Doctor Travel Agency

What Doctor Travel Agency does

Doctor Travel Agency is a privately held, founder-operated travel agency founded in 1983 by Lillian B. Forgash and headquartered in Medford, New Jersey, with secondary contact presence in the 512 area code (Texas). The firm operates as a traditional full-service consumer travel agency, packaging and reselling vacations, honeymoons, cruises, escorted tours, and resort stays on behalf of individual travelers, couples, and small groups in the United States and abroad. Its product surface is built around reseller relationships with established tour and cruise operators rather than proprietary inventory, including Tauck River Cruising, Avalon Waterways, the Globus Family of Brands (Globus, Cosmos, Avalon), Insight Vacations, and Image Tours.

Name

Doctor Travel Agency

Legal name

Doctor Travel

Website

https://doctortravelinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Doctor Travel Agency is a privately held, New Jersey-based consumer travel agency founded in 1983 that resells cruises, escorted tours, resorts, and vacation packages from major operators for individual travelers, couples, and groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Travel Agencies (56151), Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152)

akta.pro primary industry

Leisure & Generalist Retail Travel Agencies (THAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cruise Travel Agencies & Specialist Cruise Consultants (THAEAFAB), Cruise Retail Travel Agencies (THAKABAF), Retail Cruise-Only Travel Agencies (Leisure) (THAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Cruise booking services
• Vacation planning services
• Escorted tour packages
• Honeymoon trip planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Medford, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Travel Agency Commissions: Traditional travel agency earning commissions from tour operators and cruise lines for bookings made on behalf of clients. Revenue derived from packaging and selling travel products including cruises, vacations, tours, and resort accommodations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Doctor Travel Agency is a full-service traditional travel agency that packages and books vacation packages, river and ocean cruises, escorted tours, and resort accommodations for individual consumers. It also provides specialty planning for honeymoons, romance trips, family vacations, and coordinated group travel, drawing inventory from partner suppliers such as Tauck River Cruising, Avalon Waterways, Globus, Insight Vacations, Image Tours, and Cosmos. The agency sells primarily through phone-based travel consultants and website inquiries, earning commissions from tour operators and cruise lines.

Product overview

Doctor Travel Agency is a full-service traditional travel agency offering vacation, honeymoon, and group planning services for worldwide destinations and cruises. The agency operates as a direct booking service, not a technology platform. Their product portfolio includes vacation packages, cruises (via partner operators including Tauck River Cruising, Avalon Waterways, and Globus Family of Brands), escorted tours (via Insight Vacations and Image Tours), and resort accommodations. They specialize in destinations including the United States, Greece, United Kingdom, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and European river cruises. The company has been in business since 1983 and provides personalized travel consulting services rather than self-service booking technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacation Packages

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tauck River CruisingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Tauck River Cruising offering river cruise packages including Danube, Rhine, and European river itineraries. Multiple cruise packages offered from $5,790 to $10,790 per person.
• Image TourscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller of Image Tours escorted European packages including HEART OF EUROPE Tours, Heart of Europe Grand Tour, Heart of British Isles, and Treasures of Italy. Tours range from $4,290 to $6,540 per person.
• Avalon WaterwayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner offering Avalon river cruises including Tulip Time Cruise, Active & Discovery, and Treasures of Belgium & Holland packages from $3,399 to $3,998 per person.
• GlobusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Globus tours including AVALON 2026 packages featuring Belgium & Holland itineraries.
• Insight VacationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner offering Insight Vacations tours including Country Roads of Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands at approximately $4,250-$4,295 per person.
• CosmosminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner offering Cosmos budget tours including Best of the Netherlands from $1,629 per person.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nexion Travel Group: Host agency supporting independent travel advisors selling cruises, tours, and vacation packages globally; comparable full-service supplier relationships and commission revenue model.
• Avoya Travel: Network of independent travel advisors selling cruises, tours, and vacation packages through a hosted-agency model; comparable supplier partnerships and commission-based revenue model targeting leisure travelers.
• KHM Travel Group: Host travel agency supporting hundreds of independent home-based travel advisors selling cruises, tours, and resort packages; comparable commission-based business model serving leisure customers.
• Travel Planners International: Host travel agency providing back-office and supplier-relationship support to independent travel advisors — directly comparable service offering and supplier-partnership economics to a small retail agency.
• Dream Vacations / CruiseOne: Cruise-specialist franchise travel agency network selling ocean and river cruises through independent agents; closely comparable to Doctor Travel's strong cruise-booking emphasis and small-team structure.
• Liberty Travel: Long-established U.S. retail travel agency chain selling vacation packages, cruises, and tours through in-person and phone consultations — directly comparable business model to Doctor Travel's full-service advisory approach.

Emerging players

• Fora Travel: Tech-enabled host travel agency platform connecting travelers with independent advisors; comparable advisor-driven commission model but adds modern digital marketing and booking infrastructure that Doctor Travel lacks.
• Memphis Net & Twine / Magical Vacation Planner: Smaller independent travel agency specializing in Disney, Universal, and cruise vacations through personalized advisor service — comparable small-team, high-touch advisory model targeting leisure/family travelers.

Broad incumbents

• AAA Travel: Mass-market travel agency arm of AAA serving millions of members with vacation packages, cruises, and tours; comparable service offering but operates at vastly larger scale with broader geographic coverage than Doctor Travel.
• Expedia Cruises: Cruise-focused retail agency franchise backed by Expedia Group; offers comparable cruise and tour packages but with brand, technology, and marketing resources far exceeding those of an independent 6-person agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doctor-travel-agency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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