Biography of ambassadors group

American education travel company

Ambassadors Group, Inc. was a publicly traded educational travel company based in Spokane, Washington.^[3] It was originally an operating division of Ambassadors International, Inc., but was divested into a separate corporation in 2002 to form the company under its current name.^[4] The CEO was Jeffrey Thomas, whose 2009 compensation totaled over $1.7 million.^[5]

This for-profit company has a close business relationship with People to People Student Ambassador Program and several other related cultural exchange groups involving students from several countries.^{[citation needed]}

According to the company's end of year filings, in 2008 and 2009, Ambassadors Group served 41,929 and 34,248 travelers, respectively.^[6] In 2010, the company estimated that it would serve 26,674 participants (a net decrease of 22%.^[7])

History

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