Glen
Mullins, along with former partner Steve
Djelebian, co-owned and operated Keytours,
Inc., 525 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, Ontario,
Canada until its recent sale to American
Trans Air on May 01/99. Glen and Steve,
coupled with Barb Swope (Director of Operations),
and Greg Mitchell (Director of Sales and
Marketing), comprised the team which operated
the day to day affairs of this tour wholesaling
organization. Glen, along with the above
group successfully managed this company
since opening its doors in 1977.
A graduate
of St. Clair College of Applied Arts and
Technology-Tourism (1973), Glen immediately
followed his studies and was hired by
a local travel wholesaler where he furthered
his knowledge and experience in the travel
industry prior to opening Keytours, Inc.
in 1977. The start of a new company provided
many obstacles, opportunities and challenges
which were as prevalent then, as they
are today.
Over
the course of his career, Glen has been
actively involved in administration, operations,
reservations, sales and marketing, accounting
and trade relations. In general, involvement
in all facets of wholesale travel have
been experienced by Glen and above team
over the course of the last two decades.
Keytours marketed its products to well
over 2,000 travel agencies located within
a 150-mile radius of the Windsor/Detroit
border. On average, Keytours carried approximately
200,000 passengers annually on its rail/air
charter programs, positioning itself as
a major force in the local market.
Glen
has extensive racing experience having
graduated from the Jim Russell International
Race Car Driving School in 1983. Since
then, he has raced and tested on many
tracks throughout Canada and the United
States. Also, he holds a Canadian Commercial
– Jet Pilot License and a U.S. Airline
Transport Pilot Rating. He is certified
to fly the Citation One (Single Pilot)
and series Two/Five Jets. In addition,
he is a certified “Advance Open
Water (Scuba) Diver” having numerous
deep water/night dives to his credit.
Lastly
and most importantly, Glen has three children;
Shannon-25 yrs. (Actuarial Science Graduate
from the University of Western Ontario
– London), Ryan-23 yrs. (Business
Graduate from the University of Toronto),
and Kristie-22 yrs. (4th year at the University
of Western Ontario – London). The
entire family has traveled extensively
together and enjoy sports, music and various
other interests.
Glen
(Keytours) was involved in a number of
groups and trade related organizations.
He has also taught tour wholesaling at
St. Clair College and has given hundreds
of speeches over the years to trade, social
groups, travel schools and a variety of
organizations located throughout Ontario,
Michigan and Ohio. Via STARTOURS
Awesome Vacations Inc., Glen
hopes to once again be of service as a
trusted business acquaintance & wholesaler
alike.
Thank
you
2004
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