Village Travel is headquartered in Wichita, Kan.
Brett Schauf
The International Motorcoach Group (IMG) announced that Village Travel, headquartered in Wichita, Kan., will join the private, invitation only, network.
“Village Travel is a wonderful addition to the IMG network, giving us expanded presence in key areas throughout Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. As a family owned, quality operation Village Travel will add great value to our network and our customers,” said IMG President Bronwyn Wilson.
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In sharing this announcement, Village Travel, President and Owner Jeff Arensdorf, stated: “At Village Travel, we’ve always looked at IMG as representing some of the best coach operators in the country. We are excited to become a member of such a great group due to the driver training, networking and on-road support that IMG members provide to each other. Our geographic footprint fits into the existing network well, our membership will be a win-win.”
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