Type: Private
On the web: http://www.besttravel.com

If you must leave Chicago, this company hopes you'll make the "best" choice. Best Travel & Tours provides corporate and leisure travel (air, cruises, hotel) through half a dozen branch offices in the greater Chicago area. Its Web site lets travelers check room availability, buy travel accessories like luggage and travel clocks, or even purchase travel insurance. For its more than 250 corporate customers, the company offers meeting planning, expense management and reporting, and discount programs. Best Travel Gold, the company's luxury division, caters to customers who want a yacht for cruising the Riviera or a spacious villa in Tuscany. Best Travel was founded in 1969.

Officers:
President: Guy Bernacchi
VP Operations: Judy (Ann) Glada
Manager Accounting and Management Information Systems: Debbie Lambert

Competitors:
American Express
CorpTrav
Ultramar Travel Bureau

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