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Transun is an independent tour operator established in 1982 and based in the UK. ==History== Transun was established in 1982 by Yugoslavian-born Paul Kostich, who founded the company at the age of 30. He had started working as a tour guide in India, East Africa, China, and Thailand at the age of 18, and was working in the airline industry in London when he decided to start Transun. He began with offering tours to Yugoslavia, then diversified into a number of different excursions throughout Europe. He now serves as the company’s Managing Director, President, and CEO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2000325/ )〕 The company grew throughout the 1990s and early 2000s to include travel experiences and day trips to destinations such as Lapland,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.exeter-airport.co.uk/airport-news?item=819 )〕 Cairo,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2000/08/18/11468/transun-establishes-egypt-breaks-programme.html )〕 Marrakesh, Bergen, and Florence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ttgdigital.com/transun-widens-day-trip-options/217336.article )〕 They also began establishing relationships with airports throughout the UK in order to charter flights to these and other destinations. The company received special attention at the World Travel Market in 2002 for its travel offerings to Thailand, receiving a visit from Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana of the kingdom of Thailand, as well as Thailand’s Minister of Tourism Sontaya Kunplome. Both were interested in Transun’s focus on Koh Samui as a primary destination for the company’s travel packages.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2000325/ )〕 One of the main focuses of Transun in the late 1990s and early 2000s was promoting tourism to the territories impacted by the Yugoslav Wars. The company promoted travel to places in the Balkans such as Croatia and Slovenia, spending up to £750,000 in two and a half years without support from the Croatia National Tourist Office.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2000/04/03/5329/uk-operators-criticise-croatia-for-failing-to-back-campaigns.html )〕 Their efforts became a topic of several academic studies of tourism in the region. Transun opened offices in Leeds and London, but later closed those locations in 2005 as part of a reorganization preceding the global recession. The company had also peaked at 150 employees, but reduced those numbers during its restructuring to focus on its digital presence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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