Collette assembled the company’s first package, a 21-day, all-inclusive to Florida for $61.50. From there the company has established one of travel’s most trusted brands. Collette’s name is so good that many of their repeaters look to the Collette brochures before they’ve decided where they will travel. Collette established itself early on as one of the premier escorted tour companies in North America, pioneering itineraries that have become classics in American travel such as New England foliage tours, national parks and tours of the great Southwest. In 1962, Collette sold the business to Dan Sullivan, Sr. Sullivan added Canadian tours and events, such as the World’s Fair in New York in 1964 and the Montreal Expo in 1967 to the product line.
By the 1970’s Europe followed by Australia, China, Africa and Mexico. Today they offer more than 160 escorted programs to more than 50 countries on every continents and employ more than 400. Collette is a Privileges Partner for AARP; and is the preferred travel supplier for A&E Travel Networks, The History Channel, Biography, and Geneology.com; as well as for the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Journeys Travel Adventures.
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