GROUPS, INC.
P.O. Box 1189
Haverhill, MA 01831
Phone: (978) 372-8080
Email: travelinfo@groupsinc.com
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GROUPS, INC.
P.O. Box 1189
Haverhill, MA 01831
Phone: (978) 372-8080
Email: travelinfo@groupsinc.com
Learn About our business:An Introduction To Groups, Inc.
Welcome to Groups, Inc. a group travel business founded and incorporated in 1988 by President Susan R. Schumacher. We create tours throughout the world for our customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Southern Maine.
We are dedicated to performing the task of professional group tour planning. It is a unique business due to the target market being exclusively leisure travel. It is a known fact that travel is “the stuff dreams are made of”, and Groups, Inc. thoroughly enjoys delivering happiness through the exciting medium of travel to our many clients. For over a decade, the business has grown from a fledgling to a successful, professional operation delivering quality tours at excellent prices to banks, fund raising situations, special interest concepts and of course, Trippers Travel Club. The business was started from scratch with little more than a dream.
It took the superb assistance of the Small Business Administration and SCORE to design the business concept and the five-year plan that became Groups, Inc. For that contribution, we will always be grateful.
If you like to travel and if you enjoy fun, Trippers Travel Club is definitely the place for you to be! There is no membership fee to join. All you have to do is email us at travelinfo@groupsinc.com. Give us your name, address & telephone number and you will be included in our Trippers Travel Club database. You will receive quarterly mailings right at your home containing information on an exciting array of tours annually. Trippers Travel Club offers convenient pick-up locations in the North Shore and Merrimack Valley. Our expertise in the travel industry will give you the opportunity to enjoy our current tour offerings.
Groups, Inc. has developed a highly successful customer enhancement marketing program to assist banks in establishing customer loyalty. Banks spend millions of dollars in media advertising and marketing programs designed to obtain and retain customers. One proven method is the value added products that Groups, Inc. offers. These products are generally directed to the top deposit base. Banks create incentives that are deemed not only useful to retain these customers but also to attract new money. These incentives include free checking, free travelers checks, annual fee waived Visa/Master Card, higher interest on special CD’s and group travel experiences from one day to longer tours accompanied by bank personnel to provide opportunities to socialize with high-end depositors. Groups, Inc. has available a syllabus entitled Utilizing Group Travel for Bank Marketing Programs. Email us at travelinfo@groupsinc.com to order and we’ll ship it out to you promptly. We can also be reached by phone at (978) 372-8080.
Important Points for Consideration:
- Absolutely no fees assessed by Groups, Inc. at any time.
- Minimal time involvement on part of bank staff member.
- Mini-profit center to assist with promotional costs.
- No risk or liability for the bank.
- Unsurpassed public relations opportunity for the bank.
- All group tours designed especially for the bank by Groups, Inc.
Today’s changing economy demands fund raisers become very creative in designing concepts that attract the attention of potential contributors. Competition for monies slated for donations is very keen. While every charitable situation is worthwhile, there is only so much people can or will do. Institutions who employ new techniques stand a better chance of capturing potential contributors. This is where Groups, Inc. enters the picture. We have devised a very successful program of utilizing travel for fund raising. We have grasped the full scope of what fund raising embraces … what it is hoped it will achieve and how our particular niche can assist fund raising professionals in attaining their goals. An in depth syllabus entitled Utilizing Group Travel for Fund Raising is available simply by contacting us by Email: travelinfo@groupsinc.com, or by phone: (978) 372-8080.
Important Points for Consideration:
- People are lured to travel … it has a high priority for most folks.
- Taking a tour that will produce funds for your favorite charity is a “win win” situation.
- Innovative fund raising potential.
- No fees assessed by Groups, Inc.
- Minimal time involvement on part of your staff members.
- Excellent community builder for any charitable situation.
- Groups, Inc. has a professional support team for your assistance.
- Reduced travel costs; more amenities and group camaraderie.
Retirement communities are springing up everywhere -- a testimony to the “new look” senior population who want to lessen their workload but still remain independent and living in a homelike atmosphere. Often, these residents are discriminating adults who have traveled widely and are educated in the arts and culture. It is therefore a natural progression to incorporate travel in activities programming. Groups, Inc. introduced the Cluster Concept In Group Travel for Retirement Communities a short time ago. This concept was designed to make travel successful and uncomplicated for individual retirement communities. We have a very detailed syllabus available to interested parties. simply by contacting us by Email: travelinfo@groupsinc.com, or by phone: (978) 372-8080 to receive your copy.
Simply put, Groups, Inc. designs the itineraries and then offers the tour to three or four retirement communities in a close proximity area. Often, one community cannot produce enough passengers to make a trip successful. By offering it to multiple communities, chances for success are great and fund raising potential increases as well.
This is a very niche oriented and specific market. Over the years Groups, Inc. has developed group tours that cater to interests in a number of arenas:
- Wine tasting
- Gardening
- Theater Tours
- Music tours
- Gourmet Food tours
- Art Tours
- Photography Tours
Such tours can be used for fund raising as well as educational purposes. For more information Email us at travelinfo@groupsinc.com, or contact us by phone: (978) 372-8080. We’ll get back to you promptly.
An Important note: If you have the potential for 15 passengers on any one of the above special interest group tours, email us at travelinfo@groupsinc.com or call (978) 372-8080. We can give you attractive pricing and FREE group leader concessions.
Susan R. Schumacher is a 37+ year veteran of the travel industry starting her career in Buffalo, New York and moving to New England in 1978. Prior to starting Groups, Inc. Susan acquired a great deal of experience in many phases of the travel industry. Working for such large corporations as AAA, Crimson Travel, International Travel Service and others in senior management positions. She is now able to sell, market, promote and operate groups as they should be done -- Professionally! Whether it’s air travel, cruising, Amtrack or motor coach, potential clients of Groups, Inc. can be assured of outstanding service, honest opinions, financial responsibility and a deep personal conviction that each person truly receives the best possible travel outcome. We literally can produce a tour to any destination, from one day to many weeks -- the world is our marketplace.