I’m not really sure how it happened but somehow we kept turning the pages of the calendar – day after day after day – for a total of 9,125 days, and low and behold 25 years pass by.
It was on THIS DAY………25 year ago….. All-Travel first opened it doors.
When we first started, our “IT“ equipment consisted of 4 telephones and one typewriter. We did not so much as have a copy machine and ”in those days” we had to go to the business center one floor up to make a copy. 
As for delivery of tickets, well most of the time, I did that myself. As there were no E tickets (only paper tickets) delivery was part of my daily ritual. When Fed Ex came into existence I thought it was the slickest thing – to be able to have a document across country tomorrow, WOW! Who would have thought that possible?
A lot has changed in the last 25 years, lots of ups and downs, ins and outs – sometimes it seemed like we were the ones on a cruise.
But All-Travel has continued to modify and change and reinvent ourselves. In these challenging economic times, one thing I hold certain is WE WILL SURVIVE and WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AND REINVENT.
THANK YOU to my incredible team and to our valued and loyal clients who have entrusted us to fulfill their dreams, for all these years…
And a special thank you to Jerry for having the faith 25 years ago that this day would come.
Eric Maryanov, CTC
President
ALL-TRAVEL
Eric Maryanov, president of Los Angeles-based All-Travel.com, is no stranger to the travel industry – and no stranger to industry recognition. Over the past few years, All-Travel.com has won numerous awards including TravelAge West’s Trendsetter Award for Best Online Marketing Strategy and Best Agency Web Site along with the 2010 Magellan Award for Best Consumer Internet Marketing from Travel Weekly, a national publication. Most recently, they won the prestigious title of TravelAge West’s Trendsetters 2011 Best Use of Social Media at the WAVE Awards dinner held at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills.
In 1984 Eric Maryanov opened ALL-TRAVEL in West Los Angeles with one employee, a vision and determination to succeed in the travel industry. As the industry changed, Maryanov recognized the need to reinvent his business and responded by embracing change, new technologies and the Internet. In 1996 “.com” was added to the company name to reflect the increasing presence of the Internet to retail travel business. It's no secret that technology has revolutionized the industry and the way business is conducted. However All-Travel continues to thrive based on traditional core values of providing added value to their clients, delivering a high level of customer service by a dedicated and committed sales team, and cultivating true supplier-agency partnerships. Today, ALL-TRAVEL.com employs more than 30 people, with an office in West Los Angeles, California and has a major national and international Internet presence.
Maryanov states “We have become ‘travel marketers’ for our preferred vendors. We are not trying to be all things to all people. We have identified what we want to sell and have gone out to find those people that want that product.” The formula is clearly working. Utilizing the agency’s 10+ websites, All-Travel has risen to become one of the premier agencies in the world of online marketing.
Maryanov is a Certified Travel Counselor and has been in the travel business for over 30 years. He is a hands-on manager and is involved in the daily operations of the agency. As a published travel columnist and regular guest on local radio, his business insight is sought after by a variety of industry trade publications, such as Luxury Travel Advisor where he was recently featured on the cover.
He is an active board member, treasurer and past vice president of the Signature Travel Network, a national co-op for retail travel companies. Additionally, he has served on several industry advisory boards including Fours Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Classic Custom Vacations, Enterprise Rental Car. Currently, he is a member of the Club Med Advisory and TravelAge West Editorial Advisory Boards as well as TAMS co-consultant.
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