Tours4fun

Travel Booking Website

Tours4fun

Type of site	Travel Website
Available in	English, Chinese, Spanish
Headquarters	California, United States
Owner	Ctrip
Founder(s)	Allen Wang, Kevin Du
URL	www.tours4fun.com
Launched	2006; 18 years ago (2006)

Tours4fun is an online travel booking website where travelers can book vacation packages, hotels, cruises, tours and activities.^[1]^[2] The company partners with local and international tour and travel suppliers worldwide. The website also offers an interactive travel companion forum, travelers reviews and photos.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Tours4fun was founded in May 2006.^[7]^[2]^[8] In December 2013, Chinese travel giant Ctrip purchased Tours4fun for more than $100 million in order to form the basis of its North American expansion.^[9] In April 2014, Tours4fun started to offer cruises and in 2015, added the ability for customers to instantly book travel services.^[10]

Pack for a Purpose

In December 2015, the company partnered with the non-profit organization Pack for a Purpose to promote ethical and responsible travel and inform travelers of charity foundations near their destinations.^[11]

References

^ "Tours4Fun". Tours4fun.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". Techinasia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ [1] ^{[dead link]}
^ "Jan 7, 2014 Archives". Technode.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Ctrip Goes on a Round the World Trip". Knowledge.ckgsb.edu.cn. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Tours4fun Introduces New Exclusive In-Depth Tours". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ [2] ^{[dead link]}
^ "Ctrip Goes on a Round the World Trip". Knowledge.ckgsb.edu. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
^ "Ctrip Reportedly Invests Over $100 Million in Overseas Travel Platform ToursForFun". TechNode.com. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
^ "Cruise In Style with Vacation Packages from Tours4Fun!". Businesswire.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^ "Pack for a Purpose 2015 - Tours4Fun". Tours4fun.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.