Contact:
John Walsh
Vacation Outlet/WT
617-587-6091
jwalsh@nlg.com
World Travel Holdings Employees Cycle for a Cure in Memory of
Former NLG President, Greg Davis
$12K Raised for Annual Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund Event
Port Washington, NY, August 23, 2007 –
Vacation Outlet, part of World Travel Holdings (formerly National Leisure Group) and New England's premier seller of leisure travel, proudly sponsored employees at the recent Pan Mass Challenge, the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon. On August 5, WTH co-CEO Brad Tolkin, SVP Pat Krippendorf, VPs David Crooks and Stuart Cohen, and WTH employees Mark Hurley, Jackie Murphy, Dawn Shackelton, and Jeff McLean rode the course in memory of the company's former president Greg Davis, who was hit by a car while training for the 197-mile PMC fundraising event on June 18, 2001.
"It was an honor for me to ride in this great event and to participate in the fight against cancer. I was proud to be a member of this team and to honor the memory of Greg Davis while supporting a great cause," stated Brad Tolkin, co-CEO of WTH.
Vacation Outlet has been a proud supporter of the PMC for the past 15 years, since former Vacation Outlet co-founder David Fialkow began riding in the event and offered office space to the volunteer team during its planning phases. Greg Davis and other employees also began cycling in the event around that time. Additionally, for many years, Vacation Outlet sponsored a water stop fully staffed with employees.
"As an employee of Vacation Outlet and WTH, I am proud to be a part of an organization that supports our involvement in such an important cause, but just as proud that we can carry on Greg's memory and the commitment he had to this event for so many years," said Pat Krippendorf, SVP of Customer Service and Operations.
Through employee contributions and rider sponsorship, Vacation Outlet and WTH donated over $12,000 to the Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund this year. In addition, WTH holds an annual corporate fundraising event that allows all employees to contribute towards finding a cure for cancer, while fondly remembering the former president who was committed to the cause and lived life to its fullest.
About VacationOutlet
With over 20 years of experience selling direct to consumers, Vacation Outlet is a leading seller of land vacations and cruises. Each year, Vacation Outlet sends thousands of people on vacations and cruises around the globe. Travelers choose their trips from an outstanding selection of travel packages and last-minute deals on the world's best resorts, hotels, and cruise lines. Vacation Outlet's longstanding relationships with trusted brand-name partners mean the best prices on the best places for each and every customer. Vacation Outlet is the leisure travel expert, with vacation consultants available 24 hours, 7 days a week to provide customers with the best options and values for cruises and vacations based on exactly what the customer wants. For more information on Vacation Outlet, visit
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About WTH
With more than two decades of experience selling direct to consumers, World Travel Holdings (WTH) is a global leader in the travel industry. WTH's business model consists of its own well-recognized brands–CruisesOnly, CruiseOne, Cruises Inc., Vacation Outlet, Cruises.com, Cruise411, Villas of Distinction, Trips of Distinction, Island Hideaways, Creative Leisure, and Rooms.com as well as a wide array of private-label partner brands. Forbes listed WTH's cruise website as "Best of the Web" three years in a row and it is the only cruise site named to Travel + Leisure magazine's Top 35 Travel Websites. WTH's vast portfolio of partner brands includes BJ's Vacations, Hotwire.com Cruises, Overstock.com Travel, Priceline.com Cruises, American Airlines Cruises, Continental.com Cruises, JetBlue Cruises, US Airways Cruises, and many others. For more information on WTH or its subsidiary brands, visit
www.worldtravelholdings.com.
For more information, contact John Walsh, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Vacation Outlet/WTH at jwalsh@nlg.com or at 617-587-6091.