Tauck

Tauck

Company type	Private
Industry	Tourism
Founded	1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Founder	Arthur Tauck
Headquarters	Wilton, Connecticut , United States
Key people	Arthur Tauck, Jr. (Chairman)
Website	www.tauck.com

Tauck (/taʊk/[1]) is an operator of guided tours and cruises and is based in Wilton, Connecticut. Founded in 1925, the company offers guided land journeys, small-ship ocean cruises, European river cruises, safaris, and family travel experiences. These tours take place in 70 countries and on all seven continents.[2][3][4][5]

History

Tauck was founded in 1925 by Arthur Tauck, Sr.

In 1958, Arthur Tauck, Sr. was succeeded by his son, Arthur Tauck, Jr., who expanded the company by adding additional domestic and international destinations.[5]

Today

Tauck World Discovery in Barcelona, Spain

Today, Tauck offers over 150 guided journeys to over 70 countries and on all seven continents. Travel categories offered by Tauck include land journeys, European river cruises, small ship ocean cruises, and individual family travel adventures and special events.[6]

Tauck is a member of the United States Tour Operators Association,[7] and the National Tour Association.[8]

Ken Burns Partnership

In September 2010, Tauck announced a partnership with the documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime collaborator Dayton Duncan to tailor land journeys and special events to topics covered in Burns’ films, including the Civil War, America's national parks, jazz, and baseball.[9]

The partnership had several components:

• Tours designed by Tauck, Burns and Duncan, including itineraries exploring New England, New York's Hudson Valley, Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park in wintertime, and the parks of the U.S. Southwest.[10]
• Themed events in which Burn himself delivered a keynote address. Subjects included the history of New York City, the cultural roots of Chicago,[11] jazz in New Orleans,[12] and baseball in Cooperstown, NY.[13]
• Original short films produced by Burns and Duncan that provide their perspectives on people and places featured in their documentaries, while travelers are visiting the areas under discussion.[14] Ken Burns created a film specifically on the history of Tauck, called Tauck: An American Story.[15]

Awards

• 2021:
  • Travel + Leisure magazine: World’s Best Tour Operators,[16] and the World’s Best River Cruise Lines.[17]
  • Conde Nast Traveler magazine: Readers’ Choice Awards lists of the world’s best tour operators[18] and river cruise lines.[19]

• 2020:
  • Travel Weekly magazine Readers Choice Awards:
    • Best Tour Operator: Domestic Escorted
    • Best Tour Operator: International[20]
  • Travel Pulse silver-level award in the Best Escorted Tour Operator, Family category.[21]

• 2019:
  • Luxury Travel Advisor magazine: Best Luxury Escorted Tour Operator[22]
  • AFAR magazine Travelers’ Choice Awards:[23] Cultural Trips category

References

1. "The Tauck Difference". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
2. "Tauck Tours". americasvacationcenter.com.
3. "Tauck, Inc". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. Pond, John (May 24, 2013). "The Tauck Story" (PDF). The Spectator. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2013.
5. "A History of Tauck - River Cruise History - River Voyages". River Cruising Blog and News from RiverVoyages.com. October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06.
6. "Escorted Tours, Small Ship and River Cruises and Family Travel | Tauck". www.tauck.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
7. United States Tour Operators Association. "USTOA - Integrity in Tourism". ustoa.com.
8. "National Travel Associates L.L.C." nta.travel. Archived from the original on 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
9. "Filmmaker Ken Burns Partners With Tauck". travelagewest.com. 12 November 2010.
10. "Ken Burns Journeys - Tauck Events". TAUCK.
11. "Ken Burns Joins Tauck Travelers for Chicago Exploration". TravelPulse.
12. "Ken Burns Brings Jazz Documentary to New Orleans". OffBeat Magazine. 26 February 2015.
13. "The Tauck Baseball Hall of Fame Event Featuring Ken Burns and Phil Niekro". johnnyjet.com. 2014-08-06.
14. "Tauck partners with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns". selecttraveler.com. 19 January 2011.
15. Tauck: An American Story - Narrated by Ken Burns, retrieved 2024-01-26
16. "The Top 15 Tour Operators".
17. "The Top 10 River Cruise Lines".
18. "The best tour operators in the world 2021: The Readers' Choice Awards". 16 November 2020.
19. "The best cruise lines in the world 2021". 15 October 2020.
20. "The winners of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards: Travel Weekly".
21. "Complete List of 2020 Travvy Awards Winners".
22. "Luxury Travel Advisor Honors Awards of Excellence Winners at 2019 ULTRA Summit". Luxury Travel Advisor. 23 May 2019.
23. "The World's Best Trips and Destinations: Travelers' Choice Awards 2019 | AFAR". 21 November 2019.

External links

• Official website