VTI Travel Purchased by Tennessee Company
BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Wright Travel, headquartered in Nashville, has purchased Village Traveler, which does business as VTI American Express Travel.
VTI, founded in 1980, employs six at its offices at 725 Boardman-Canfield Road.
According to an announcement from Wright Travel, the purchase of Village Traveler will add about $8 million in business to her company's annual sales.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Said Pam Wright, president of Wright Travel, in a statement, “We pursued the purchase of Village Traveler because of its reputation for great customer service, exceptional staff, and its client list of long-term customers."
Wright Travel, founded in 1981, provides business travel services to companies. It also operates a leisure division and a group and meeting division. The company maintains offices in Tennesee, Colorado, George, Florida and North Carolina. The newly acquired Boardman agency will change its name to Wright Travel in the near future, Wright said.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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