title=National Park Hopping| author=Unknown| publisher=[[Directory:Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel|Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel]]| accessdate=2006-08-17| year=June 27, 2006}}</ref>
In [[1966]], the television [[journalist]] [[Directory:Roger Mudd|Roger Mudd]] hosted a two-hour travel special on [[Directory:CBS|CBS]], utilizing Caravan Tours for the production. The success of that show inspired the [[1969]] romantic comedy film ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium''.
Caravan Tours is a member of the [[Directory:American Society of Travel Agents|American Society of Travel Agents]], the National Tour Association, Cruise Lines International Association, and an allied member of the Alliance of Canadian Travel Agencies.
==Notes==
<div class="references-small">
<references />
</div>
== External links ==
* [http://www.caravan.com Official website]
[[Category:Travel and holiday companies|Caravan Tours]]
[[Category:Companies based in Illinois|Caravan Tours]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1952|Caravan Tours]]
==Geolocation===
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.8889|-87.62445}}