Founded in 1970, The Travel Authority is one of the largest, employee-owned American Express Travel Representatives in the United States. It is a vacation and corporate travel management company with nearly 40 branch locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida. The company has approximately 300 employees. The Travel Authority provides 24-hour support services. It offers various business travel services. The company operates more than 1,700 travel services offices and representative locations in over 130 countries. The Travel Authority s Champion Sports Tours division arranges regional and national fan travel packages for sports enthusiasts. The division arranges event tickets and air reservation and hotel accommodation services. The Travel Authority also plans group and honeymoon travels. It provides gift cards of several denominations.