Swain Tours has re-established its
membership in the U.S. Tour Operators Association after a short
lapse.
The company had
been without USTOA membership since this past July after former
owner Ian Swain purchased the operation back from the Travel
Corp.
After Swain's
purchase of the company in July, it was ineligible for membership
until late September due to USTOA bylaws that required a three-year
waiting period following the bankruptcy of its former parent
company, Far & Wide Travel Corp.
The Travel Corp.
had bought Swain Tours shortly after the collapse of Far & Wide
in September 2003. Swain, who founded Swain Tours with wife Linda
in 1987, had sold out to Far & Wide in 1999, but had stayed on
to run the company.
While Swain Tours
was owned by the Travel Corp., it belonged to USTOA under the
membership of its parent company.
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