FEATURED COMPANY
Travel &
vacation group
Sending Colombians on vacation
While studying industrial
engineering at university, Carlos
Londoño sold his first tour
package to high school seniors
in Bogotá. His current venture,
Travel & Vacation Group, continues
Carlos's passion for getting
people to travel. Equal parts travel
agency and hotel chain, TVG's
main product is an "all-inclusive"
travel package to the island of
San Andrés that includes flight,
hotel, food, beverages, and other
benefits. Salesmen go doorto-door to sell these packages,
offering monthly installment plans
in order to make the vacations
affordable for low- to-middleincome families. Against the
backdrop of a booming Colombian
economy, the company's revenue
has tripled over the past two
years—to $88 million—and TVG
added 1,700+ jobs.
