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OUR HISTORY AND VISION

Bridges Travel & Tours started when a group of friends decided to make something out of their common passion for travel. Armed with a wide array of experience brought by their many travels within the Philippines and abroad, these friends bonded together to form Bridges Travel & Tours Corporation in April 1997.

Today, Bridges Travel & Tours prides itself of being a premier travel service company committed to making travel safe, fun, exciting and hassle-free for its customers. It is through these fundamentals that the Company aims to grow and cement its mark as a travel agency of choice in the industry. We look forward to the future and envision Bridges Travel& Tours to become the leading travel agency in the Philippines. This means leadership in terms of revenue and profitability growth, sustained robustness in operating cash flow, ever increasing customer base, and a dedicated work force that are the envy of the industry.

We are committed to providing our clients with best value solutions in their travel needs; offering them professional yet personalized service at reasonable and competitive prices. With the above vision and mission, we are optimistic that we have the roadmap in moving Bridges Travel and Tours to newer heights. And while we are confident that our zeal to our mission will allow us to reach new heights, we are always thankful cognizant that today our Company has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1997.

To God be the glory!

Our Profile

Fourteen years ago, five young friends whose common love for travel and adventure, dreamt of having their own company someday. Armed with their business prowess and experience in the travel industry coupled with their desire to provide the best professional yet personalized service to the discriminating tastes and demands of the travelling public, bonded together and established their own company.

Thus on April 17, 1997 Bridges Travel & Tours Corporation was registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as a duly organized corporation existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines and formally marked their entry in the travel industry business. With an initial staff of seven in its humble office in Pasay City, it has doubled its workforce to 15 and a second location in Makati City. The growth of the company can be attributed to its dynamic and creative management team, and its hardworking workforce. It now boasts of the following achievements:

» Department of Tourism (DOT) accreditation.
» Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) accreditation.
» Network of Independent Travel Agencies Association (NITAS) membership.
» Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)
» An active website. Transaction through email to its fast growing National and International clientele.
» Active alliances and networking with other agencies to serve its International clientele.
» Growing corporate clients.
» Accepts Credit Card transactions: Master Card, Visa Card, & American Express Card.
» Utilization of AMADEUS and ABACUS, Computerized Reservation System for airline, cars and hotel bookings.

Moreover, Bridges Travel and Tours Corporation is also pleased and appreciative of the staff and personnel
who are considered teammates of this company thus helps the staff upgrade their skills through continuous formal and hands-on training and seminars to achieve total customer satisfaction and well being. It is likewise privileged to have as alliances the following travel agencies who continues to support the company in its desire to widen its client base and be of service to the rest of the travelling public outside of the Philippines.

Emerald Travel - Dallas, Texas, USA
Horizon Travel - Guam, USA

Key Strategies

The travel industry is a highly competitive industry. In order to fortify our position as a leader in this industry, Bridges Travel and Tours is keen on focusing in four strategic areas, namely:

1. Keeping the Company financially healthy at all times;
2. Rendering superior service to customers that translate to customer loyalty resulting to repeat orders and referrals
that create new and bigger opportunities;
3. Maintaining a high-performing team that consistently displays competence in customer orientation and driving for
results with the highest regard for professional ethics and Christian values; and
4. Doing all of the above at the lowest cost in the industry.

Our Principles

Profit and success for the glory of God…

We believe that the outcome of all our hard labor is of God. Hence, all fruits of our labor is because of Him. In success and in difficulty, the Lord Almighty will be at the heart of Bridges Travel and Tours. Not only shall we strive to conduct business to give glory to God, but we also commit to share our profit to advance His kingdom and make His Godhood known to men.

Accreditation and Membership

Department of Foreign Affairs	Department of Tourism
Network of Independent Travel Agencies Association	Philippine Convention & Visitors Corporation
Philippine Tour Operators Association	Philippine Travel Agencies Association