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We include the history of departure
and destination cities that MLT Vacations Inc. has launched - many continue to be part of our program, some
do not - we hope it will be interesting to see how MLT Vacations Inc. experiments in hopes of attracting customers
to the most desired and popular vacation spots!
1969
-MLT Inc. opens as a retail travel agency named Mainline Travel.
1971
-Charter product is introduced with service to Las Vegas.
-MLT establishes an office in Las Vegas to provide support for our passengers during their stay.
1972
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Mexico City-Taxco, Mexico-Acapulco, Mexico.
1973
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Los Angeles
1974
-MLT Inc. is established as a wholesale travel company.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Winnipeg, Canada
1975
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Hawaii-Jamaica-Acapulco, Mexico-Mazatlan, Mexico
Nashville-New Orleans-Orlando-Phoenix-Spain-St. Croix-Texas
1977
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Europe
1978
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Freeport & Nassau-Reno/Lake Tahoe, Nevada
-DSM - Las Vegas
-OMA - Las Vegas
1979
-MLT introduces charter service.
-DSM - Orlando
1980
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - London
1981
-MLT receives the "1981 Las Vegas Tour Wholesaler of the Year" award.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Ixtapa-Puerto Vallarta-San Diego-San Francisco-San Juan
1982
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - London-Frankfurt
-MCI - Las Vegas
1983
-MLT introduces charter service.
-DSM - Los Angeles
-OMA - Las Vegas
1984
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - St. Thomas and St. Croix
1985
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Anchorage-Cancun-Denver-Ft. Myers-Phoenix-Rio de Janeiro-Seattle
-STL - Las Vegas-Orlando-Phoenix
-DEN - Las Vegas-Los Angeles-Minneapolis/St. Paul-San Francisco
-ANC - Minneapolis/St. Paul-Seattle
-SEA - Anchorage
-Northwest Airlines Corporation, parent company of Northwest Airlines, acquires MLT Inc.
1986
-MLT receives the "1986 Las Vegas Tour Wholesaler of the Year" award.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Barbados-Gunnison/Durango, Colorado-Manzanillo-Palm Springs
-ANC - Denver
-DFW - Las Vegas
-DEN - Anchorage-Seattle
-DTW - Tampa-Ft. Lauderdale-Orlando-Ft. Myers-Las Vegas-Puerto Vallarta-Jamaica
-LAX - Anchorage
-SFO - Anchorage
-SEA - Denver
1987
-Mainline Travel retail division is sold.
-Passage Tours, wholesaler specializing in European travel, is incorporated into MLT Inc. Yourstyle Vacations
is introduced.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Aruba
-DFW - Honolulu-Jamaica-Orlando
1988
- Northwest WorldVacations is introduced.
- MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Oslo
-HNL - Las Vegas
-OKC - Las Vegas
-SAT - Las Vegas
-ICT - Las Vegas
1989
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Chicago
-CHI - Minneapolis/St. Paul
1990
-MLT receives the "1990 Las Vegas Tour Wholesaler of the Year" award.
-MLT expands it's staff 22%.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Dallas/Ft. Worth-Los Cabos
-DFW - Cancun-Reno/Lake Tahoe, Nevada-Minneapolis/St. Paul
-BNA - Las Vegas
-STL - Jamaica
-TUL - Las Vegas
1991
-MLT receives the "1991 Las Vegas Tour Wholesaler of the Year" award again - is the ONLY wholesaler
to ever win this prestigious award two years in a row.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Nassau-Vancouver
-ANC - Hawaii
-DFW - Jamaica-Orlando-San Francisco
-DEN - San Francisco
1992
-MLT designs and implements KLM Europe-on-the-Double - a European vacation program.
-MLT introduces charter service.
-MSP - Grand Cayman-San Antonio
-ANC - Dallas/Ft. Worth
-AUS - Las Vegas
-DFW - Anchorage-Grand Cayman
-DEN - Cancun-Grand Cayman-Los Cabos-Mazatlan-Orlando-San Antonio
-LAS - Austin-Dallas/Ft. Worth-Denver-Minneapolis/St. Paul-Oklahoma City-San Antonio-St. Louis-Seattle-Tulsa
-MCO - Denver-Las Vegas-Minneapolis/St. Paul
-SAT - Denver-Cancun-Minneapolis/St. Paul
1993
-Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines introduce a co-branded European vacation package program, known
as KLM/Northwest Airlines WorldVacations.
1994
-MLT Inc. celebrates it's 25th anniversary.
-MLT Inc. University, a travel agent educational program is inaugurated. Travel Agents qualify for continuing
education credits by attending the MLT produced sessions.
1995
-MLT brings SUNTRAC II on-line - custom designed in-house computer system.
-A Canadian vacation program begins.
1996
-WorldVacations products are featured on Northwest Airlines' website - www.nwa.com
-MLT Inc.'s products are available in all airline computer reservation systems(CRS)
-The destination of St. Maarten/St. Martin was added to charter program.
1997
-MLT Inc. increases commissions for bookings made via CRS.
-The destination of Hawaii was added to charter program.
1998
-Worry-free MLT Vacations products are featured on the worldwide web - www.worryfreevacations.com
-For winter program, launched the destinations of Punta Cana, Costa Rica and Sarasota, Florida.
1999
-MLT Inc. celebrates its 30th anniversary.
-Worry-free MLT Vacations introduces a specially-designed website for travel agent use - www.worryfreevacations.com/agents
-MLT Inc opened and began staffing a state-of-the-art operations and reservations center in Minot, ND.
2000
-In February, WorldVacations introduces a new website with online booking capabilities - www.nwaworldvacations.com
-WorldVacations introduces a specially -designed section on www.nwaworldvacations.com
designated specifically for travel agent use.
-MLT announces the members of the new Executive Team.
-In July, charter service was launched for departures from Memphis.
-Completed the transitioning of 450 jobs from Minnetonka to the Minot Operations and Reservation Center.
-In November, reached 1 Million rooms booked in Las Vegas for the year.
-In December, launched MLT Worry-free consumer and Travel Agent web sites.
-Doubled the number of room nights in Mexico over 1999 number.
2001
-Launched charter service from Colorado Springs, Colorado
-The destination of Mexico City was added to charter program.
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