BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmericanTours International (ATI) and its founding partners CEO/Chair Noel Irwin Hentschel and President Michael Fitzpatrick were chosen by British Airways (BA) to join forces with the airline to bring 31 VIP tourism executives from the UK for a recent familiarization trip through Northern California.Source: AmericanTours International
· At their ATI headquarters Noel Irwin Hentschel and Michael Fitzpatrick discuss their recent Northern California tour of travel executives from the United Kingdom. (Photo: Business Wire). View Multimedia Gallery Hentschel and Fitzpatrick and their company were selected because of their reputation as travel industry leaders in the area of innovative customized tours. ATI has been bringing the world to America's shores, stated Hentschel, for more than 30 years and she emphasized that ATI welcomes the opportunity to showcase the attractions of Northern California to top travel executives from England and Scotland.
"These tourism executives are responsible for group travel in their respective countries," Hentschel explained. "When they send their clients here to spend money on shopping, hotels, dining and attractions it helps to keep millions of travel & tourism industry related jobs secure and creates new jobs. When tourism thrives, so does the economy."
Read More