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Top 25 Specialist tour operators based in the United States

Name: Specialist tour operators based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 4,556 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,556 specialist tour operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 30,672 professional contacts across them, including 8,516 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers specialist tour operators headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest specialist tour operators based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,556 specialist tour operators based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialist tour operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Abercrombie & Kent USA	Indirect evidence	Downers Grove, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	853 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Abercrombie & Kent was founded in 1962, when Geoffrey Kent and his parents pioneered the first modern luxury safari, a bespoke mobile camp unprecedented in its sophistication.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Liberty Travel	Indirect evidence	Montvale, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	776 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Real people helping real people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Collette	Indirect evidence	Pawtucket, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	737 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Here at Collette, we’ve been guided travel experts for nearly 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Gate 1 Travel	Partial evidence	Fort Washington, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	598 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gate 1 Travel offers escorted tours, European river cruises, independent vacations and customized international vacation packages for less.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	Globus Family Of Brands	Partial evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	585 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For nearly a century, the Globus family of brands has been crafting award-winning tours and river cruises for travel enthusiasts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Viator	Partial evidence	Needham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	502 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We make it easy to plan and book more than travel experiences – everything from simple tours to extreme adventures, and all the niche, interesting stuff in between.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	EF GO Ahead Tours	Partial evidence	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	484 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At EF Go Ahead Tours we believe you’re never too old to be a student of the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Cruises INC	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	290 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A fascinating and delightful dream vacation starts with Cruises Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	TCS World Travel	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	238 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 30 years, TCS World Travel has been enriching lives through travel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Context Travel	Partial evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	223 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Context is a network of scholars and specialists whose aim is to invite travelers off the tourist track and into the real life of the people, history, and culture of the world's…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Smartflyer	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SmartFlyer is a full-service luxury travel agency built for curious travelers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Academy Travel INC	Indirect evidence	Manahawkin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	191 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About Academy Travel, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	CIE Tours	Strong evidence	Morristown, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	187 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1932, CIE Tours has been the premier tour operator for vacations to Ireland & Britain, earning a reputation for excellence rooted in our signature Irish hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Cadence	Indirect evidence	La Jolla, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cadence is an award-winning, internationally recognized travel company dedicated to the art of taking better care of people, our clients, employees, and partners alike.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Odysseys Unlimited	Strong evidence	Newton, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	175 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Odysseys Unlimited is a seven-time honoree of Travel + Leisure's World's Best Tour Operators Award and a leader in high quality, affordable small group travel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Europe Express	Partial evidence	Lynnwood, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	174 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1990, Europe Express specializes in providing high-quality, affordable custom vacations to Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Explorica By Worldstrides	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	174 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We work one-on-one with teachers to create incredible educational tours that meet their specific needs and budget.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Vacation Express	Strong evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vacation Express, part of Sunwing Vacations Group, is one of the largest tour operators in the southeast United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	First In Service Travel	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	168 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We make the impossible possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	The Travel Authority Powered By Global Travel Collection	Indirect evidence	Louisville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Travel Authority powered by Global Travel Collection was founded in 1970 where it was originally based in Louisville, Kentucky.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Travel Leaders	Indirect evidence	Maple Grove, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	146 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to continuously grow through innovation and dedication to excellence, one relationship, one destination, one reservation at a time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Luxrally Travel	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LuxRally Travel began with David Eisen, a cybersecurity professional for defense contractors in Washington, D.C, who founded LuxRally, an exotic car rally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Trave Time Vacations	Indirect evidence	Utica, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	140 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Travel Time Vacations is affiliated with Americas Vacation Center/ American Express Travel & TravelSavers & The Affluent Traveler Collection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	GO Travel	Indirect evidence	Longwood, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Go Travel is a full service travel agency that can assist with all of your travel needs; from airfare to fully customized vacations, Go Travel will create your perfect vacation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Avanti Destinations	Indirect evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	132 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Avanti Destinations has been inspiring independent travelers with innovative and authentic vacations for over 41 years!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialist tour operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names specialist tour operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialist tour operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialist tour operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Specialist tour operators based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

27.8%Verified-email coverage

6.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.8%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,563

11-50

758

51-200

173

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 4,556 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialist tour operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “specialist tour operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialist tour operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialist tour operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,516 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Specialist tour operators by metro

Specialist tour operators in New York175
Specialist tour operators in Atlanta84
Specialist tour operators in Chicago77
Specialist tour operators in Miami76
Specialist tour operators in Houston62
Specialist tour operators in Los Angeles62
Specialist tour operators in Orlando62
Specialist tour operators in Austin44
Specialist tour operators in Seattle43
Specialist tour operators in Las Vegas42
Specialist tour operators in Dallas39
Specialist tour operators in Denver39
Specialist tour operators in Philadelphia32
Specialist tour operators in Charlotte31
Specialist tour operators in San Diego31
Specialist tour operators in Nashville30
Specialist tour operators in Tampa30
Specialist tour operators in Washington27
Specialist tour operators in Minneapolis26
Specialist tour operators in Boston25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialist tour operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many specialist tour operators are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 4,556 specialist tour operators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Abercrombie & Kent USA, headquartered in Downers Grove, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialist tour operators?

New York leads with 175 headquartered companies, followed by Atlanta (84) and Chicago (77).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,516 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,556 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.